In less than 48 hours, a special episode of The Rest Is Football featuring Marcus Rashford, was streamed over 1.4 million times across YouTube, Spotify Video, and all podcast platforms, with clips attracting more than 48.8 million views on social media. Timed ahead of the August 19th launch of Goalhanger’s new spin-off — The Rest […]
S4C will broadcast a new Welsh language version of the internationally acclaimed series The A-Talks (also known as The Assembly) – where a group of 30 autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning-disabled interviewers will question well-known figures without any restrictions. Titled Y Cyfweliad, the four-part series will see a different Welsh celebrity face the spotlight of the […]
The Rest Is Football has launched The Players Lounge – a brand new, free-to-join fan club and prize league for Fantasy Premier League enthusiasts. Announced on the podcast by Gary Lineker, The Players Lounge is the official fantasy football club of The Rest Is Football – giving fans the chance to take on Lineker, Alan Shearer […]
Goalhanger, the podcast production company, has appointed Conrad Withey as the company’s first Chief Revenue Officer with immediate effect. In this role, Withey will oversee commercial strategy, lead the revenue team, and drive cross-platform expansion. Reporting to Co-Founders Tony Pastor and Jack Davenport, he will work with the board and senior leadership to scale advertising […]
Gary Lineker has agreed a deal with sports streaming service DAZN to feature FIFA Club World Cup footage in his popular The Rest Is Football podcast. The video version of the podcast, which sees Lineker joined by Alan Shearer and Micah Richards to discuss the current happening in the beautiful game, will include footage of […]
Long-serving BBC presenter Gary Lineker has confirmed that he will leave his role following the final episode of Match of the Day for the 2024/25 season on May 25th – 26 years after he took over from Des Lynam. The highest-paid on-air talent at the BBC will now no longer be part of the broadcaster’s […]
Sky and Baller League have announced a one-year broadcast partnership which will see Sky Sports and NOW become the TV home of the new indoor six-a-side competition in the UK. Every match from the inaugural UK season will be shown live on Sky Sports linear channels on Monday nights, hosted by Chunkz and Olivia Buzaglo. […]
BBC Sounds has announced a licensing deal for two Goalhanger titles, The Rest Is Football and The Rest Is History. Hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, The Rest is Football brings analysis and insight on all the latest stories from the world of football from three of the biggest names in the […]
Gary Lineker will step down from presenting BBC’s flagship football, Match of the Day, after 25 years in the role. Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the current season (in May 2025), but he will still front BBC Sport’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup, as well as the BBC’s […]
Goalhanger, the independent UK podcast company, has announced a record level of downloads and views over a busy May to July period, led by a worldwide boost in interest across shows such as The Rest Is Politics and The Rest Is Football. From May 22nd to July 5th, The Rest Is Politics and its companion […]