In this episode, host Jeremy M. Evans explores how Hollywood has increasingly borrowed business concepts from professional sports—particularly around branding, talent leverage, and deal-making—while overlooking the core structural elements that actually make sports models work.

Jeremy breaks down the fundamental differences between how sports and entertainment industries govern labor, allocate risk, and share revenue. While leagues rely on collectively bargained systems that balance competitive interests with long-term stability, Hollywood continues to operate through fragmented, deal-by-deal frameworks that often magnify conflict rather than resolve it.

The episode examines what sports get right—from standardized contracts to centralized governance—and why selectively copying surface-level ideas without adopting the underlying structure has created inefficiencies across the entertainment industry. Jeremy also discusses what meaningful reform could look like if Hollywood were willing to embrace the less glamorous, but more effective, parts of the sports model.

For lawyers, executives, creators, and anyone interested in the intersection of sports, media, and labor law, this episode offers a clear-eyed look at why imitation without structure falls short—and what real progress would require. (Season 8, Episode 4).

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In this episode, host Jeremy M. Evans examines how the original vision for name, image, and likeness (NIL) in college athletics has drifted far from its intent and why current compliance systems are no longer fit for purpose. Rather than remaining outside athlete-driven market activity, many schools and conferences are now managing, approving, and enforcing NIL arrangements themselves, blurring the line between independent compensation and institutional control.

Jeremy discusses how this shift has reshaped college sports economics, including the impact on athlete mobility, transfer decision-making, and contract disputes. Compliance frameworks were not designed to manage compensation over time, and their expanded role has increased uncertainty and legal exposure across the college sports landscape.

The episode also outlines potential paths forward, including reducing institutional involvement, relying more heavily on contract-based solutions, and adopting governance approaches better aligned with modern market realities. For athletes, administrators, and legal professionals, this episode explains why NIL compliance must evolve and where meaningful reform can begin. (Season 8, Episode 3).

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In Episode 2 of Season 8, host Jeremy M. Evans examines one of the most urgent and unsettled issues in modern sports and entertainment: how artificial intelligence is reshaping media rights in ways that existing contracts, leagues, and laws never anticipated. As AI-generated content, synthetic voices, automated highlights, and data-driven distribution accelerate, Jeremy explores the growing disconnect between traditional media rights frameworks and emerging technology.

This episode breaks down how AI challenges long-standing assumptions around ownership, licensing, publicity rights, and collective bargaining. Jeremy analyzes where current agreements fall short, why many stakeholders are exposed to unforeseen risk, and how leagues, teams, athletes, and broadcasters may find themselves in conflict over control and compensation.

From intellectual property and right of publicity concerns to league governance and future-proof contracting, this discussion highlights why AI is not just a technological shift—but a legal and economic inflection point for sports media. Whether you are a lawyer, executive, creator, or investor, this episode provides critical insight into why proactive legal strategy matters as AI continues to redefine the value and control of sports content. (Season 8, Episode 2).

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