In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer® Podcast, host Jeremy Evans analyzes how increasingly complex media-rights agreements can determine where games are played, how they are distributed, and whether they happen at all. The canceled Duke–Michigan basketball game demonstrates how competing contractual claims can prevent a valuable sports

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer® Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines whether the extraordinary attention generated by the 2026 FIFA World Cup can produce lasting growth for American soccer. With the tournament complete, leagues, clubs, networks, sponsors, and development programs now face the challenge of converting temporary interest

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer® Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines why consent is becoming one of the most valuable commercial assets in entertainment, media, and sports. As technology continues transforming how content is created, distributed, licensed, and consumed, consent has evolved beyond a legal requirement into a

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer® Podcast, host Jeremy Evans takes listeners inside the business of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and explains why the tournament has become one of the world’s largest sports businesses. While billions of fans are watching the matches, executives, broadcasters, sponsors, host

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer® Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines why identity is becoming one of the most valuable commercial assets in sports and entertainment. As artificial intelligence increasingly enables a person’s voice, likeness, image, movement, and persona to be recreated, replicated, and commercialized, contracts are