Volume 15: Forever Network Founder and CEO Alex Sumsky

Join us as we dive into the sports media ecosystem with Forever Network Founder and CEO Alex Sumsky. In this insightful interview, XST Capital’s Founder, Joel Simkins, explores Forever Network’s content, rapid growth and strong user engagement, and their expansion into gaming.

Forever Network caters their sports media to a digital-first audience that goes further than reporting stats, instead aiming to create content on the broader lifestyle ecosystem surrounding sports. They recently were ranked 22nd in the media industry and 8th in sports by ComScore, and are known for their various brands like Basketball Forever, Football Forever, and their free to play game VOAT.

Discover how Forever Network strategically develops and maintains their brand in how they build their content while using a platform-agnostic distribution approach to rapidly expand their reach. Gain valuable insights into developing separate offerings around the same brand, the importance of matching the tone of your audience, and the role of experimentation and adaptability in optimizing content to grow.

Alex also shares his thoughts on digital citizenship and developing a sense of loyalty in creating a two-way dialogue with their content. Learn how Forever Network plans to continue expanding their ecosystem and how they look to continue developing their content to fit the needs of their audience while shifting their distribution to developing an internal platform.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a thought leader in the sports media sector and gain valuable insights into the future of online gaming.

Read the full interview here: What’s NXST