Unofficial Partner Podcast

Updated: 21 Nov 2025 • 518 episodes
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Unofficial Partner is the leading podcast for the business of sport. Our guests are a who's who of the international sports industry talking about the big issues.

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Inside Edge is our series on the business of cricket, presented with co-host Mike Jakeman.  Our guest is Phil Weston, head of cricket at TGI Sport, the agency owned jointly by George Pyne"s Bruin Sports Capital and Quadrant Private Equity.  England star Harry Brook is one of an impressive roster of talent across both t

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Mark Oliver was the BBC"s first head of strategy before creating Oliver and Ohlbaum in 1995, which remains one of the most influential media advisory boutiques in the market, with clients ranging from sports leagues and federations to media companies, tech platforms, venture capital firms and private equity groups. In

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The story of Brentford is one of the most interesting and quoted case studies in European football over the last decade. The west London club been transformed on and off the pitch, from being saved from extinction by its own fans to a new era under the ownership of entrepreneur Matthew Benham.  The club was promoted to

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This is a special episode of Other People"s Money is our regular series on sports investment which was recorded recently in front of an invited audience at the London headquarters of EY, the Big Four accounting and professional services group.  Joining Richard and regular OPM co-host Matt Rogan were John Fallon and Vik

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Nike, Drake and Beats have just released cricket themed campaigns. WTF? Is cricket cool? Richard asked Mike Jakeman and Simon Moore to list their best and worst cricket themed campaigns and the result is a conversation about cliches, tropes and cultural relevance. The following ads are referenced in the podcast.  Beats

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We took The Bundle to Monaco and recorded a live podcast on stage at Sportel, the famous sports media and technology marketplace. Joining Richard and regular co-host Murray Barnett were Glen Killane (EBU Sport), Peter Bellamy (Deltatre) and Louisa Clark (Queensberry Promotions). EPISODE SUMMARY Broadcasting live from S

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