Bye Bye Budweiser

It’s Super Bowl week so we start off with a story about how brands like Budweiser, Coke and Pepsi are taking a year off buying ads during the big game and instead donating funds to COVID research or other social causes. Cynical publicity ploy? Smart planning? Either way get ready to know what Fiverr is. After that we look at the announced partnership between the WFT and Fan Duel and the implications of legal gambling this close to a professional sports team. Finally we update a story about the NBA allowing private equity firms to have stakes in franchise ownership. Could you now add the Golden State Warriors to your 401k (Narrator: No you can not)