The Rest is Entertainment owner seeks to accelerate global growth and US expansion

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US media and sports investment firm The Chernin Group (TCG) has taken a minority stake in Goalhanger, the producer of podcasts such as The Rest is Entertainment and The Rest is History.

TCG, which is run by US film and TV producer Peter Chernin, will take a seat on the Goalhanger board following a transaction completed this week.

This is the first external investment made into Goalhanger since it was founded in 2014 and is intended to support the rapidly growing company’s next phase, which is to scale hit show franchises into global, multi-platform IP and continue to expand into the US.

Goalhanger recently scored a partnership with Netflix to bring The Rest is Football to the streaming platform for the upcoming 2026 World Cup

The company recently surpassed 250,000 paying subscribers to its 14 shows and in 2025, it generated over 750m full-episode views and streams.

Goalhanger co-founders Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport and Gary Lineker said: “Since we first met Peter and the TCG team more than a year ago, it has become increasingly clear that they share our vision for what Goalhanger can become and are the perfect partner to help us realise that ambition. This allows us to accelerate our US expansion, develop new IP from our hit shows, and take our ideas into new formats, platforms and markets.”

TCG partner Greg Bettinelli added that Goalhanger is “truly one of the world’s most compelling emerging media businesses and we can’t wait for the rest of their historical journey.”

TCG’s portfolio also includes digital sports media company The Athletic and Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine.

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