Fanatics

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ken Solomon, Tennis Channel president. Fisher and Russo also discuss The New York Times Company’s $550m (€486.9m) deal to acquire sports media outlet of The Athletic, Fanatics’ market-shifting, $500m purchase of the sports and entertainment assets of The Topps Co., and the National Football League’s deliberations around the forthcoming Super Bowl LVI in California amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Company calls deal a "significant pillar" in bid to become dominant digital entity

Dramatic deal arrives less than five months after acquisition of MLB, MLBPA rights

Nine sportsbook operators gain market access to key American state

The International Olympic Committee has launched a new global online store as part of an agreement with specialist sports retailer Fanatics which will for the first time make its licensed and branded merchandise…

English Premier League club Everton will this week open its first retail store in Northern Ireland through its partnership with global sports retailer Fanatics

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jordan Levin, Scientific Games executive vice president and group chief executive of digital, who recently played a key role in sale of betting technology and content operation OpenBet to Endeavor. Eric and Chris also discuss Dapper Labs’ large-scale agreement with the National Football League and NFL Players Association, funding for the newly formed Fanatics Trading Cards, continued turbulence for United States-based regional sports networks, and advancing efforts by the NFL’s Chicago Bears to develop a new stadium.

Fanatics' new trading cards company has closed a $350m (€302m) Series A funding round, which gives the entity at $10.4bn valuation.

The National Hockey League and leading global sports retailer Fanatics have opened a new 9,000-square-foot NHL Shop flagship store in New York City.

Iconic NFL team veers away from in-house operating model

Fanatics' aggressive entry into the lucrative United States trading cards industry has taken another victim with Alex Rodriguez's blank-check firm Slam Corp

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Vasu Kulkarni, partner with Courtside Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm. Eric and Chris also discuss the implications of Fanatics’ dramatic entry into the sports trading card market, the new alliance between the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, and Pac-12 Conferences; and the arrival of the 2021 US Open in tennis.

Iconic trading card company said it was blindsided by actions of MLB, MLBPA

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Kathy Carter, LA28 chief revenue officer. Eric and Chris also discuss several dramatic moves in the global sports data business, the rapidly transforming market for sports trading cards and collectibles, and the National Hockey League’s landmark decision to allow jersey advertising.

Creation of new joint venture to end long-running MLB tie with Topps

Global sports merchandising company Fanatics has secured an exclusive, multiyear omnichannel retail partnership with BSE Global, becoming the official e-commerce and physical retail partner of both the …