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Biggest Questions Looming for 7 Leagues in 2026Front Office Sports *

Challenges for major sports leagues ahead.

Leagues, Media, Labor Negotiations, Sports Management

A Huge Year in Sports MediaFront Office Sports 

Summarising 2025's sports media highlights.

Media, Sports Rights, ESPN, Amazon, Partnerships

2025 Sports Team Values: WNBA, F1 Soar, While MLB, MLS LagSportico *

A look at the valuation trends of sports teams.

Sports Business, Finance, Team Valuation, WNBA, F1

Professional Sports

Shai's $70 Million ContractFront Office Sports

Understanding trends in player contracts.

NBA, Contracts, Player Valuation, Finance

Chelsea FC appoint Pegasus Airlines as official airline partner in multi-year dealSport Mint Media

Strategic partnership in football business.

Football, Sponsorship, Marketing, Global Business

SSC Napoli bring in Google as official AI and smartphone partner for the 2025-26 seasonSport Mint Media

Technology and sports partnerships innovation.

Football, Technology, AI, Google, Sponsorship

Media & Entertainment

New Eps of Stranger Things Aren't Just on TVAlways Be Watching

Exploring impact on viewing habits.

Streaming, Media, Broadcast, Entertainment

Explore: Variety lists the 120 most powerful executives in entertainmentVariety

Understanding entertainment industry leaders.

Executives, Entertainment, Media Rights

Stranger Things Is A Franchise, Corporation, And InfluencerVariety

Showcasing media property evolution.

Franchise, Media, Entertainment

Geek out

TwelveLabs turns your video library into something you can search and summarise in plain EnglishTwelve Labs *

Enhancing video content management.

Video Analysis, AI, Sports Technology, Data

How To Measure The Impact Of FeaturesSmashing Magazine

New UX metric for feature performance.

UX, Technology, Data, Product Management

AI

CFOs predict 2026 will be the year AI stops automating and starts transforming financeFortune *

AI's transformative impact on industries.

AI, Finance, Sponsorship, Business Transformation

Vanguard, $12T asset manager, bets on AI voicebots for personalised advice to 50M clientsFortune 

AI voicebots and personalised financial advice.

AI, Sponsorship, Marketing, Customer Engagement

Make you think

The philosopher's machine: my conversation with Peter Singer's AI chatbotThe Guardian

Explores AI and ethical decision-making.

AI, Ethics, Technology

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