California Ticket Bans, StubHub’s $10M FTC Fine & NBA Draft Lottery Reform

California considering bans on above-face-value resale – KGET *

Potentially era‑defining regulation for US ticketing economics.

US, Ticketing, Policy, Pricing, FanExperience

$10M settlement to the FTC over deception charges (StubHub) – FTC *

Fee transparency ruling sports ticketing can't afford to ignore.

US, Ticketing, Regulation, FanExperience, Legal

NBA Reportedly Looking to Expand Draft Lottery to Curb Tanking – The New York Times *

How lottery tweaks reshape incentives, integrity and franchise value.

US, NBA, Governance, Strategy, Integrity

UEFA unveils Schwarz Group as first-ever strategic corporate partner – SportsMint Media 

UEFA's new integrated model points to sponsorship's future.

EU, Football, UEFA, Sponsorship, Strategy

Enhanced Games gather pace ahead of debut and public listing vote – Insider Sport

A controversial new event tests sport's commercial boundaries.

Global, Sports Business, Events, AthleteBranding, Sponsorship

The NBA is drawing significant interest from investment groups to fund new teams in Las Vegas and Seattle – Bloomberg 

Expansion capital, new markets and fresh media inventory.

US, NBA, Expansion, Media Rights, Sponsorship

NBA and FIBA going through bids from potential team owners for new European league – AP News *

Inside the bid race for a new European hoop league.

EU, NBA, Expansion, League Development, Sponsorship

Premier League pricing split deepens ahead of 2026/27 season – Insider Sport *

Diverging ticket strategies show who's prioritising which fans.

UK, Football, Premier League, Ticketing, Fan Engagement

Melbourne Demons Part Ways with CEO Paul Guerra in Mid-Season Bombshell – Ministry of Sport *

AFL leadership shock with big strategic implications.

AU, AFL, Leadership, Governance, Sports Management

Warren Buffett Calls Sports Betting a ‘Tax on Stupidity' – Front Office Sports

An investing icon's blunt take on betting's boom.

Global, SportsBetting, Investment, Ethics, Revenue

How we're shaking up Platformer for the AI era – Platformer

Why link roundups aren't enough in an AI world.

Global, Media, AI, Content Strategy, Newsletters

WWE Moving 20 NXT Premium Live Events to The CW – Front Office Sports

A developmental property makes a major broadcast play.

US, WWE, MediaRights, Broadcasting, ContentDistribution

From data to prediction: Tennis betting's next evolution – Insider Sport

Inside the data arms race reshaping tennis wagering.

Global, Tennis, Betting, Data, Technology

Nielsen to use Triton Digital's Podcast Metrics Demos+ data for Nielsen Media Impact – Podnews

Podcast audience data finally joins true cross‑media planning.

Global, Data, Measurement, Media, Sponsorship

The next phase of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership – Microsoft *

OpenAI models are going multi‑cloud. Your stack changes.

Global, AI, Cloud, DataStrategy, SportsBusiness

Ethan Mollick's Four Guiding Principles for Using AI at Work – Big Think

A simple framework for rolling AI out across teams.

Global, AI, Productivity, Digital, Strategy

AI now costs some companies more than the humans doing the same work – Axios *

Challenging the myth that AI is always cheaper than staff.

Global, AI, BusinessOperations, Marketing, Finance

Project Deal: How 69 employees used Claude to close 186 real marketplace deals – Anthropic 

AI agents that actually close sales, not just write emails.

US, AI, Sales

How do you convince the board your sponsorship is working? – The Sponsor

Moving beyond vanity metrics to real sponsorship impact.

Global, Sponsorship, Measurement, Strategy, Marketing