Global
Privately held UK media group (Heart, Capital, LBC, DAX) that moved into creator-led video in 2025 via a Global Studios unit. Bought The Fellas Studios outright in October 2025, took majority control of Gary Neville's The Overlap from Miroma in January 2026, and through The Overlap acquired football fan channels The United Stand and That's Football in April 2026.
Channels
The Overlap
youtube.com/@TheOverlap ↗PE Sports 2026Gary Neville's football channel (Stick to Football, Fan Debate; 38M monthly YouTube views). Miroma Ventures invested in 2021 and became majority owner; UK media group Global bought the majority stake in January 2026 with Neville and Global CEO Simon Pitts as co-chairs.
The United Stand
youtube.com/@UnitedStand ↗PE Sports 2026Mark Goldbridge's Manchester United fan channel (~2.3M subscribers). Acquired outright by Global-owned The Overlap in April 2026 together with That's Football, reportedly for over £1M combined.
That's Football
youtube.com/@ThatsFootball ↗PE Sports 2026Football news channel (~1.5M subscribers) acquired outright by The Overlap in April 2026, to be relaunched as a daily news and podcast channel.
The Fellas Studios
youtube.com/@TheFellasStudios ↗PE Entertainment 2025Video-podcast network founded in 2021 by Callum Airey (Calfreezy) and Joshua Larkin (TheBurntChip), home of The Fellas and Saving Grace. Acquired in full by Global in October 2025 as the first deal of its new Global Studios unit.