League One Football Club Oxford United lands a sponsorship deal with Pub Talk, the chat show where sports legends and rising stars share their mental health stories. Pub Talk is produced by Mola, an entertainment company creating and hosting content across the sports, music, and film industries.
Pub Talk is now Oxford United’s official ‘back of shorts’ uniform sponsor for the club’s 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons. The podcast follows a series of talks with a wide variety of guests in sports and entertainment to speak on issues regarding mental health. Recent episodes include appearances from sports legends including Tyson Fury, Paul Merson, and Lianne Sanderson. Pub Talk recently introduced media psychologist Charlotte Armitage to provide professional insight into topics guests have dealt with while offering potential solutions to listeners facing similar challenges.
Statistics from Mind suggest that treating mental health is an ongoing pandemic, especially for Gen Z. In England alone, up to 25 percent of the total population faces mental health issues and illnesses. Through the sponsorship, the club is showing its support for athletes everywhere to take care of their mental health and wellness when in a high-stress competitive environment.
Aside from being featured in the team’s uniform package, Pub Talk plans to hold a Mental Health Awareness Day during its joint campaign. Neil McWilliams, Managing Director of Oxford United FC, speaks highly of the club’s partnership with Pub Talk beyond just the uniform. The newly established program highlights the importance for athletes of all levels to remove the mental health stigma, encouraging all players, staff, and supporters to join the conversation. Oxford United and PubTalk hope the sponsorship program will continue to raise awareness and support people.
What is Mola?
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Jakarta and now in Italy, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, Mola is a subscription video-on-demand and over-the-top (OTT) streaming service. Mola holds live and on-demand broadcasting rights for high-profile, global brands including UFC, Bellator, NFL, NHL, English Premier League, and Bundesliga, among several others. In addition to offering a wide range of multimedia content for its users, the company engages with local communities to empower content creators and aspiring athletes.
About PubTalk.life
A platform dedicated to raising awareness around mental health issues. Alan Brazil and Ray Parlour bring guests from the world of sport and entertainment to their Pub to open up about how their career highlights and lowlights. Pub Talk was created to share stories and change lives by breaking down the stigma around mental health issues. The platform involves a professional psychologist reviewing the real-life stories of our guests and offers support for our audience going through similar experiences.
