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Key Reads

Inside the $3.82 Billion Plan to Transform Indian Sport365247 Sports *

How India plans to rewire its entire sports system.

IN, Government Funding, High Performance, Sports Economy, Strategy

FIFA's World Cup sell-off: how the FIFA Forward Enterprise plan collapsed in a weekInsider Sport *

Inside the rapid fall of FIFA's $20B World Cup plan.

FIFA, World Cup, Governance, Investment Strategy, Sponsorship

SVG Executive Perspectives 2026: Industry Leaders Discuss Biz and Tech Trends for the Year AheadSports Video Group

Executives outline where sports media and tech are heading.

Global, Strategy, Technology, Media, ExecutiveInsight

DAZN's Sports Strategy365247 Sports *

DAZN's shift from streamer to sports media infrastructure.

Global, Sports Media, Streaming, Rights, Strategy

Real Madrid Generated a Record $1.4 Billion in Revenue in 2025-26AS

What a $1.4B season tells us about club models.

EU, Football, Revenue, Commercial Strategy, Global Brands

Professional Sports

Inside the secretive AFL integrity unit and its most high-profile casesThe Sydney Morning Herald *

How the AFL's integrity unit manages crises and scandals.

AU, AFL, Governance, Policy, Investigations

Women's College Hoops Players Unite in Largest Athlete Union Effort YetESPN

A landmark union push reshapes college sports power dynamics.

US, NCAA, Governance, AthleteRights, CommercialModel

SEC, Big Ten Support PCSA as Judge Issues NCAA Eligibility InjunctionSportico

Eligibility injunction could reshape NCAA rosters and revenues.

NCAA, College Sports, Law, Eligibility, Governance

WNBA Viewership Up 12% and Attendance Up 13% at MidseasonYahoo Sports

WNBA's growth spurt offers clear signals to sponsors.

US, WNBA, Ratings, Attendance, Sponsorship

Digital & Social

ADHD Weasel: 2,800 Subscribers in 23 Days (Full Breakdown)Growth in Reverse *

A tactical breakdown of explosive newsletter growth via quizzes.

Global, Growth, Email, Digital Strategy, Case Study

Website Traffic Is Down. Here's Why Your CEO Might Be Worrying About the Wrong NumberEntrepreneur

Why sports orgs must graduate from raw traffic KPIs.

Global, Digital, Marketing, Data, Revenue

‘Production Wins, Man!': Men in Blazers' Founder Roger Bennett on Winning the FIFA World Cup as a Digital Media BrandSports Video Group

How a digital-first brand outkicked traditional World Cup broadcasters.

Global, DigitalMedia, ContentStrategy, Sponsorship, Football

Media & Entertainment

Tony Romo, CBS and the ‘Worst Contract in Media History'The Athletic

What Romo's megadeal says about valuing broadcast talent.

US, Media-Rights, Broadcasting, Talent, NFL

NHL Launches Centralized Production Operation for Regional Broadcasts; Four Teams Aboard To StartSports Video Group *

NHL centralises production to cut costs and boost quality.

US, NHL, MediaRights, Production, Technology

Netflix Reportedly Paid $200 Million for 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Rights in the U.S. and CanadaYahoo Finance

Why Netflix is betting big on Women's World Cup rights.

US, Media Rights, Streaming, Women's Sport, Football

Geek Out

Marquee, an AI-Native Decision Layer for Professional Sports Organizations, Raised $6.5 MillionGlobeNewswire

New funding for an AI “brain” sitting across club data.

Global, Sports Tech, AI, Data, Clubs

AI

Harvard Business Review Warns AI ‘Workslop' Is Rotting Companies From the InsideTNW

The risk of low-quality AI output flooding organisations.

Global, AI, Governance, Productivity, Risk

AI will make content infinite. Human taste will decide what matters.TNW

In an infinite content world, curation becomes your edge.

Global, AI, Content, Media, Strategy

Make You Think

Queensland Unveils Victoria Park Legacy Plan Built Around Year-Round Sport and EventsMinistry of Sport

How Brisbane's Olympic legacy precinct aims for year-round impact.

AU, Olympics, Urban Development, Event Planning, Infrastructure

Why Japan has the world's best trainsMorning Brew

Lessons from Japanese rail for stadium and precinct planning.

JP, Infrastructure, Urban Development, Stadium Precincts, Strategy

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