Eric Fisher, US Editor

In a replay of an April 14 webinar, we explore the implications of fast-increasing activity by professional athletes in outside business ventures while still actively competing in their respective sports.

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US telecom company takes advantage of newly opened sponsorship asset

NFL team angrily rebuts claims of withholding money from NFL, visiting teams, fans

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Terms of new labor deal help drive increased spending

Season-opening game draws projected domestic audience of 3 million

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Angela Ruggiero, co-founder and chief executive of Massachusetts-based Sports Innovation Lab. Fisher and Russo also discuss the rebirth of American football entity the United States Football League, the beginning of operations for the newly merged media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Major League Baseball’s renewed streaming deal with YouTube, the upcoming 2022 National Football League Draft in Las Vegas, Nevada, and billionaire Elon Musk’s unsolicited $43bn (€34.3bn) bid to acquire social media platform Twitter.

Nationwide celebration to mark 75th anniversary of historic event