Bill Simmons

Former President Barack Obama was one of the featured guests during the ManningCast edition of Monday Night Football with Peyton Manning and Eli Manning on Oct. 24. Obama shared stories of his love for sports and offered several opinions on political reporting and getting out to vote. What Happened...

Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) will boost its podcasting business with the acquisition of Bill Simmons' The Ringer, bringing several popular podcasts into the audio service's fold. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Spotify said it expects the deal to close in the first quarter. A...

Sports and business certainly go hand and hand. Athletic endorsements have long played an important role in generating exposure and excitement around major corporations. Here's a look at some of the top sports business minds you should be following on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). Darren Rovell...

Bill Simmons spilled the beans. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Simmons opened up about his relationship with ESPN boss John Skipper, learning about being fired on Twitter and what he thinks of his former network. One quote in particular caught the attention of many. "ESPN...

Former baseball ace Curt Schilling's departure from Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN segment has certainly been well publicized and full of controversy. However, Schilling isn't the only big name to have left the company in recent history. Bill Simmons Bill Simmons is a sports columnist that wrote...

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO deal with former ESPN and Grantland alum Bill Simmons has long been a topic of conversation with investors. Simmons is a big name commodity and a nice coup for the premium giant, but details on his new project were scarce until this week. Titled "Any...

On Wednesday, Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO pulled back the curtain on its HBO Now streaming service, and while the numbers may be smaller than analysts expected, it's important to note it is also just a start. HBO CEO Richard Plepler revealed that HBO Now has 800,000 paying subscribers since...

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) has long been about more than just professional wrestling. That much will be on display very soon. This week, two separate WWE-related projects made the rounds. The first is related to who many consider the greatest pro wrestler of all time, Ric...

HBO has signed comedian Jon Stewart to a four-year digital content deal. Stewart is just the latest in a list of big-name additions by the network. HBO is fighting with a batch of new competitors in the exploding business of digital and mobile video. HBO announced this week that the...

Following the company’s Q2 earnings report, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger discussed several key issues for the company in coming years. Iger discussed the role ESPN will play in a rapidly evolving pay-TV environment, the implications of “cord-cutting” and Disney...

Shares of the Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) were trading mostly flat on a big up day for the markets on Friday following an announcement by ESPN that it will not be renewing the contract of influential sports personality Bill Simmons. After months of talks between the two parties, they were unable...