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7: Richard Gillis and Matt Cutler – The Pirates vs The Premier League

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Episode notes

Richard Gillis and Matt Cutler tell Trippant head of content Eoin Connolly about Unofficial Partner Productions. 

They discuss their podcast documentary series, The Pirates vs The Premier League, about the market and appetite for watching illegal streams of English football, reflecting on the dynamics that have made the practice more popular and the risks it poses to the future of sports media. 

They also talk about how they approached the format for the project – with an audio documentary presenting a different set of editorial challenges from conversation-led podcasts – as well as how sports business stories are viewed from inside and outside the industry. 

Trippant is a communications consultancy that champions people and storytelling to grow businesses across sport, entertainment and experience. Find out more at trippant.com 

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