Bloomberg Business of Sports

Michael Barr, Rich Trueman, and Damian Sassower bring you the Bloomberg Business of Sports Fantasy Podcast. The trio breaks down week 3 of the NFL season and gets you ready for gameday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL viewership continues to climb after a weekend of exciting action for both Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Fanatics continues to grow, announcing a deal with the Cowboys to run their online store for the next 10 years. Michael Barr, and Mike Lynch discuss all that and more on this Monday edition of Bloomberg Business of Sports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Khan, Co-Owner / Chief Football Strategy Officer of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Owner/GM of Fulham F.C., and President & CEO of AEW Wrestling, joins Scarlet and Lynch to discuss the competitive landscape in pro wrestling, AEW's television expansion, sports analytics, and the European Super League drama.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Widely regarded as the best-known, most-influential lacrosse player in history, Paul Rabil is changing jobs, sort of. Having single-handedly pushed the sport into the mainstream since his days at Johns Hopkins, Rabil is retiring from playing to focus on running the league he and his brother created. In a wide-ranging conversation, Rabil goes deep with Jason Kelly on his career and the state of the fast-growing Premier Lacrosse League.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scarlet Fu, Michael Barr and Mike Lynch discuss the biggest stories in the Business of Sports. Today were joined by Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon. After a 2020 year without fans, the Tennis Channel capitalized on the “At home effect” and acquired the exclusive US broadcast rights to both the men’s and women’s tours. Ken tells us about the channel’s digital expansion into the U.K. and India along with his take on why players may take some extra time changing shirts during match play. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL week 1 viewership is up, Amazon looks to be the front runner to land NFL Sunday Ticket, and 18-year-old qualifier Emma Raducanu caps an historic US Open run with her first Grand Slam title. Scarlet Fu, Michael Barr, and Mike Lynch discuss all that and more on this Monday edition of Bloomberg Business of Sports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a 2020 US Tennis Open without fans in the stands, they bounced back in 2021 to bring back some tennis buzz to flushing. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center chief operating officer Danny Zausner joins Scarlet Fu, Michael Barr and Mike Lynch this week to discuss this year’s event. Danny tells us how he managed to get the US Open back to “Mostly” a capacity crowd and we learn how the Arthur Ashe roof performed against hurricane Ida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coaching one of the world's all-time great athletes and creating Europe's biggest academy has helped make Patrick Mouratoglou one of the most influential voices in tennis. He goes in-depth about his new, super-charged circuit (the Ultimate Tennis Showdown), building the Mouratoglou Academy from the ground up, working with Serena, and the next generation of superstars in his stable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Barr, Rich Trueman, and Damian Sassower bring you the Bloomberg Business of Sports Fantasy Podcast. The trio breaks down the upcoming NFL season and reveal their 2021 draft strategies and sleeper picks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After acquiring Lids in 2018, Tom Ripley, Chairman and CEO of Lids Sporting Group has it going on an amazing run. The company is expected to sell about 30 million hats this year! He joined Jason, Michael Barr and Mike Lynch to talk everything from the company's future and how soccer superstar Lionel Messi's signing with Paris Saint-Germain F.C. has boosted business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.