Business of Sport with Sean Farrington

Wake Up To Money

BBC

Business

4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Sean Farrington sits down with Henry Hodgson, NFL UK's general manager, to talk about what it will take to grow American football’s fanbase in the UK and why London is hosting three of its games this season. What can the sport learn from Premier League football and what will it take to make it a success over here.

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0:00.0	You're dead to me.
0:05.0	No, no, that's the name of our podcast. Sorry.
0:08.7	And we're back for a brand new series.
0:11.1	Not only is it British history, it was a quill drop.
0:15.1	With more fun and facts from history without taking it too seriously.
0:19.8	Empress Matilda, what is she going to do now?
0:21.7	She decides to take back some of the jewels with her.
0:25.0	I'm taking these as well.
0:26.7	I'm going to come back for Tuscany one day as well.
0:29.2	You're dead to me.
0:30.6	Again, not you.
0:32.0	Name of the show.
0:32.8	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:35.1	BBC 5 Live.
0:36.7	Wake up to Money. Business of Sports on BBC 5 Live. Wake up to Money.
0:37.9	Business of Sports on BBC 5 Live.
0:42.9	Hello, welcome to the Business of Sport with Sean Farrington.
0:46.7	On today's episode, how America's most popular sport is trying to make it in Britain.
0:52.3	American football and the NFL, huge business stateside,
0:55.8	of course, billions of dollars, more being brought in globally, from subscribers all over the
1:01.3	world to the games themselves taking place overseas, from Berlin to Brazil, Madrid to Mexico,
1:07.2	and of course, crucially for us, London. What is it about the British market
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