The Future of Football: Broadcasting and the multi-billion pound bubble
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2020
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Matt Slater and Ed Malyon for a look at how broadcasters and the billions they pour into the game will emerge from this period of uncertainty, how reliant the clubs are upon them, whether the Premier League are ready to innovate to safeguard their future by going direct to consumers, and how all of the above may effect our community clubs lower down the pyramid
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of the Athletic FC is brought to you by TNT Sports, your destination for football's not normal moments. |
| 0:06.3 | Whether it's the Premier League or your way for Champions League or the men's and women's FA Cup, |
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| 0:45.5 | With the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Emirates, FA Cup |
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| 1:00.2 | Subscription required, it's over 18s only and T's T's and T's apply. Hello and welcome to the future of football, a brand new show, brought to you by the Athletic. |
| 1:25.6 | Last week, we tackled the dominance of the Premier League's big six. |
| 1:29.5 | This week we're going to turn our attentions to broadcasting and the billions of pounds it |
| 1:34.8 | pours into the game. |
| 1:36.3 | Previously recession proof but surely now the financial foundation for football's latest |
| 1:41.8 | boom period is under serious threat. |
| 1:44.9 | What happens to football if the broadcast bubble bursts and the billions turn to just |
| 1:49.2 | millions? |
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