Stories That Will Shape the Future of Sports | Streaming, Sports Gambling, and NCAA’s Shifting Landscape
The sports media landscape is evolving, sports gambling is an industry shapeshifter, and the NCAA will never be the same while dealing with pending new realities (Name, Image, and Likeness, amateurism, potential CFB and MBB breakaways)...all this and more on the final 2020 show of the Pod On Point podcast.
In the year end show, the crew takes a look back at some impact stories from 2020 that will shape sports and the business of sports in the years to come. Opening with a look at the evolving sports broadcasting landscape, Anand makes some predictions on how new entrants and upcoming deals will shape broadcasting’s future. Next, Vlad and Mike tag-team a story about the arrival of sports gambling and how this has a multi-layered impact on revenues, valuations, and consumer experiences. In their last impact story, Vlad and Mike again double-up on the many financially centered issues that will shape the NCAA in 2021 and for years to come.
Closing the show - and year - with the weekly C’mon man section, Mike wonders how the NFL’s broadcasting partnership with SpongeBob will go...