Betting’s Billions, OTT and What’ll Topple the NFL

Zach Leonsis, senior Vice President of strategic initiatives for Monumental Sports & Entertainment, discusses a host of sports business-related topics, including the value and future of esports, digital distribution of sports content and what legalized sports betting would mean for established U.S. sports leagues and teams. Leonsis, son of former AOL executive Ted Leonsis, helps to oversee a company whose assets include the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals and their arena, Capital One Arena. He also talks about why the NBA could surpass the NFL for global dominance. 

Leonsis is also general manager of Monumental Sports Network, a first-of-its-kind regional sports network for digital, mobile and over-the-top platforms. In 2016, Leonsis led the transformation of Monumental Sports Network – co-owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment and NBC Sports Group – from an ad-based blogging platform into a direct-to-fan service content provider.

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