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Forbes
a day ago
- Business
- Forbes
How To Make Money Podcasting: 5 Tips From "The Fantasy Footballers"
The Fantasy Footballers Sirius XM With more than five million podcasts in circulation globally, it can be difficult for creators to break through and build a profitable show. But for the hosts of one of the top fantasy football podcasts in the country, the formula for success and making money has been rooted in authenticity, trust, and smart business decisions. Here's how " The Fantasy Footballers" built a thriving podcast brand — and what other creators can learn from their approach. "A big driver of our success is the deep trust and authenticity we've built with our listeners and fans," the hosts said. "At its core, we're just being ourselves." The show started organically as conversations between friends who had worked together for years. "The three of us have worked together for years, so we've had the chemistry you hear on the show today from many lunch conversations over the years. The show is just those lunch convos… with microphones. We are essentially listeners' fantasy football buddies." That familiarity and camaraderie have helped attract and retain a loyal audience. "That authenticity is what's built our audience, and once they find us, they tend to stick around," they said. Rather than limiting its content to a single platform, the podcast team expanded its presence across multiple channels, including audio, YouTube, and social media. "Since the beginning, we've met our audience where they are – whether that's audio, YouTube or social," the hosts said. In 2024, they announced an exclusive partnership with SiriusXM, a move that further expanded their reach and opened up new opportunities to monetize. "Every episode of our show also airs on SiriusXM's Fantasy Sports Radio channel," they said. "It's another awesome way to get our content out there and reach even more fantasy football fans." They also create exclusive, standalone content for the SiriusXM app, designed to give listeners a deeper level of insider access. "The power of podcasting is in the ability to connect with fans in a truly authentic and meaningful way," said Lizzie Collins, senior vice president and head of B2B marketing at SiriusXM Media. "Andy, Jason and Mike of The Fantasy Footballers really embody that, and we're proud to support their growth across platforms through Creator Connect." "Trust with listeners and brands is essential to securing and maintaining impactful sponsorships and monetization," the hosts said. "Our fans spend time with us every day as we help them navigate their leagues and win championships. That builds real trust over time – and because we're selective with advertisers, our endorsements carry weight with the audience." One example is a branded segment called "Raising Cane's Rising Stars," sponsored by the fast-food chain Raising Cane's, which highlights emerging NFL players. "About 90% of our brand partners return to sponsor future segments because our integrations run deep and our audience connects their love for the show with our genuine enthusiasm for the brands and products we endorse," they said. Their continued success with advertisers underscores a larger trend — that fantasy football is no longer a niche hobby but part of a growing, multibillion-dollar industry. Their top piece of money advice for fellow creators is to focus on the opportunities that matter most. "Sometimes you have to say 'no' or 'not yet' – focus on the opportunities that make the most impact," they said. "The 80/20 principle is key to our business. Opportunities come from all over the place, but you need to focus on your primary disciplines and select your partnerships and opportunities carefully to maximize impact." By keeping a tight focus on their core content and audience, they've avoided distractions and scaled their show in a sustainable way. For these hosts, success is about more than downloads or dollars. "We're all family guys. Each of us has three kids," they said. "Being able to create a company centered around something we are all passionate about — fantasy football — and creating a show that we're happy for our kids and families to listen to has been an incredible opportunity that represents a 'richer life' to us." Whether you're just starting a podcast or looking to take your show to the next level, the path to monetization is built on connection, consistency, and credibility.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fantasy Football TE Landscape: If you're not taking one of the Big 3, you're better off waiting come draft day
