Eric Fisher, US Editor

Sports network to have prominent role in shaping new direction for parent company

Sports data provider strikes pacts with trio of sportsbooks in the country

Club unveils first comprehensive overhaul to its visual identity since 1987

Former F1, WWE executive joins growing MMA property

Influential baseball executive amplify interests elsewhere in sports

Longtime company executive returns to the helm as Chapek is forced out just months after signing a contract extension

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jon Middleton, chief executive of Nifty Games. Fisher and Russo also discuss the National Football League’s large-scale joint venture with Skydance Media, MaximBet’s decision to shut down its sportsbook operations, commercial issues surrounding the start of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, a new stadium deal for Major League Soccer’s NYCFC, and Liberty Media’s move to split off Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves.

NFL team accused of improperly withholding season-ticket deposit money

League's placement of jewel event confirms expectation in place since 2020

MLB club to become part of its own publicly traded company