Global buys majority stake in Gary Neville's The Overlap

Global, a major radio company, acquired Gary Neville’s popular YouTube channel, The Overlap, signalling streaming’s growing influence

Martin O'Neill was the latest guest on the 'Stick to Football' podcast. Pic credit: The Overlap.

The YouTube media business co-founded by Gary Neville has been bought by one of Europe’s biggest commercial radio companies, in the latest sign of the streaming platform’s increasing influence in sports broadcasting.

Global, which already owns the likes of LBC and podcasts including The News Agents, has taken a majority stake in The Overlap, co-founded with Scott Melvin by the former Manchester United defender, who remains one of the channel’s most prominent figures.