Drafting Brock Bowers, Trey McBride or George Kittle is a 100% viable strategy this fantasy football season. All three can separate from the rest of the tight ends and have upside to match the production of wide receivers taken in the same range. Bowers in particular looks like a truly special talent who's in a much-improved situation. But if you miss out on one of the Big 3 TEs this season, waiting until the end of drafts (or playing the waiver wire game) looks like a shrewd move. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] I'm not here to argue tight end is deep. It has always been and remains fantasy's thinnest position. However, there are many intriguing options who are available late (or don't get taken) in fantasy drafts, and a handful of them have a good chance of becoming fantasy starters at some point this season. Advertisement Here are a dozen fliers who are all ranked outside the top 14 tight ends according to 'expert consensus ranks.' Hunter Henry, New England Patriots Henry saw the third-highest TE target share (behind only Bowers and McBride) against man coverage last season, which is one of the more predictive stats for future tight end fantasy points. Drake Maye is ready to make the leap in Year 2, and New England pass-catchers remain wide open with Stefon Diggs' status in question. Tyler Warren, Indianapolis Colts Warren just broke the power conference record for yardage in a single season by 400 yards (besting Bowers). He has top 15 draft capital and plays indoors in a Shane Steichen system (with Daniel Jones looking increasingly likely to be the QB). Warren is unlikely to repeat the recent success by rookie tight ends Bowers and Sam LaPorta, but there's a good chance he's starting in fantasy lineups during championship weeks. Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears Loveland is the only tight end ever to record a 34%+ college target share, and he owns top 10 draft capital. New Bears coach Ben Johnson helped LaPorta finish as fantasy's TE1 as a rookie. Loveland will require patience, but he has upside to be a fantasy difference maker down the stretch. Isaiah Likely, Baltimore Ravens Likely ranked eighth in fantasy points per target among TEs last season, and he has top-three upside should Mark Andrews get injured or be traded. Likely ranked first among TEs in percentage of team receiving TDs when on the field last year, and he tied with Bowers for second in percentage of team receiving yards. Fantasy managers just need Likely to have a bigger role. John Harbaugh says his goal is to make Likely an All-Pro, so he might get that chance in 2025. Mike Gesicki, Cincinnati Bengals Gesicki averaged 11.2 fantasy points (0.5 PPR) in games without Tee Higgins last year, which would've ranked behind only Bowers, McBride and Kittle for the season. The Bengals are the most aggressive throwing team in the NFL. Chig Onkonkwo, Tennessee Titans Okonkwo was the TE6 during the fantasy playoffs (Weeks 15-17) last year despite not scoring a touchdown, when he averaged 9.3 targets per game. He's been held back by Will Levis, but Okonkwo now gets the No. 1 overall pick throwing him passes on an offense thin at wide receiver. Advertisement [2025 Fantasy Draft Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST | Kickers] Ja'Tavion Sanders, Carolina Panthers Sanders flashed as a rookie before suffering a neck injury that sent him to the hospital and limited his playing time over the rest of the season. He could easily emerge as a big part of a vastly improved Carolina offense led by a resurgent Bryce Young. Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars Strange got a huge fantasy boost with Evan Engram moving on to Denver. Engram owned the third-highest target share (25.1%) among tight ends last season, and Strange will have a much bigger role in an improved Liam Coen offense in 2025. Strange started over a 21-year-old Warren at Penn State and ranked top five in missed tackles/reception among tight ends last season. Strange has top 12 fantasy TE upside, but he's been drafted in just 4% of Yahoo leagues. Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns Fannin Jr. lasted until Round 3 of the NFL Draft, but he posted the No. 1 adjusted production score in the history of Dwain McFarland's Rookie Super Model. There's concern over his mediocre testing as well as his awkward running gait, but Fannin led all college pass-catchers in receiving yards last season, when he also recorded the most receptions and yards ever by a tight end. Fannin's production was undeniable, and the Browns could use his unique skill set right away. Fannin will be available on all waiver wires if early drafting is any indication. Mason Taylor, New York Jets The Jets' pass-catchers are as thin as it gets outside of Garrett Wilson, so Taylor could emerge as New York's WR2. Tight end Cole Kmet has put up big fantasy stats in the past with Justin Fields. Terrance Ferguson, Los Angeles Rams Sean McVay has finally found his athletic tight end. Ferguson will require patience in fantasy leagues, but he's an obvious candidate to become a major waiver add over the second half of the season. Theo Johnson, New York Giants Johnson sports elite workout metrics and enters Year 2 atop the Giants' tight end depth chart. New York is incredibly thin at pass-catcher outside of Malik Nabers, and the Giants vastly improved their QB room during the offseason. Johnson is yet another tight end fantasy sleeper who's going undrafted. Advertisement It doesn't end there, as more candidates include Kyle Pitts (this is the year!), Pat Freiermuth, Zach Ertz, Cade Otton, Dalton Schultz, Cole Kmet, Juwan Johnson, Taysom Hill, Elijah Arroyo, Oronde Gadsden II and Ben Sinnott. Clearly, there are numerous cheap if not outright free tight ends in drafts who could emerge as fantasy starters this season. Given this tight end landscape and quarterback being deeper than ever, fantasy managers have a terrific opportunity to load up early on running backs and wide receivers — the two most important positions when it comes to uncovering 'league-winners.'
