The California Sports Lawyer Podcast with Jeremy Evans

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The California Sports Lawyer Podcast with Jeremy Evans examines the legal and business issues shaping entertainment, media, sports, intellectual property, and technology. Each episode brings a practical dealmaker’s perspective to the news, trends, and decisions influencing these industries. Through focused commentary and conversations with industry leaders, attorney Jeremy M. Evans explains what is happening, why it matters, and what may come next. Topics include media rights, athlete compensation, name, image, and likeness rights, artificial intelligence, ownership, contracts, and live entertainment.

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August 31, 202621 min

Should the Government or Parents Decide How Children Use Social Media?

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines whether government or parents should decide how children use social media. A court-approved settlement between Meta and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general establishes new protections for users under 18, including default time limits, overnight restrictions, school-hour notification controls, age-assurance measures, and expanded parental tools. Jeremy discusses how the settlement balances platform accountability and child protection against parental authority and family autonomy. The episode also explores the use of litigation and consent judgments to establish rules affecting millions of families, the influence of default settings, privacy concerns surrounding age-assurance technology, and whether government-backed protections may become permanent controls in practice. As social media, technology, privacy, public policy, and law continue converging, protecting children will require responsible product design, truthful disclosures, meaningful parental tools, and accountability for unlawful conduct. Success will also depend on legal frameworks addressing data collection, age assurance, parental consent, platform features, transparency, and clear limits on government authority while preserving parents as the principal decision-makers in their children’s lives. (Season 8, Episode 34). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

August 24, 202634 min

The Future of Media: Sports Rights, AI, and Creator Ownership with Dave Briggs

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans is joined by veteran broadcast journalist, host, moderator, and content creator Dave Briggs . Currently a co-host of Connecting America and Sanity with Alisyn & Dave , Dave has spent more than 25 years across Fox News, CNN, NBC Sports, Turner Sports, Yahoo Finance, and Cheddar Business News. His career has included seven Olympic Games, a dozen Super Bowls, March Madness, and an appearance as an ATN news anchor in HBO’s Succession . Jeremy and Dave discuss the business behind television news and sports programming, including how corporate priorities, editorial decisions, audience expectations, and economic incentives influence what viewers see on screen. They also consider what Succession captured about corporate media, editorial pressure, and the relationship between news and business. The conversation examines the movement of sports rights among broadcast networks, cable channels, streaming services, and direct-to-consumer platforms. Jeremy and Dave explore where leverage is shifting and the next major legal and business fault lines in college athletics following NIL, athlete compensation, and revenue sharing. Jeremy and Dave also discuss how artificial intelligence can improve journalism and sports production while preserving human judgment, transparency, privacy, and consent. As media professionals increasingly become independent creators, they examine how ownership of intellectual property, audience data, sponsorship rights, and distribution can give talent greater control over their careers and businesses. (Season 8, Episode 33). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

August 17, 202619 min

The Next Media Empire Will Be Built Around Live Experiences

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines why the next media empire will be built around live experiences. As digital content and streaming technology create an abundance of media, live entertainment remains scarce, increasing the value of experiences that combine intellectual property, technology, venues, ticketing, and direct audience participation. Jeremy discusses how Sphere’s The Wizard of Oz and MARI’s proposed acquisition of ATG Entertainment reflect the convergence of content, production, physical distribution, ticketing, and audience relationships. The episode also explores how artificial intelligence and immersive technology can transform existing intellectual property, how live experiences generate revenue beyond ticket sales, and why content libraries may become the foundation for the future of live entertainment. As entertainment, media, sports, intellectual property, technology, and law continue converging, companies that can repeatedly transform intellectual property into live experiences across venues and markets may be positioned to build enduring media businesses. Success will depend on legal and business structures addressing talent and intellectual property rights, technology licenses, music, approvals, venue terms, sponsorships, ticketing data, territories, and future formats. (Season 8, Episode 32). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

August 11, 202624 min

College Sports Needs More Than an Act of Congress

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans analyzes how the Protect College Sports Act could significantly reshape college athletics. With the legislation placed on the U.S. Senate’s September calendar, its national standards could determine how schools, conferences, athletes, and governing associations approach compensation, eligibility, competition, and education. Jeremy discusses why support from the Big Ten and SEC matters, how limited antitrust protection could strengthen the enforcement of uniform rules, and why the Act may provide much-needed stability across college sports. The episode also explores name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation, revenue sharing, transfers, athlete eligibility, agent conduct, health and educational protections, athlete representation, and collective bargaining. As sports, education, business, labor, and law continue converging, the Protect College Sports Act could establish the most consequential national framework of the NIL era. Its ultimate effectiveness would still depend on courts defining legal boundaries, conferences and schools applying workable standards, and athletes having a meaningful voice. An act of Congress may not resolve every issue, but it could fundamentally change how college sports are governed and conducted. (Season 8, Episode 31). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

