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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Michael Savage Media editor

Global buys majority stake in Gary Neville’s YouTube group The Overlap

Gary Neville (R), Roy Keane (L) and Ian Wright sitting at table with drinks in front of them
The stars of Stick to Football, Gary Neville (R), Roy Keane (L) and Ian Wright participating in the Overlap Quiz 2026. Photograph: The Overlap

The YouTube media business co-founded by Gary Neville has been bought by one of Europe’s biggest commercial radio companies, in the latest sign of the streaming platform’s increasing influence in sports broadcasting.

Global, which already owns the likes of LBC and podcasts including The News Agents, has taken a majority stake in The Overlap, co-founded with Scott Melvin by the former Manchester United defender, who remains one of the channel’s most prominent figures.

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