Eric Fisher, US Editor

Long-awaited deal closing advances wave of agency consolidation

Walt Disney Co. sees strong viewership in return to NHL championship coverage

Prominent North American sports team owner gains pathway to club control

Agreement with Sports Data Labs to be applied across multiple categories

Landmark ruling spurs widespread criticism from leagues, individual athletes

Avalanche championship adds to title wins earlier this year for Rams, Mammoth

New ticketing membership platform receives capital infusion

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Meredith McPherron, chief executive and managing partner of Drive by DraftKings. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing turbulence and change in the golf business spurred by the arrival of LIV Golf, Bruin Capital’s sale of streaming video technology company Deltatre, Susquehanna Investment Group’s new support of sportsbook PointsBet, a non-fungible token partnership involving the National Hockey League and NFT distribution platform Sweet, and moves by Fanatics chief executive Michael Rubin to sell his equity in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and further position the company into sports betting.

Team makes sizable step toward solidifying its future

The Pennsylvania-based founders of OneTwoSee, who were influential in integrating live statistics into game broadcasts, are now looking to fundamentally update the sports betting experience through their new technology venture, Epoxy.ai. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.