The Rest Is... world domination? Gary Lineker’s podcast empire plots its next move
The IndependentGary Lineker’s media empire is located just down the hallway from a room dedicated to “therapy puppies”, a litter of golden retrievers brought in to boost residents of the office block’s self-esteem. “All our backgrounds, Tony, Gary and myself,” says Goalhanger’s managing director and co-founder Jack Davenport, “we all came from old school broadcasters.” That trio – rounded out by Pastor, a former controller of sport at ITV – realised there was an opportunity outside the BBC, and other public broadcasters, to build something distinctive. open image in gallery Gary Lineker is best known for hosting ‘Match of the Day’ for the last quarter of a century And it is America that is proving the big lure for Davenport and co. “My ambition is to make a really significant media business worldwide,” he tells me. “Whether this will allow him to focus on the stuff he’s doing with his Goalhanger company,” Campbell told the show, “I don’t know.” And yet, the question – and Campbell’s response – is telling.
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