New Show Will Debut August 12, Available on all Podcast Platforms and
Underdog's YouTube Channel
Latest Edition to the Underdog Sports Media
Network, which now includes Eight-Time Super Bowl Champion Coach
Bill Belichick and the Fifth-Largest Daily Sports Show in the
U.S. Across all Platforms
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Underdog Fantasy, one the fastest-growing sports
gaming and media companies in the U.S., and custom-built for
the American sports fan, today announced former Around the
NFL hosts Dan Hanzus and
Marc Sessler will host a new
football show – Heed the Call with Dan Hanzus & Marc
Sessler – on the Underdog media network. Heed the
Call will debut on Monday, August
12th, airing three times per week during the 2024 preseason
and five times per week throughout the regular season, including
their "flagship" recap on Sunday night. The show will cover every
game and all the news and transactions during the football season.
For Around the NFL fans, there will be many familiar guests
featured on Heed the Call. The show will be available on all
major podcast streaming platforms and on Underdog's YouTube
channel. The announcement of the launch of Heed the Call
comes a week after eight-time Super Bowl Champion coach
Bill Belichick announced he will be
creating and hosting a new football show with Underdog.
"Our show with Underdog will follow a familiar formula, but will
also include new elements and ideas that we think will resonate
with our famously rational and even-keeled audience," said co-host
Dan Hanzus. "While we are going to
try some new things, we will still be breaking down every game, all
the storylines…with just a touch of mirth."
"Our show is about bringing fans old and new closer to the sport
we love — and Underdog is the place to do it," said co-host
Marc Sessler. "We'll have some of
our favorite faces join — new friends, too — and we're ready to
create a football-shaped fireball."
In only a few years, Underdog Fantasy has built one of the most
impactful and fastest-growing sports media networks in the
industry. Gil's Arena, hosted and produced by Underdog, is
currently the fifth-largest daily sports show, counting viewers
across all platforms, including linear TV, in the U.S. The Underdog
media network also includes wildly popular enterprises Sheed and
Tyler, hosted by former NBA star Rasheed
Wallace; Scheme, with Colt
McCoy and Jay Gruden; Section
10 with Jared Carrabis and more. The
network recently surpassed one million total YouTube subscribers
and is on pace for 750 million YouTube views in 2024.
The show's executive producer will be Tim Livingston, who has overseen the rapid
development of Underdog's media network. Livingston is the
co-creator and executive producer of Gil's Arena, producer of
multiple Netflix: Untold documentaries, and
produced/hosted the Whistleblower podcast on the Tim Donaghy
scandal, which is being adapted into a miniseries by FX.
"Dan and Marc have built a really special fan base and an
incredible football community, and we are extremely fortunate to be
able to bring them to the Underdog media network," said
Livingston.
About Underdog Fantasy
Underdog Fantasy, one of the
fastest-growing sports gaming and media companies in the country,
was founded in 2020 to build games and content to make sports more
fun for fans in America. Underdog's core belief: there's so much
more to be built for sports fans in America. Underdog's products
give sports lovers the best way to safely and responsibly enjoy
fun, approachable sports games. The company offers fantasy sports
games; licensed sports betting; and a diverse sports
media network featuring former professional athletes, coaches,
analysts and the fastest breaking-news. Underdog is built for and
by sports fans to make sports more fun. For more information, visit
underdogfantasy.com.
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