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
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Welcome to It’s Just Business. A podcast dedicated to the economics and off the field side of sports both in the US and World Wide. We post a new show every two weeks, so stay tuned.
Predicting Record Losses
With the Covid reality in the US now over a year old we look at some of the staggering losses to pro sports leagues both
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How Do Bitcoins Count Against the Salary Cap?
We start off discussing how Carolina Panthers is now getting part of his salary paid out in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. This leads us into Crypto
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Getting You Primed for The NFL on Amazon
With this week bringing us the first two ever streaming only NFL games we look at the possible $100 Billion (with a B) TV deal.
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It’s Just Business: The Dan Snyder defamation lawsuit
November 24, 2020 Steve Thomas and Alex Zeese discuss the latest in Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder’s defamation lawsuit, plus possible changes to the
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The Generic Supermarket Brand as Strategy
The conversation stays local as Steve and Chris chew on a theory that Chris Cooley and Kevin Sheehan started; Is Snyder delaying naming a new
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It’s Just Business: Getting Points on the Lambeau Field Fast Pay App
October 14, 2020 Could the NHL be seeding a bidding war for their television rights? Will Disney Plus (formerly known as ESPN) start carrying the
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IJB: If An Ad Drops In The Woods
NFL advertisers were unhappy that the ads they bought inside the stadium weren’t seen by anyone. We have an update on the civil war going
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Michael Jordan is laying 3-1 odds college athletics implodes
The legalization of sports betting is now a reality. Steve and Chris look at the possible conflict of interest of Michael Jordan having a board
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Sports are back! Is anyone watching?
Steve and Chris take a look at some of the rating trends for the NHL, MLB, and especially the NBA. Whenever ratings are discussed our
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