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Strava to Acquire Leading Running App, Runna – Strava *
Strava expands in personalised fitness tech, merging strategies.
Strava, Acquisition, Sports Tech
Sportsbet Ads Giving Tips Are Gone from Footy Broadcasts — What's Left in Their Wake? – ABC News *
Impact of removing Sportsbet live odds from AFL broadcasts.
AFL, Media, Sponsorship
The Rays Groundskeepers Are Adjusting to Life Outside the Dome – Front Office Sports
Operational adjustments of Rays grounds crew after open-air shift.
Sports Operations, MLB, Facility Management
NFL's Voice of the Fan Surveys Are Influencing Aramark's Focus – Sports Business Journal
How fan feedback shapes sports venue experiences.
Fan Engagement, Sports Marketing, Venue Management
Professional Sports
Josh Harris Delivers the D.C. Stadium Dan Snyder Couldn't – Front Office Sports *
Insight into D.C.'s new stadium business and finance aspects.
Stadiums, Sports Business, NFL
Emirates and Olympique Lyonnais Soar to New Heights with Five-Year Partnership Extension – Sports Mint
Emphasises brand visibility in sports sponsorship strategies.
Sponsorship, Football, Marketing
Chelsea FC, Ticketmaster Collaborate to Offer Seamless Digital Ticket Experience – Sports Mint
Focuses on digital transformation in fan engagement.
Football, Technology, Fan Experience
Digital & Social
YouTube Now Hosts Over 20 Billion Videos: A Look at Community Engagement – YouTube *
Community engagement trends in media content.
YouTube, Media, Engagement
Spotify Quietly Launched a Trending Podcasts Chart – Spotify
Impact on podcast promotion for marketers.
Spotify, Podcasting, Media
Inside the Wild Rise of the Savannah Bananas: Baseball's New Billion-Dollar Brand – Huddle Up
Explores innovative sports marketing and fan engagement model.
Marketing, Baseball, Sports Business
Media & Entertainment
Ximalaya is Reportedly to be Acquired by Tencent Music for $2.4bn – Reuters.com
Acquisition impacts global podcasting and media strategies.
Podcasting, Mergers, Media
Geek Out
The New AI Calculus: Google's 80% Cost Edge vs. OpenAI's Ecosystem – Venture Beat*
Google's AI cost strategy relevant for sports tech investments.
AI, Technology Strategy, Google
AI
AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate – USCD
Advanced AI use could inspire data innovations.
AI, Data Analysis, Technology
Make You Think
When Humans Use AI to Earn Patents, Who is Doing the Inventing? – The Conversation
AI's role in patent creation raises innovation questions.
AI, Innovation, Patents
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