{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6863c487a5764c19f02e24f5/69f0d958526757e10b5015b1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Marc Jacobs' Social Bet, How Publishers Win Subscribers in 2026 & Has Football's Bubble Burst?","description":"<p>The man who tried to build the European Super League just launched a fund that won't touch football. Andrea Agnelli is putting €100m into basketball, cricket, hockey and rugby instead. The most plugged-in operator in the sport thinks the valuation has peaked.</p><p>That's one of three strategic bets Ed and Jo unpack this week. Marc Jacobs has stopped making ads and started making a Rachel Sennett-fronted micro drama. The Financial Times has launched a standalone YouTube channel that hides the FT brand from the front door. Plus PayPal can finally prove a Connected TV ad drove a sale, and Powerade is treating the World Cup like a four-year platform.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.adweek.com/creativity/marc-jacobs-rachel-sennott-collab-kicks-off-pivot-to-social-entertainment/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠Marc Jacobs' New Social Series.⁠</a></li><li><a href=\"https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2026-04-22-PayPal-Ads-Brings-Purchase-Attribution-to-Connected-TV-Through-PayPal-Curated-Ads\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠PayPal's Verified CTV Purchase Attribution Platform.⁠</a></li><li><a href=\"https://digiday.com/media/how-the-financial-times-is-betting-on-personality-led-vodcasts-as-its-next-subscription-lever/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠Financial Times Launches New YouTube Series as Subscriber Acquisition Funnel⁠</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.marketingdive.com/news/how-powerades-world-cup-campaign-attempts-to-break-through-a-crowded-field/818056/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠Powerade's New World Cup Campaign, Power Your Fate.⁠</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260424892627/en/Gamma-Waves-Launches-Playing-Tomorrows-Game-Today\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠Andrea Agnelli's Sport Investment Fund.⁠</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>New episode every Wednesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Want to feature? Email us at <a href=\"mailto:Hello@attentionshift.media\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠Hello@attentionshift.media</a></p>","author_name":"Ed Abis, Jo Redfern and Lee Radbourne"}