Forbes
27-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
2025 Fantasy Football Outlook: RJ Harvey
ORLANDO, FL - SEPTEMBER 16: UCF Knights running back RJ Harvey (7) runs the ball for a touchdown ... More during the football game between the UCF Knights and the Villanova Wildcats onSeptember 16, 2023 at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, FL. (Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Coming out of UCF, RJ Harvey wasn't viewed as a very highly ranked prospect. That said, Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos decided to take him in the second round (pick 60) of the NFL Draft. This selection has made him one of the more interesting backs for 2025 fantasy football. Per this data from DynastyFFDino on Reddit, round two running backs have a 28% chance of becoming an RB1 at some point in their career and a 51% chance at becoming an RB2. While Harvey certainly has some shortcomings, there's quite a bit of upside to his profile as well. With that in mind, let's take a look at the 2025 fantasy football outlook for RJ Harvey. At 5'9' and 208 lbs, Harvey reminds me a bit of Maurice Jones-Drew (5'7' and 210 lbs). Both are shorter backs, but they're more than heavy enough to carry an NFL workload. Funny enough, Jones-Drew was drafted at the exact same spot as Harvey and he went on to be a three time Pro Bowl running back. At UCF, Harvey showcased strong vision and the ability to make defenders miss in space. While Harvey doesn't necessarily have the best long speed, he can still break off plenty of explosive plays. When looking at Harvey from a 2025 fantasy football standpoint, going to the Broncos was a dream landing spot. Payton has a history of working with very good running backs, such as Mark Ingram, Reggie Bush and Alvin Kamara. The hope is that Payton can work with Harvey and get the most out of him. Another advantage Harvey has for fantasy football is that he's already in the prime age for his career. At 24 years old, Harvey spent extra time at UCF working on his game. While some may see Harvey on the same level as these other younger rookies, Harvey should be much more polished. You want to draft running backs who are on a good offense and Harvey fits that mold. Bo Nix had a very good rookie season and is looking to lead the team to an even better year two. On top of that, the Broncos added third round rookie Pat Bryant and free agent Evan Engram. Since rookies typically take longer to get on the field, Harvey dodged a bullet by landing with the Broncos. Audric Estime is currently projected to be the RB2 in the backfield and he was a 5th round pick who only had 310 yards (4.1 YPC) last season. ORLANDO, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 28: RJ Harvey #7 of the UCF Knights runs the ball in the first half of a ... More game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at FBC Mortgage Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by) With all of this in mind, it's time to rank Harvey for fantasy football. While a lot is going to change between now and the start of the year, Harvey was shockingly high in my 2025 fantasy football rankings. Harvey is my 48th overall player in a 1QB, PPR format. For reference, that makes him the RB20 and that 48th overall rank is 32 spots higher than FantasyPros Expert Consensus Ranking. Harvey is a great value for 2025 fantasy drafts if you can get him as a mid to low end RB2. Even though I wasn't a huge fan of Harvey coming out of college, he's a player who will be on a lot of my 2025 fantasy football teams.
Daily Mirror
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Matt Lucas shares sadness at not becoming a father after painful divorce
Little Britain comedian Matt Lucas has revealed he would have 'loved' to become a father if his marriage to TV producer Kevin McGee had worked out Matt Lucas says he regrets not becoming a father. The Little Britain comedian believes he would have had children if his two-year marriage to TV producer Kevin McGee hadn't ended in divorce in 2008. Matt accepts at 51 he still could start a family but he would only want to have a baby if he was in a committed relationship. Speaking on his Making A Scene podcast, he said: 'I think I would have loved to have been a father. I still can, I'm 51. How old was Elton when he had them? 'If things had worked out differently in my marriage then probably we might have not something that I feel I could do on my own. I feel I'd want to be in a relationship if I was gonna have kids. 'I do think about it, sometimes. To me it's part of the package of being in a relationship that's settled and happy and something you both want.' But Matt has one overriding fear about fatherhood. The comic is terrified that if he did have a child they wouldn't support Arsenal like he does. The former Fantasy Football host said: 'I've got this one fear that if I had a child and he or she ended up supporting a different football team to me, I think I would struggle. It would be tough on my mental health. Both my parents after they divorced each other they both re-married. 'For a time my father and stepmother were discussing the option of having a child together. She already had two, he already had two. Me and my brother are Arsenal fans, my stepbrother and stepsister are Spurs fans. The problem is that child would have grown up in that home with the two Tottenham fans. 'I used to say to my dad, when I was a kid, 'I really just don't think you should have a child because what if they were Spurs, I really don't think you should, I'm really worried about it.' 'It genuinely used to play on my mind that I wouldn't get the chance to indoctrinate this child.' As well as making their podcast Lucas and Walliams are expected to have a new series on Netflix. Speaking on Virgin Radio Walliams was asked about working with Matt Lucas again in November and said: 'I saw him today. We just had a meeting with Netflix, which is very exciting… We've got a few ideas that we're developing and it's exciting and so we want to do something on stage. We want to do something as a podcast we've just started working on and we obviously want to do something on TV.' Little Britain was removed from BBC iPlayer in 2020 after criticism of the show including the use of make-up to portray people of other races. It returned in March 2022 but with some sketches from the show edited out.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sutton's predictions: Bournemouth v Leicester
It is a little odd that Jamie Vardy is not going to play for Leicester on Sunday after his farewell game at King Power Stadium last week.I had only just got him in my Fantasy team, in time for his 200th goal for the Foxes, but he is coming out again now and, without him, I do not fancy Leicester to were a bit flat against Manchester City on Tuesday and were well beaten in the end, but I am expecting a better showing from them defeat means the Cherries can no longer finish eighth so their hopes of European football are over but a win here would give them a chance of equalling their highest-ever finish of ninth place (in 2016-17). That's what I'm going prediction: 2-0Read the full predictions and have your say here
