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Key Reads

EXCLUSIVE: Visibility is now the lowest-hanging fruit, not the ceiling of IPL sponsorship ROI — Shiv Burman, Founder, Burman SportsSportsMint Media *

How IPL sponsors are moving beyond logo visibility.

Sponsorship, IPL, Marketing, Data-Driven Insights

MLB's Marlins Sell Ownership Stake at $1.55 Billion ValuationSportico *

Inside the latest billion‑dollar MLB team valuation.

MLB, Business, Team Sales, Valuation

CFL goes global with record ‘CAN$500m' DAZN and Bell Media broadcast dealsSportsPro *

Record CFL media deal shows value of global reach.

CFL, Media Rights, Broadcast, DAZN, Bell Media

The paralysis tax: How legacy brands are gifting market share to disruptors in sportSportsPro

Why slow‑moving sponsors are losing ground in sport.

Sponsorship, Marketing, Industry Trends, Branding

With Long Road Ahead, Changes Are Certain in MLB Labor TalksFront Office Sports

How upcoming MLB labour talks could reshape revenues.

MLB, CBA, Negotiation, Revenue

Professional Sports

Shedeur Sanders Banked Record $17.7M in NFLPA Group Licensing IncomeFront Office Sports *

Record licensing haul highlights changing athlete economics.

NFL, Licensing, Sponsorship, Marketing, Endorsements

Travis Kelce takes stake in Cleveland GuardiansInsider Sport

Kelce joins growing wave of athlete‑investors in teams.

Sports Investment, MLB, Athlete Endorsements, Business

Champions League Finalists Arsenal, PSG Worth Combined $10B+Sportico

What Arsenal and PSG's $10B valuations really signal.

Soccer, Valuation, Arsenal, PSG, Champions League

Digital & Social

How ‘Manic' Arsenal Fandom Went GlobalFront Office Sports *

How Arsenal built a truly global, always‑on fanbase.

Soccer, Marketing, Media, Fan Engagement

Why WWE Is Airing One of Its Most Anticipated Shows on YouTubeFront Office Sports

WWE's YouTube strategy points to future of free events.

WWE, YouTube, Media Rights, Digital Strategy

Nicolas Cage Is A Spider Guy, Tina Fey Is Back, And Kevin Smith Still Won't Shut UpAlways Be Watching

Streaming trends that sports rights‑holders are competing against.

Global, Streaming, Media, Fan-Engagement, Content-Trends

Media & Entertainment

Starmer's Champions League plea rings hollow without the law to back itInsider Sport

Politics collides with UK Champions League broadcast rights.

Broadcasting, Media Rights, Football, UK

Sinner's Collapse Shakes Up French Open as WBD Sells Out AdsSportico

French Open drama drives ad sales and scheduling shifts.

Media, Advertising, Tennis, Broadcasting

Geek Out

Compound Engineering Gets an UpgradeEvery

An eight‑step playbook for building AI‑native products.

Global, AI, Product Development, Sports Tech, Data

Introducing dynamic workflows in Claude CodeAnthropic

How multi‑agent workflows can automate complex sports ops.

Global, AI, Marketing Automation, Sports Technology, Data & Analytics

AI

Robinhood is opening its trading platform to AI agentsThe Verge *

Agentic trading offers a glimpse of AI-run revenue levers.

Global, AI, Sports Betting, Revenue Strategy, Governance

Google Pay prepared for agentic commerce with a Universal Commerce ProtocolArtificial Intelligence News

What agentic payments could mean for ticketing and memberships.

Global, AI, Ticketing, Commerce, Sponsorship

Make You Think

Prosecutors escalate Terry Rozier case with $100k sports bribery chargesInsider Sport *

Player‑prop betting scandal raises urgent integrity questions.

NBA, Sports Betting, Integrity, Gambling

Why UX should own retentionBoagworld

Argues retention, not acquisition, should drive product decisions.

Global, AI, Retention, CRM, Revenue

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