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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Football ‘has eaten almost every sport’ due to digital dominance, says podcast chief

A TV camera inside the Gtech Community Stadium, before Brentford v Arsenal this month
Broadcasters are struggling to get value for money for sports rights, Tony Pastor believes. Photograph: John Walton/PA

Football “has eaten almost every sport worldwide” thanks to its dominance of TV and digital markets, according to the head of the leading podcast production company Goalhanger.

Tony Pastor, CEO of the studio behind the Rest is Football among other podcasts, said that broadcasters were struggling to get value for money for sports rights and that competitions should “embrace fragmentation” to reach audiences where they are.

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