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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 data – Sport 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 Cap – The Athletic *
How salary caps, media and PE shape franchise values.
US, MLB, Finance, MediaRights, Governance
Knicks-Rangers Split: Explaining MSG Sports' $13.5B Breakup – Sportico
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 Team – Substack *
Premier League front-of-shirt deal signals post-gambling era.
UK, Football, Sponsorship, Technology, Data
Professional Sports
Inside the business of Roland-Garros 2026 – Insider 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 NFL – The 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 FY2024 – JohnWallStreet *
How WSL used digital platforms to grow 40%.
Global, Surfing, Digital, Media, AudienceGrowth
Everything PGA Tour Players Can—and Can't—Do on Social Media – Front 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 properly – Mumbrella *
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' discovery – Like & 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 Spotify – Podnews
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 days – Hollywood 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 Hallucination – Medium
Architecting reliable large-scale AI search over sports data.
Global, AI, Data, Technology, Product
Extract More Kernel Performance With NVIDIA CompileIQ Auto-Tuning – NVIDIA 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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