Premier League Revenue, Lakers Sale & NFL Ratings Showdown

Inside the £6.8bn Business of the 2026/27 Premier League – 365247 Sports *

Definitive breakdown of how the Premier League makes money.

UK, Football, MediaRights, Sponsorship, Strategy

Fenway Sports Group announces strategic minority investment in Liverpool from 1892 Holdings (Bezos-backed), valuing club at ~$7.1 billion – Fenway Sports Group *

Bezos-backed money sets a new benchmark for club value.

UK, Football, Investment, Valuation, Ownership

Inside Versant's Sports Strategy & Portfolio – 365247 Sports *

How a new US media group is rethinking sports rights.

US, MediaRights, Strategy, Streaming, SportsTech

NFL at odds with Nielsen methodology changes – Nielsen *

Ratings methodology fight that could reshape sports media value.

US, NFL, MediaRights, Data, Measurement

Did Mark Walter Use People's Retirement Money To Fund The Dodgers TV Network? – Huddle Up

Investigating how an $8.35B Dodgers TV deal was financed.

US, MLB, MediaRights, Finance, Ownership

Lakers sold to Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner, one year after Mark Walter bought team – The Athletic *

Blockbuster Lakers sale blending Hollywood, tech and hoops.

US, NBA, Ownership, Media-Rights, Investment

EQT Acquires Majority Stake In Melbourne Storm – AFR *

Global private equity money lands in the NRL.

AU, NRL, Private Equity, Club Ownership, Commercial Strategy

NY Jets Owner, Woody Johnson Buys Into Aston Martin F1 – Business of Speed

NFL owner expands his portfolio into Formula 1.

Global, F1, Ownership, Sponsorship, Valuation

USTA announces record $108 million US Open prize money – US Open

Record US Open purse shows where tennis economics sit.

US, Tennis, EventEconomics, Revenue, PlayerCompensation

Zoomph College Athletics Rankings Dashboard – Zoomph

Which college programmes actually win on social value.

US, CollegeSports, SocialMedia, Analytics, Sponsorship

The winners and losers of YouTube's view count and monetization overhaul – Digiday

YouTube's metric changes that every rights holder must track.

Global, YouTube, Monetisation, Measurement, Digital

DAZN's ViewLift acquisition signals bigger ambitions in US regional sports – SportsMint Media

DAZN doubles down on tech to crack local sports.

Media, Streaming, Technology, Sports Tech, Acquisition

More Than Half the Tickets to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles Have Been Sold Already – The Athletic

LA28's early ticket sales masterclass in demand modelling.

US, Olympics, Ticketing, Revenue, Data

Mega Guide on How to Watch the Premier League This Season – The Athletic

A fan's guide that doubles as a rights strategy map.

Global, EPL, MediaRights, Broadcast, FanEngagement

Peripheral raised $8.7 million seed to bring spatial AI to live sports media – Business Wire

Spatial AI promises richer broadcasts and new sponsor inventory.

Global, Data, Broadcast, AI, Technology

Why Qwen3.8 27B Looked Brilliant in Testing but Failed to Ship My AI Newspaper – Towards Deep Learning

When benchmark-beating AI falls over in the real world.

Global, AI, Product, Content, Data

More AI Output Isn't the Same as More Marketing Impact – Superhuman

Why sports marketers need better AI goals than volume.

Global, Marketing, AI, Digital, Productivity

The AI Productivity Trap: Why Faster Work Isn't the Same as Better Work – Medium

Speedy AI workflows can quietly erode strategic thinking.

Global, AI, Strategy, Productivity, Innovation

Premier League to fund live facial recognition technology for Metropolitan Police on matchdays – The Athletic

Privacy, policing and fan experience collide in one decision.

UK, Football, Security, Data, Regulation

Short-video viewing temporarily shuts down cognitive control networks, study finds – PsyPost

New science on TikTok-style content and young brains.

Global, TikTok, Reels, Research, Youth