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Inside the $3.82 Billion Plan to Transform Indian Sport – 365247 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 week – Insider 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 Ahead – Sports Video Group
Executives outline where sports media and tech are heading.
Global, Strategy, Technology, Media, ExecutiveInsight
DAZN's Sports Strategy – 365247 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 2025-26 – AS
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 cases – The 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 Yet – ESPN
A landmark union push reshapes college sports power dynamics.
US, NCAA, Governance, AthleteRights, CommercialModel
SEC, Big Ten Support PCSA as Judge Issues NCAA Eligibility Injunction – Sportico
Eligibility injunction could reshape NCAA rosters and revenues.
NCAA, College Sports, Law, Eligibility, Governance
WNBA Viewership Up 12% and Attendance Up 13% at Midseason – Yahoo 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 Number – Entrepreneur
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 Brand – Sports 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 Start – Sports 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 Canada – Yahoo 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 Million – GlobeNewswire
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 Inside – TNW
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 Events – Ministry 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 trains – Morning Brew
Lessons from Japanese rail for stadium and precinct planning.
JP, Infrastructure, Urban Development, Stadium Precincts, Strategy
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