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Key Reads

One Seat, Four Prices: Unmasking What It Really Costs to Go to the Footy – Code Sports *

Explores AFL dynamic pricing strategies.

AFL, Ticketing, Pricing Strategies, Sports Marketing

The Power of Perspective in Sports Business – Ron Li – Sports Geek 

Ron Li discusses fan intelligence.

NBA, Marketing, Data Analytics, Sponsorship, Communication

Seven Biggest Questions for World Cup With 100 Days Until Kickoff – Front Office Sports 

Explores key World Cup questions.

World Cup, Event Management, Soccer, International Sports, Logistics

Professional Sports

Chinese Billionaire Buys Miami Dolphins Stake at $12B Valuation – Sportico *

Lin Bin invests in Miami Dolphins.

Miami Dolphins, Lin Bin, Sports Valuation, Global Investments, NFL

NFL Teams Hand Out Nearly $100M in 1-Year Deals at Tag Deadline – Front Office Sports

NFL teams' financial strategies at play.

NFL, Contracts, Sports Finance, Player Deals

More Than 4 Billion People Watched Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Performance – Rolling Stone *

Massive global reach of NFL performance.

Entertainment, NFL, Viewership, Global Reach, Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Paramount to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into one streaming service after WBD merger – CNBC

Impactful merger on sports content.

Media Rights, Streaming Services, Sports Broadcasting

Genius Sports Adds Adtech Deployments with Magnite, NBC Sports RSNs – Sports Business Journal 

Adtech advancements in sports data.

Technology, Advertising, Sports Business, Data, Marketing

Audible has a new, lower-priced, subscription offering for people who really like podcasts – Podnews *

Trends in audio content consumption.

Subscription, Podcasts, Audible

Geek out

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite – Google Blog 

High-speed AI model by Google.

AI, Technology, Data Processing

Meta's AI Smart Glasses and Data Privacy Concerns – SVD

AI in wearables and privacy issues.

AI, Privacy, Technology, Sports Tech, Data Security

OpenAI's ChatGPT upgrade fixes the ‘cringe' problem – OpenAI 

Improved ChatGPT for fan engagement.

AI, Marketing, Fan Engagement, Technology, Communication

Make you think

Amazon Created a Huge Hiring Mess That Other Companies Will Pay For – Medium

Impact of Amazon's hiring strategies.

Hiring, Employment, Business Trends

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