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Aug 19
1h 14m

UP497 'Buy It or Build It': Simon Denyer...

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About this episode

As co-founder of Perform and DAZN, Simon Denyer has spent the last twenty years at the intersection of sport, media, and technology. Last week he brokered an innovative new relationship between La Liga and Disney+ via his new company PEAK Sports Media. 

This is a conversation about the big picture of sport's relationship with the major digital platforms, from YouTube and Netflix to Amazon and Apple. 

Unmissable.

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