May 14, 2025
New season premieres Wednesday, May 14, 2025
NEW YORK, NY – May 14, 2025 – Today, Bloomberg Media announced the return of podcast and video series, The Deal, for a third season consisting of twelve episodes. Co-hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, Chief Correspondent, Bloomberg Originals, The Deal features intimate conversations with business titans, champions and game-changing entrepreneurs who reveal the investment philosophies that have guided their successes, pivotal career moves that defined their journeys and the ones that got away.
The Deal returns Wednesday, May 14th on Bloomberg Television at 6PM ET and Bloomberg Originals at 8PM ET. The Deal is also available Thursday mornings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Bloomberg Carplay, or wherever you get your podcasts. Streaming partners for The Deal include Samsung TV+, Amazon Prime Channels, LG Channels and Tubi.
Together, Alex and Jason explore the intricate stories, strategies, and challenges behind some of the biggest business moves made by athletes, entertainers, and top executives across industries. The season three premiere of The Deal kicks off with Alex and Jason in conversation with J Batt, Vice President & Athletic Director, Georgia Tech. Some other guests this season include:
– Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments
– David Blitzer, Co-Founder, HBSE & Chairman, Blackstone / Owner, 76ers, Devils, Commanders, Guardians & Crystal Palace
– Susie Wolff, Managing Director, F1 Academy
– Josh Harris, Founder, 26North & Co-Founder, Apollo Global Management / Owner, Commanders, 76ers, Devils
– Bill Belichick, Head Football Coach, University of North Carolina, and Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater
Bloomberg Media’s total video audience has more than doubled since the February 2023 relaunch of Bloomberg Originals to focus on cross-platform original series and documentary production. Total cross-platform audience grew to 62 million average monthly viewers in 2024, driven by a range of live news, original series and short-form documentaries. Bloomberg’s video audience reached a new milestone in April 2025, seeing the highest viewership ever across all platforms.
Season three of The Deal is sponsored by Amazon Business and Invesco QQQ.
Other Bloomberg Originals series include The Circuit and Posthuman, both hosted by Emily Chang, An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Momentum with Haslinda Amin, Bullish with Sonali Basak (June 2025) and more.
About Bloomberg Media
Bloomberg Media is the world’s leading multi-platform media company for business and finance, which draws on the editorial resources of more than 3,000 journalists and analysts in more than 100 bureaus around the world. Bloomberg Media is the consumer-facing media organization of Bloomberg L.P.
About Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A-Rod Corp, an investment firm that backs world-class startups and partners with leading global companies across real estate, sports, and entertainment. While best known as one of the world’s greatest athletes (a 14x MLB All-Star and a 2009 World Series Champion with the New York Yankees), Alex is now an owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx and leads a team of experts building high-growth businesses. He is also an Emmy Award-winning MLB analyst for Fox Sports, has been an investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, and co-hosts the video series The Deal with Bloomberg Originals’ chief correspondent Jason Kelly, interviewing CEOs, entrepreneurs, and sports legends.