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Key Reads

Old NRL Ghosts Stalk Greenberg in Cricket's Civil WarThe Australian *

Governance lessons from Cricket Australia's latest power struggle.

AU, Cricket, Sports Administration, Governance

Monaco Grand Prix Requires Military Precision, This Is How They Do ItThe Australian *

Inside the logistics engine behind F1's most iconic race.

AU, F1, Event Management, Operations

FIFA Cancels World Cup Tickets for About 60 Fans Who Got Them for FreeAl Jazeera *

Ticketing mishap highlights data, policy and fan-trust risks.

Global, FIFA, Ticketing, Sports Business, Event Management

Professional Sports

Netflix Film to Shoot at Jubilee Stadium this JuneGeorges River Council

Suburban stadium becomes a Netflix set and revenue stream.

AU, Venues, Sponsorship, Content, NonGameDayRevenue

The creator economy is dead. The expert economy replaced itStrategy Breakdowns

From reach to expertise: evolving playbook for sports content.

Global, AI, Creator Economy, B2B Strategy, Thought Leadership

Most leaders ask the wrong questionFor Every Scale

Using Cynefin to make smarter bets on AI projects.

Global, AI, Leadership, Strategy, Sports Business

Digital & Social

Is AI killing user experience?Knowledge at Wharton

Avoiding AI gimmicks that make fan journeys worse.

Global, AI, Fan Engagement, UX, Marketing

Why we migrated our marketing site out of a CMSMatthew Henderson

Letting AI continuously test copy on key sales pages.

Global, AI, Web Optimisation, Ticketing, Membership

Google Photos will turn your pictures into a digital wardrobe that you can mix and matchDigital Trends

What photo-mining AI could mean for sponsor visibility metrics.

Global, AI, Fan Engagement, Sponsorship, Retail

Media & Entertainment

Paramount seeks to toss lawsuit opposing Paramount–Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros DiscoveryVariety

Major studio deal that could reshape sports streaming power.

US, MediaRights, MergersAcquisitions, Streaming, SportsBusiness

New York Times feature on Netflix movies chief Dan LinThe New York Times

Strategic content choices at Netflix offer clues for sport.

Global, Streaming, ContentStrategy, MediaRights, Entertainment

Geek Out

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra powers faster, more efficient reasoning for long-running AI agentsNVIDIA Developer

Infrastructure for always-on agents powering ticketing and sponsorship.

Global, AI, Data, Revenue, Infrastructure

Perplexity Partners With Intel to Launch Chip-Agnostic Hybrid AI OrchestratorDecrypt

Hybrid AI that works even in patchy stadium connectivity.

Global, AI, Infrastructure, Data, Technology

AI

Mark Zuckerberg Wants Meta's New AI Agents to Run Your Whole BusinessThe Wall Street Journal *

Meta pitches AI agents as end-to-end commerce and service.

Global, AI, Fan Engagement, Social Media, Sponsorship

Be There for Every Customer With Meta Business AgentMeta

AI agents in DMs could sell tickets and hospitality.

Global, AI, Fan Engagement, Ticketing, Sponsorship

ChatGPT Memory DreamingOpenAI *

Persistent AI memory points to ‘season ticket rep' agents.

Global, AI, Fan Engagement, CRM, Sponsorship

OECD Finds Zero Evidence of Widespread Labour Displacement From Corporate AI AdoptionFortune

Data suggests AI shifts roles more than it cuts them.

Global, AI, Workforce, SportsBusiness, Operations

Anthropic says 80% of its new production code is now authored by Claude — how your enterprise can catch upVentureBeat

What 80% AI-written code could mean for lean sports tech teams.

Global, AI, Productivity, Technology, Commercial

Make You Think

Accelerating the next phase of physical AIGeneralist AI

Robotics and ‘physical AI' collide with stadium operations futures.

Global, AI, Venues, Fan Experience, Innovation

Co-Existence and the End of Co-IntelligenceOne Useful Thing

Deciding what to automate versus keep human in your org.

Global, AI, Marketing, Strategy, SportsBiz

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