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

European media giant aims to emulate success of sports podcast network Goalhanger, founded by Gary Lineker 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. Continue reading...

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

European media giant aims to emulate success of sports podcast network Goalhanger, founded by Gary Lineker

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. Continue reading...

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