August 3, 202629 min

Seven Truths About Baseball and Competitive Balance

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans analyzes seven truths about baseball and competitive balance following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ acquisition of Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers. The trade renewed questions about payroll disparities, competitive parity, and whether limiting successful teams would actually produce a healthier and more competitive sport. Jeremy discusses why spending helps but does not guarantee championships, how trades and player development require organizations to assume risk, and why salary caps primarily provide owners with greater cost certainty. The episode also explores salary floors, the Competitive Balance Tax, revenue sharing, tanking, franchise valuations, and whether every team should be required to reinvest a reasonable percentage of its revenue in player salaries, development, coaching, facilities, venue improvements, and the fan experience. As baseball, business, labor, and law continue converging, competitive balance requires more than restricting what ambitious teams may spend. Players deserve to participate in the growth they help create, while owners deserve reasonable cost certainty and the opportunity to earn a return on their investments. The stronger approach encourages responsible investment throughout the league without limiting ambition at the top or tolerating inaction at the bottom. ( Season 8, Episode 30 ). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

July 27, 202616 min

When Media Rights Decide Whether the Game Gets Played

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans analyzes how increasingly complex media-rights agreements can determine where games are played, how they are distributed, and whether they happen at all. The canceled Duke–Michigan basketball game demonstrates how competing contractual claims can prevent a valuable sports opportunity from moving forward. Jeremy discusses why Duke and the ACC believed they could place the game on Amazon Prime Video with ESPN’s approval, while the Big Ten and Fox maintained that the rights belonged to them under an agreement governing neutral-site games between the conferences. The episode also explores media consolidation, the expanding role of sports agencies at the intersection of talent, investment, capital, and strategy, and the consequences that rights disputes create for schools, athletes, venues, sponsors, and fans. As sports, media, business, technology, and law continue converging, media rights increasingly represent both valuable commercial assets and instruments of control. Future agreements must protect those rights while preserving enough flexibility to create compelling matchups, generate revenue, develop new traditions, and ensure that the underlying games can still be played. ( Season 8, Episode 29 ). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

July 21, 202620 min

The World Cup Is Over. Now Comes the Business Test

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines whether the extraordinary attention generated by the 2026 FIFA World Cup can produce lasting growth for American soccer. With the tournament complete, leagues, clubs, networks, sponsors, and development programs now face the challenge of converting temporary interest into sustained fandom, investment, and player-development opportunities. Jeremy discusses how Major League Soccer, MLS NEXT Pro, the USL Championship, local clubs, youth programs, and development academies can build on the tournament’s momentum. The episode explores the importance of attendance, viewership, sponsorships, merchandise sales, coaching, facilities, advertising, and clearer pathways from youth and college soccer to professional and international competition. As sports, media, business, technology, and player development continue converging, the long-term impact of the World Cup will be measured by what happens after the final match. American soccer must now demonstrate that it can retain the audience, investment, and cultural relevance created by the tournament while building sustainable sports businesses and expanding the American talent pool. ( Season 8, Episode 28 ). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

July 13, 202615 min

Why Consent Is Becoming the Most Valuable Asset in Entertainment

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines why consent is becoming one of the most valuable commercial assets in entertainment, media, and sports. As technology continues transforming how content is created, distributed, licensed, and consumed, consent has evolved beyond a legal requirement into a strategic business advantage that increasingly shapes commercial relationships across the industry. Jeremy discusses how artificial intelligence, intellectual property, contracts, publicity rights, name, image, and likeness (NIL), licensing, and digital content are redefining the importance of transparency, trust, and permission. The episode explores how businesses, creators, athletes, and rightsholders can better protect their interests while navigating rapidly evolving technologies and business models. As entertainment, media, sports, business, technology, and law continue converging, consent is becoming the foundation upon which modern content businesses are built. Understanding how contracts, technology, and trust intersect provides valuable insight into why the organizations creating the greatest long-term value will be those that earn, negotiate, protect, and clearly define consent. ( Season 8, Episode 27 ). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

July 6, 202621 min

Inside the Business of the 2026 World Cup

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans takes listeners inside the business of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and explains why the tournament has become one of the world's largest sports businesses. While billions of fans are watching the matches, executives, broadcasters, sponsors, host cities, and media companies are participating in one of the most successful commercial enterprises in global sports. Jeremy discusses how FIFA generates revenue through media rights, sponsorships, licensing, hospitality, and prize money while examining the economic impact on broadcasters, advertisers, host cities, tourism, and the growing content economy. The episode also explains how FIFA distributes prize money to participating national football associations and how those funds support player bonuses and football development. As sports, entertainment, media, business, technology, and law continue converging, the FIFA World Cup demonstrates how a global sporting event can become one of the world's most successful business models. Understanding the business behind the tournament provides insight into how value is created, who benefits economically, and why there are two stories to every World Cup: who wins the trophy and how billions of dollars move through the global sports economy. ( Season 8, Episode 26 ). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

June 29, 202616 min

Identity Is the Next Battleground in Sports and Entertainment

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines why identity is becoming one of the most valuable commercial assets in sports and entertainment. As artificial intelligence increasingly enables a person's voice, likeness, image, movement, and persona to be recreated, replicated, and commercialized, contracts are evolving beyond traditional performances to address publicity rights, licensing, and digital identity. Jeremy discusses how these developments are influencing negotiations across Hollywood, professional sports, collegiate athletics, media, and the broader creator economy. The episode explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, publicity rights, intellectual property, and name, image, and likeness (NIL), while considering the legal and business questions surrounding consent, ownership, digital replicas, and future technologies. As sports, entertainment, media, and technology continue converging, the conversation is shifting from what someone creates to who controls their identity. Understanding how contracts evolve to protect, license, and commercialize identity may become one of the defining legal and business issues of the next generation. ( Season 8, Episode 25 ). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. ( www.CSLlegal.com ) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.