The sports ticket price enigma

Get your own personalized summer school diploma here.Today on our final episode of Summer School 2025, we will test your knowledge. We will salute the unsung heroes of government service. And we will pick our valedictorian from among you of the class of 2025. Editorial Note:Presi ... Show More

In the past couple years, demand has gone wild for drugs like Ozempic – and its cousins, Zepbound, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. For people who had never been able to lose weight before, suddenly the numbers on the scale were plummeting. And everybody wanted to get their hands on them. N ... Show More

Tariffs are the favorite tool of our current president, but there are lots of other ways that governments insert themselves into the free exchange of goods and services. Some of these trade barriers are so insidious and have been going on for so long that it may surprise you that ... Show More

Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix is one of the most exclusive events in all of sports, so today’s podcast breaks down the money and business behind the event. We talk through hosting fees, TV agreements, sponsorship contracts, hotel rates, tickets, yacht prices, and much more. Enjoy ... Show More

In our first-ever After Hours sports episode, we ask why sports teams have become so valuable (is it really just the vanity of billionaire owners), debate the merits of paying amateur athletes, and explore why tennis pros receive such a small fraction of the sport’s overall reven ... Show More

On this episode, Eric, Luke, Martin and Tie discuss t he salary cap news, why the ESPN deal matters, and what what the lottery changes mean for the NHL. As always, make sure to follow us on Instagram @TalkingHockey for daily content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas ... Show More

F1 penalty points are a big topic of conversation after Pierre Gasly escaped a race ban after a collision at the Australian Grand Prix. Is it time they were ditched all together?  Join us for our first London live show at Leicester Square Theatre THIS THURSDAY! There are just a h ... Show More

For most people, buying scalped tickets may be the only way to see Taylor Swift's Eras tour. Thanks, Ticketmaster. But economically speaking, the resale market is more complicated than it seems. For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Mon ... Show More

Last fall, Amazon agreed to pay the NFL a whopping $1 billion a year for 11 years to air Thursday Night Football exclusively on its Prime streaming service. The high price tag made headlines–and executives at broadcast television networks, cable companies and other streaming serv ... Show More

Join our panel of football writers for The Game Podcast Roadshow live recordings in Birmingham, Newcastle and Manchester. Tickets cost 5 pounds for TimesPlus members and 7.50 pounds for non-members to book visit www2.seetickets.com/thetimes or call 0871 620 4025. Hosted on Acast. ... Show More

Newspaper sports pages have - in recent years - often read more like business sections with reports of mergers, acquisitions and well-funded startups trying to steal market share. But those deals tend to be structured with the interests of team bosses and players in mind, rather ... Show More