Who's winning in sports media?
Broadcast rights, new players, and the challenge of a packed fixture list.
The Media Show · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
This is a bumper week for sports media. New rights deals are up for grabs, while a packed football calendar means logistical headaches for broadcasters. So why might Amazon want to get involved? And the traditional media on how they - and the freelancers who work for them - adapted to months without live sport.
Guests: Alex Green, Sport MD for Amazon Prime Video; Kathryn Anastasi, Head of Live Sport at talkSPORT; Daniel Storey, freelance sports writer and broadcaster; Minal Modha, Consumer Lead at Ampere Analysis.
Studio Engineer: John Boland
Producer: Hannah Sander
Presenter: Amol Rajan