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The NFL Names U.S. Bank As Its First Bank and Wealth Management Sponsor – Adweek
Significant sponsorship and category architecture shift.
NFL, Sponsorship, Financial Services, Brand Strategy, Commercial Strategy
ESPN expanding content offerings on Disney+ to include Europe, Asia-Pacific markets – Sports Business Journal *
Significant expansion move in streaming rights.
Media Rights, Streaming, ESPN, Disney Plus, Global Expansion
NFL IQ builds on Combine, Draft products to give fans full offseason view – Sports Business Journal *
Public-facing analytics dashboard deepens fan engagement.
NFL, Data Analytics, Fan Engagement, AI, Product Strategy
Gulf Funds Near Deal to Back Paramount's $81 Billion Takeover of Warner – Wall Street Journal *
Impactful entertainment M&A shaping sports media.
Media Rights, M&A, Streaming, Investment, Strategy
AI is becoming an operating system layer – Raffy.ch *
AI seen as business infrastructure layer.
AI, Digital Transformation, Sports Business, Data, Technology Strategy
Media & Entertainment
Why Haven't Sports Podcasts Taken Off In Latin America? – Genuina Media
Delves into sports audio consumption issues in LATAM.
Sports, Podcasting, Latin America, Audience Insights, Media
Kalshi Forecasts Coming to Fox News as Prediction Market Strikes Deal With Cable News Leader – Hollywood Reporter *
Prediction markets integrated as paid products.
Prediction Markets, Media, Betting, Data Integration, Monetization
Geek Out
IBM helps the Masters bring the fairway to every fan – IBM
AI and data elevate fan experiences at The Masters.
Golf, Fan Engagement, Data, Technology, Sponsorship
AI
Anthropic just blew past OpenAI in revenue – X (Twitter)
Anthropic's revenue surpassing OpenAI's points to sector growth.
AI, Vendors, Data, Strategy, SportsBusiness
What to know about OpenAI's ideas for a world with ‘superintelligence' – WSJ Newsletter
Explores OpenAI's vision for future AI impacts.
AI Policy, Economics, Media, Sports Business, Regulation
Make You Think
‘There’s a lot of desperation’: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat – The Guardian *
Training AI models the only option
Work, AI, Jobs
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