Join hosts Michael Barr, Damian Sassower and Vanessa Perdomo for a look at some of the latest headlines and stories in the business of sports.
On this episode, hear from:

• Seth Wickersham, ESPN senior writer and author of the book, "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback". They discuss how the NFL QB is one of the sports world's most important people and how they've become like American royalty
• Alex Palou, four-time IndyCar Series champion and winner of this year's Indianapolis 500 about the state of racing and his career
• Karl-Anthony Towns, multi-time NBA All Star and New York Knicks star forward on his second second in New York and his business interests outside of basketball live from Bloomberg Power Players New York earlier this month

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Join hosts Michael Barr, Damian Sassower and Vanessa Perdomo for a look at some of the latest headlines and stories in the business of sports.
On this special edition of the show, we present a few of our favorite conversations from Bloomberg Power Players New York from earlier this week. It's an annual event hosted at Bloomberg World Headquarters in New York, that brings together influential voices from the business behind sports to help you identify what's coming next.
On this episode, hear from:

• Sylvia Fowles, Two-Time WNBA Champion; Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; 2025 Naismith & Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee & Terri Carmichael Jackson, Executive Director, WNBPA in a live panel discussion moderated by Bloomberg US sports business reporter Randall Williams
• Ross Bjork, Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation-Eugene Smith Endowed Athletics Director, The Ohio State University, Martin Jarmond, The Alice & Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics, UCLA & Nina King, Vice President, King-Compton Families Director of Athletics; Adjunct Professor of Business Administration, Duke University in a live panel moderated by Bloomberg News higher education finance reporter Janet Lorin
• Michael Arougheti, Co-Founder & CEO, Ares Management Corporation & Tom Garfinkel, Vice Chairman, President & CEO, Miami Dolphins & Hard Rock Stadium; Managing Partner, Formula 1® Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix in a live panel moderated by Bloomberg Originals chief correspondent and Power Players executive producer Jason Kelly

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Join hosts Michael Barr, Damian Sassower and Vanessa Perdomo for a look at some of the latest headlines and stories in the business of sports.

This week we focus on how streamer continue to look to live sports programming to boost their platforms. Recently, Netflix picked up the rights to show the 2026 World Baseball Classic to viewers in Japan in a deal announced Monday by the streaming service and Major League Baseball. Plus, ESPN said a package bundling its new online service with the RedZone highlights program and NFL Network games will debut on Sept. 3 and cost $40 a month. Bloomberg News media and entertainment reporter Hannah Miller joins to discuss these new deals and how streaming platforms are leaning into sports.

Then, we take a deep dive on streamers and sports with Bloomberg Intelligence senior media analyst Geetha Ranganathan.

Plus, we speak with RotoWire's founder and president Peter Schoenke on the rise of fantasy sports and some of the latest emerging trends ahead of the new NFL season.

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