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Latest news
- Jan 29: UK podcast production company Goalhanger has formed a strategic partnership with The Chernin Group to accelerate the company's US expansion. TCG is Goalhanger's first external investor (the company has been entirely bootstrapped until now, though co-founder Gary Lineker is a multi-millionaire). TCG has also invested in Audiochuck, Barstool Sports, and Substack.
- Jan 12: Netflix launched "podcasting" on its service, with The Bill Simmons Podcast. It posted a video promoting upcoming shows from Spotify Studios, The Ringer, iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports, on a social media site. The Bill Simmons Podcast has 257,000 subscribers on YouTube and each episode got around 100,000 views; but will no longer be available on YouTube as a result of the deal. Podcasts are only available on Netflix in the US, so international viewers are now out of luck.
- Dec 19, 2025: Netflix has signed a deal with Barstool Sports for three shows. The streamer will get exclusive access to the video from Pardon My Take, The Ryen Russillo Podcast, and Spittin’ Chiclets - the audio show continues everywhere.
- Nov 7, 2025: The “Sports Podcast Power List” has been published by industry trade Awful Announcing. Bill Simmons of The Ringer, Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports, Kevin Jones of Blue Wire, and plenty more are listed.
- Sep 1, 2025: Ryen Russillo is to leave The Ringer at the expiry of his current contract. He’s to launch a new business, which Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports will invest in.
Data credits: Podnews newsletter