This week we talk to two of the most influential sports news journalists working today. Martyn Ziegler is Chief Sports Reporter of The Times and Sunday Times newspapers and Martha Kelner has recently moved from a similar role at The Guardian to become Sports Correspondent of Sky News.The conversation took place at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in Knightsbridge ... Show More
Jun 12
UP554 The Bundle World Cup Special
Richard, Murray Barnett and Yannick Ramcke convene for a World Cup special, using the 2026 tournament as a lens on how sports broadcasting is shifting beneath the surface. The conversation moves from Qatar-to-2026 comparisons (more accelerated change, more fragmentation, but a st ... Show More
53m 2s
Jun 9
UP553 Live: The Business of Horse Racing
A first for Unofficial Partner: six years and 550+ episodes covering every sport going, we'd somehow never devoted an episode to the sport of horse racing. So we fixed that — live, in front of an audience at The Big Belly Comedy Club, London. We had as a starting point Spotlight ... Show More
57m 2s
Oct 2021
A conversation with Bucks broadcaster Lisa Byington and Sixers broadcaster Kate Scott. Plus, Eli Saslow of The Washington Post on his new book on America and COVID
Episode 162 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is a conversation with Lisa Byington and Kate Scott, the first women full-time TV play-by-play broadcasters for a major men's professional sports team. They are followed by Eli Saslow, the Pulitzer Prize-winn ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 2019
Crash, Boom, Bam! There's a New Sports Revenue Stream
Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams and Michael Barr discuss a host of issues related to the business of sports, including the Rage Room inside of Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center. It's a first for a major professional sports arena. The room allows fans to release some stress by ... Show More
16m 32s
Dec 2020
William Zabka on 'Cobra Kai,' and a 2020 Sports Repodders Recap With Bryan Curtis and Jason Gay
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons shares some early NBA reactions before giving out his Million-Dollar Picks for NFL Week 16 (3:00), before he is joined by actor William Zabka to discuss Season 3 of ‘Cobra Kai.’ They talk about making the platform switch to Netflix, successfully rebootin ... Show More
2h 16m