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BIZARRE: Goalhanger - What They Never Told You

Gary Lineker ‘concerned’ over BBC ability to afford rights to major tournaments

Lineker left the BBC in May last year following criticism for how he aired his political opinions on social media

The Independent UK

News is changing dramatically – here’s what the move away from mainstream media means for you as a consumer

The days of tuning in to the six o'clock news are long over. News audiences are increasingly fragmented, and more than half of us now get our news from social media. This trend is particularly pronounced for younger people, with three in four coming across news on social platforms. And…

The Conversation

Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger named UK’s fastest-growing business

Producer of The Rest is … podcasts reports sales of £37.9m, boosted by rise in subscriptions and live events

The Guardian - UK

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Gary Lineker’s podcast firm tops fastest-growing list as risk pays off

Goalhanger produces the popular ‘The Rest Is…’ series of podcasts

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker’s punt on podcasts pays off as firm tops list of fastest-growing

Goalhanger, which produces the popular ‘The Rest Is…’ series of podcasts, has been named Britain’s fastest-growing private business.

Evening Standard

Football ‘has eaten almost every sport’ due to digital dominance, says podcast chief

Football ‘has eaten almost every sport worldwide’ thanks to its dominance of TV and digital markets, according to the head of the leading podcast production company Goalhanger

The Guardian - UK

UK supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone

Proceedings briefly halted after audio from The Rest Is History broadcast over the courtroom speakers

The Guardian - UK

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BBC will not fund pundits working for rival podcasts during World Cup

The BBC made clear it will not use licence fee payers’ money to help pundits such as Micah Richards work for rival podcasts during this summer’s World Cup

The Guardian - UK

BBC will not fund Alan Shearer and Micah Richards’ World Cup podcast costs

The pair present The Rest Is Football alongside Gary Lineker, which will be shown on Netflix this summer in video form.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker’s producer of The Rest Is History podcast secures US investment

The Chernin Group (TCG) has taken a minority stake in London-based media and production business Goalhanger and will have a seat on its board.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker on building his podcast empire, being single and what he really thinks about the BBC

If you thought it was all over for Gary Lineker after he quit the Beeb, think again — the podcast king is now a bona fide media mogul who we are going to hear a whole lot more of in 2026

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker to take over Southbank Centre for The Rest is Fest podcast event

Goalhanger are hitting the Southbank Centre next year to give Londoners a chance to see live versions of their hit podcasts

Evening Standard

Danny Boyle to curate celebration of youth culture at Southbank Centre

Goalhanger, the podcast production company co-founded by Gary Lineker, will record live editions at the site during the arts venue’s 2026 season.

Evening Standard

‘We’re insanely hubristic’: how The Rest Is History became the world’s biggest history podcast

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on storytelling, their strangest interactions with fans and bonding over The Lord of the Rings

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From BBC to DAZN: Gary Lineker Resurfaces with Bold New Global Football Role

Lineker, who stepped down from Match of the Day last month after 26 years, teams up with his Goalhanger colleagues for this collaboration.

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker’s production company wins UK Audio Brand of the Year award at Arias

The award was presented at the 2025 Radio Academy’s Audio And Radio Industry Awards.

The Guardian - UK

Piers Morgan warns rise of YouTube is a ‘wake-up moment’ for traditional media

Presenter is expanding his own business on the platform and likens change to when vinyl music went digital

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker says he ‘always wanted to go into media’ as he reveals new podcast

The broadcaster and former footballer said he ‘hated training’ and never foresaw a career in coaching.

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The Guardian - UK

A spy story from Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger gang

The podcast studio behind the Rest Is … universe goes deep on the 1953 Iran coup in The Rest Is Classified. Plus: five of the best expert advice podcasts

Evening Standard

BBC confirms Gary Lineker podcast licensing deal will be for one year initially

BBC Sounds said it could extend its hosting of The Rest Is History and The Rest Is Politics.

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker production company scraps TV arm to concentrate on podcasts

Goalhanger Podcasts produces The Rest Is History and The Rest Is Politics.

The Independent UK

Inside Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger podcast empire as host ends Match of the Day tenure

As Lineker prepares for life away from the BBC, his podcast empire is proving their is life away from football

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker: What are his businesses and how much money does he make?

Here the PA news agency looks at the Match Of The Day presenter’s business interests and what he earns.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker: ‘Elon Musk is clearly a very odd bloke’

The ‘Match of the Day’ presenter opens up to Richard Jolly about changing his habits on X, formerly Twitter, and how he became a podcast mogul with his company Goalhanger, where he co-hosts ‘The Rest is Football’ alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards

Fortune

Political podcasting is the hottest career right now

These are the newly minted political podcasts and presenters in the U.K.

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