Sports Business Radio Welcomes Underdog Fantasy as Official Gaming Partner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Matt Amerlan for Sports Business Radio - matt@cgsportsmanagement.com
Andrew Mackens for Underdog Fantasy - andrew@underdogfantasy.com
Portland, Oregon (February 8, 2022) – Sports Business Radio (@SBRadio), the longest running sports business show ever and Underdog Fantasy (@UnderdogFantasy) announced a new two-year partnership today. Underdog Fantasy will be the exclusive and official gaming partner of Sports Business Radio.
The partnership activation will include incorporating Underdog Fantasy as a thought leader in the gaming space within the show and other experiential activations.
Sports Business Radio launched in 2004 on radio and started podcasting in 2007. Host Brian Berger interviews the biggest names in sports and business on the highly rated iTunes Sports News podcast. Past Sports Business Radio guests have included Baseball Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and John Smoltz, Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban, Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jeanie Buss, late NBA Commissioner David Stern, NCAA President Mark Emmert, golf great Jack Nicklaus, NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, Basketball Hall of Famers Charles Barkley and Steve Nash, WNBA stars Candace Parker and Sue Bird, U.S. soccer stars Tim Howard and Lindsey Horan, NFL stars Michael Vick, Malcolm Jenkins, Warrick Dunn and Eddie George, Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra, tennis legends Chris Evert, Maria Sharapova and John McEnroe, broadcasting icon Bob Costas and star of the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, rock climber Alex Honnold.
Underdog Fantasy is the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter, The Chainsmokers and Mantis VC, Kygo & The Palm Tree Crew, Nas, Future, Jared Goff and more.
“I’m thrilled to be partnering with Underdog Fantasy for the next two years,” said Sports Business Radio Host & Founder Brian Berger. “Underdog Fantasy’s collection of investors is top notch and lends tremendous credibility to what they are building. We look forward to having a lot of fun with this partnership, while at the same time educating our audience on the exploding gaming space.”
"We are excited to be partnered with Sports Business Radio for the next two years as their Official Gaming Partner. We believe anyone who's a fan of sports can have fun with their friends playing Underdog. Best Ball drafts allow players to experience all the fun of drafting a fantasy team without the in-season time commitment, and anyone looking to have some action on a single game can create a pick'em slip and root for their favorite players in a given night. We believe the SBR audience will have a great time learning the Underdog platform alongside Brian, winning cash prizes along the way." - Liz Keevil, Underdog Fantasy, CMO
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About Sports Business Radio:
Sports Business Radio was launched in 2004 and is currently the longest running sports business show in the world. The award-winning platform boasts a podcast that has been named “Best Podcast” by Cynopsis Media and a Twitter feed that has been named a Top 50 sports business follow by Forbes. The Sports Business Radio Road Show features conversations with high profile newsmakers from the world of sports conducted in front of a studio audience. The Sports Business Radio podcast is a top-rated podcast in the sports news section on iTunes and can also be found on Spotify, Megaphone or wherever you find your podcasts. For more information about Sports Business Radio and to access the extensive podcast archives, visit www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.
About Underdog Fantasy:
Underdog Fantasy is a fantasy sports app where users can draft their dream team in minutes to win real cash prizes. Underdog's primary draft-based game type is Best Ball, an innovative form of season-long fantasy that requires no management after the draft. Participants simply draft their 20-player teams and each week they receive the points at each starting lineup spot for the players who scored the most points. There's no worries about setting your lineup, making trades, or working waiver wires to deal with. You just draft your team and that's it. Underdog also offers player Pick'em games including Rivals (head-to-head player matchups) and Over/Unders as well as daily/weekly drafts, Battle Royale tournaments, and more.
