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This edition presented by SEAT 2026 in Charlotte, June 28-30 2026.

Key Reads

From collection to connection: how to maximise the value of your fan dataSport Industry Group *

Turning raw fan data into real commercial outcomes.

Data, Fan Engagement, Technology, Sponsorship, Marketing, UK

MLB Owners Want What NBA, NFL Owners Have: Soaring Franchise Values, and a Salary CapThe Athletic *

How salary caps, media and PE shape franchise values.

US, MLB, Finance, MediaRights, Governance

Knicks-Rangers Split: Explaining MSG Sports' $13.5B BreakupSportico

Deep dive on a $13.5B sports empire reshuffle.

NBA, NHL, Finance, Business Strategy, US

Why Crystal Palace's New Shirt Deal Should Matter to Every Premier League Commercial TeamSubstack *

Premier League front-of-shirt deal signals post-gambling era.

UK, Football, Sponsorship, Technology, Data

Professional Sports

Inside the business of Roland-Garros 2026Insider Sport

How Roland-Garros monetises media, sponsors and fans.

Tennis, Media Rights, Sponsorship, Events, FR

Inside Como 1907: The Billionaire Playbook That Turned A Bankrupt Club Into A Champions League Contender – Huddle Up

Como 1907's blueprint for rescuing and scaling a club.

EU, Football, Strategy, Revenue, Merchandising

Joe Burrow the ambassador: Why Cincinnati Bengals' QB is all-in on growing the NFLThe Athletic

Star quarterback as global growth and flag football evangelist.

US, NFL, GlobalExpansion, AthleteBrand, Grassroots

Digital & Social

World Surf League records a 40% rise in audience reach in FY2025 versus FY2024JohnWallStreet *

How WSL used digital platforms to grow 40%.

Global, Surfing, Digital, Media, AudienceGrowth

Everything PGA Tour Players Can—and Can't—Do on Social MediaFront Office Sports *

New social rules reshape player branding and monetisation.

Golf, Social Media, Sports Marketing, AthleteBrand, US

Creator marketing is the fastest growing media channel, and it's still not being measured properlyMumbrella *

Why creator campaigns outpace measurement frameworks in sport.

AU, Creator Marketing, Media, Technology, Sponsorship

Media & Entertainment

Spotify's global head of podcasts on exclusives, monetisation and why video ‘unlocked' discoveryLike & Subscribe

Video-first strategy lessons for sports podcasting.

Global, Streaming, Discovery, Monetisation, Strategy

First podcast subscription platform to deliver gated, subscriber-only podcast video on SpotifyPodnews

What gated podcast video means for premium sports content.

Global, MediaRights, Subscription, Video, Technology

Prime Video: Off Campus reaches 36 million viewers in first 12 daysHollywood Reporter

Amazon's viewer claims and what they signal for sport.

Global, Streaming, Data, Measurement, Media

Geek Out

Designing a RAG Pipeline for 10M+ Documents With Near-Zero HallucinationMedium

Architecting reliable large-scale AI search over sports data.

Global, AI, Data, Technology, Product

Extract More Kernel Performance With NVIDIA CompileIQ Auto-TuningNVIDIA Developer

Auto-tuning GPUs to cut AI costs in sports tech.

Global, AI, Data Infrastructure, Sports Tech, Performance

Make You Think

Inimitable Product Is The New ‘Make Great Content'SparkToro

Why unique experiences beat content in an AI world.

Global, AI, Digital Strategy, Fan Engagement, Sponsorship

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