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The Anti-AI Bet: Why Live Sports Will Become More Valuable As Everything Else Gets Cheaper – Huddle Up *
Explores live sports asset value.
AI, Sports Business, Live Events, Media Rights, Technology
Meta's WorldGen will turn a text prompt into a walkable, game-ready world – Meta *
Creates interactive 3D worlds.
AI, Virtual Reality, Sports Marketing, Fan Engagement
Maddencast' Sequel Showcases What EA, NBC and Genius Learned in 2024's Debut – Sports Business Journal
EA and NBC sports media evolution.
Sports Broadcasting, Technology, Media Innovations, Gaming
Professional Sports
Sunk-Cost Football: UMass' Faltering Quest to Belong in the FBS – Sportico
UMass financial and strategic struggles.
College Sports, Football, NCAA, Finance, Sports Management
Real Madrid Forecasts Record $1.44B in Revenue as It Preps Stake Sale – Sportico *
Financial strategy and stake sale.
Soccer, Real Madrid, Revenue, Finance, Stake Sale
Chiefs vs. Cowboys Could Draw Record 50M-Plus Viewers – