AJ Maestas and Charles Rolston are regularly advising conference commissioners, athletic directors, and other clients shaping the future of college athletics.

They share their POV on various paths forward including revenue sharing, super leagues, athlete employment, and more.

Timestamps:

• 0:30- Can athletic department budgets continue to rise?
• 4:30 - What would a college super league look like?
• 8:00 - How are ADs keeping track of the changes?
• 12:35 - 15:35 What does college athletics look like in ten years?
• 16:25 - Revenue sharing with athletes

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Who will win the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery? Netflix announced an $82.7B deal for all of WBD's streaming + studio assets, but now Paramount is pursuing its own $108 billion takeover that will include cable and linear networks as well.

Charles Rolston and Umar Hussain break down the biggest story in media.

Timestamps:

• 0:50 - What do we know so far?
• 3:10 - 6:37 The difference between the Netflix and Paramount offers
• 6:35 - How does this impact sports rights holders?
• 12:20 - Netflix's goal
• 17:50 - Which deal should WBD take?
• 21:35 - Predictions

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Donn Davis – Chairman and Founder of the Professional Fighters League – explains what the UFC's most recent media deal means exciting things for the PFL in their upcoming negotiations with partners.

UFC gets $25M per event, and PFL has ⅓ of the audience. Donn predicts they'll end up getting much more than the $1M/event they currently receive.

Listen to the full episode here: https://nvgt.com/podcast?ppplayer=1e977ebc536a4f7840f232ca6e253547&ppepisode=cbd3d581cfc5eddf1236ad1d5520f1c1

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