Bloomberg Business of Sports

Turner Sports President David Levy talks about the future of sports media, including escalating rights fees and extracting value from live, unscripted events like sports. He discusses television's future in a world where cord-cutters, cord-shavers and cord-nevers consume content -- including sports -- on their on mobile phones and tablets. Levy also addresses the Mayweather-McGregor fight and the future of Disney's ESPN, the dominant brand in sports that has lost millions of subscribers. \u0010\u0010Levy oversees Turner's portfolio of networks and businesses, including TNT, TBS and Cartoon Network. On the sports front, he recently led Turner's expansion of its media rights partnership with the NBA. Turner Sports also includes the NCAA men's basketball tournament, Major League Baseball, the PGA of America and an eSports league run in conjunction with WME/IMG.

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Stan Kasten, president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers, speaks with Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams (filling in for Michael Barr) about the Dodgers brand, his outlook on sports and technology and when, oh, when, will fans around L.A. be able to watch their Dodgers on TV. Kasten, part of the Guggenheim-led group that bought the Dodgers in 2012, was previously president of the Washington Nationals. Back in 1999, he became the first sports executive to hold the title of president of three different teams in three different leagues: baseball's Braves, basketball's Hawks and hockey's Thrashers.

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Grant Hill is one of the most recognized and decorated players in basketball history. A two-time NCAA champion at Duke and later a seven-time National Basketball Association All-Star, Hill remains in the game as a part owner of the Atlanta Hawks. He also started a private equity mezzanine fund, investing in well-capitalized, high-profitable business. Hill speaks with Bloomberg Business of Sports co-hosts Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr about the long-term prospects of the Golden State Warriors, what's next for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, how to prepare for life after professional sports and the time his mother, Janet, a member of The Carlyle Group's Board of Directors, fixed his broken toys, wrapped them, and put them under the Christmas tree.

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As president of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeanie Buss is one of the most powerful women in global sports. In her 18th season with the club, Buss leads all aspects of the franchise's business operations, which includes marketing, sponsorship and media relationships. Buss also oversees basketball operations, which she recently entrusted to former Lakers great Magic Johnson after firing not only her brother, Jim, but longtime general manager Mitch Kupchak after what would be described in business as a hostile takeover attempt. Buss is a member of the NBA's powerful finance and labor committees, and is now charged with getting the Lakers past Slowtime and back to Showtime. Buss speaks with Business of Sports co-hosts Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr about seizing control of the team, Magic, resurrecting the Lakers and, of course, whether she'd pick Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft.

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Gary Bettman has presided over the National Hockey League since 1993, making him the longest-tenured commissioner among the four major U.S. sports. He is the architect of the league's media strategy, which includes an ownership stake in BAMTech, the digital media company spun off by Major League Baseball. According to Forbes, NHL teams in 2016 were worth an average $517 million, which is about what Bill Foley paid to put an expansion team in Las Vegas. Bettman speaks with Bloomberg Business of Sports co-hosts Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr about the business of hockey, sitting out the Olympics and where, oh, where, will the New York Islanders call home.

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Marc Lasry is co-owner of the National Basketball Association’s Milwaukee Bucks. He’s also the chairman and chief executive officer of Avenue Capital Management, the investment management company he co-founded more than a decade ago. Lasry speaks with Bloomberg Business of Sports co-hosts Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr about the business of basketball and his 2014 purchase of the team for a record $550 million.

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Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp. from 2000-2014, is the owner of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. Ballmer speaks about the cost of sports franchises and the future of technology and sports with Bloomberg Business of Sports co-hosts Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr.

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After seven years as a general partner at Highland Capital Partners, Wyc Grousbeck transitioned from venture capitalist to owner of the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics. Grousbeck speaks with Bloomberg Business of Sports co-hosts Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr about the current state of the Celtics, N.B.A. player salaries, and basketball's popularity in Europe and Asia.

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Bloomberg’s Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr speak with Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob

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Bloomberg’s Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr speak with former Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg, and Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association, Michele Roberts.

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