From WWE’s $1.7B Revenue Machine to Savannah Bananas’ Anti-Scalper Playbook

Inside WWE's $1.7 Billion Revenue Machine – 365247 Newsletter *

How WWE turns one event into a revenue ecosystem.

US, WWE, Sports Business, Media Rights, Sponsorship

The Savannah Bananas Just Cost Resellers $13.69 Million – Huddle Up *

Bananas build a fan-first, scalper-proof ticketing model.

US, Ticketing, Fan Experience, Data, Strategy

Inside 359 Capital: The Sports Backed Venture Fund Investing Beyond Sport – 365247 Newsletter *

Where sports-backed capital is really placing its bets.

Global, Investment, Innovation, SportsBiz, Technology

The Investment Case for Women's Sports Is Still Accelerating – Front Office Sports

Data-backed look at surging women's sports valuations.

US, Women's-Sport, Investment, Valuation, Sponsorship

U.S. cities chasing FIFA over millions of dollars owed after hosting World Cup games – The Athletic

Host cities chase World Cup funds, exposing event risks.

US, FIFA, Events, Governance, Commercial

MLS Taps Private Equity Veteran As Next Commissioner – Front Office Sports *

Private equity thinking heads to MLS headquarters.

US, MLS, Private Equity, Leadership, Media-Rights

The Dodgers Are Racking Up Talent—and an Unprecedented Bill – Sportico

Dodgers' spending spree tests MLB's luxury tax era.

US, MLB, Revenue Sharing, Luxury Tax, Sports Management

Premier League strike ‘UK£20m' Betway training kit deal as betting firms adapt to Premier League ban – SportsPro

Man United, Betway pivot around front-of-shirt betting ban.

UK, Football, Sponsorship, Betting, Marketing

NBL Sets Strict 8,000-Seat Venue Mandate for Future Expansion – Ministry of Sport

NBL ties expansion to serious venue and market scale.

AU, NBL, Infrastructure, Venues, Expansion

Why Audio Matters for Instagram Reels Engagement, and How Scheduling It Actually Helps – Later

Audio trends quietly drive Reels reach and engagement.

Global, Social Media, Fan Engagement, Sponsorship, AI

4 tips to build a Snapchat marketing strategy – Social Media Today

Snapchat still matters for younger, future fans.

Global, Digital, Social Media, Marketing, Fan Engagement

Why Sports Organizations Must Embrace Innovation, and How to Do It Right – Digital and Social Media Sports

Practical playbook for embedding innovation in clubs.

Global, Innovation, Technology, Fan Engagement, Sponsorship

Netflix sets Australian on-air team for its first-ever regular-season NFL game, the 49ers-Rams clash in Melbourne on Sept. 10 – Netflix *

Netflix debuts localised NFL broadcast team in Australia.

AU, SportsMedia, Streaming, CommercialStrategy, NFL

Multiple NHL Teams Have Cut Their Radio Broadcast Crews – The Athletic

NHL clubs rethink radio in a streaming-first world.

US, NHL, Media, Technology, Strategy

Spotify is testing an ad-skipping tool for podcasts – Podnews *

Built-in ad skipping rewrites podcast sponsorship maths.

Global, Media-rights, Sponsorship, Ad-tech, Podcasting

NHL's Steve Mayer on Building a Centralized Production Operation From Scratch – Sports Video Group

How the NHL brought local production under one roof.

US, NHL, Production, Centralization, Media-rights

At Commonwealth Games, Actua Brought Viewers Closer to the Action with FPV Drones, AI, and Content Hubs – Sports Video Group

Drones, AI and content hubs powering multi-sport coverage.

EU, Multi-sport, AI, Content, Broadcast-innovation

To Stay Ahead on AI, Think Like a Designer – Every

AI shifts value from execution to system design.

Global, AI, Strategy, Sports Marketing, Sponsorship

The Best AI Agent Builder Is Trapped Inside Microsoft – Every

Copilot Studio hints at ‘agents for every department'.

Global, AI, Sponsorship, Data, SportsBizOps

Why Everything Feels Like Gambling – Huddle Up

Trading, betting and apps share one playbook: compulsion.

US, Sports Betting, Fan Engagement, Product Design, Ethics

Most CEOs Are Using AI to Protect the Past, That's a Problem – Medium

AI should unlock new products, not just trim costs.

Global, AI, Strategy, Leadership, Innovation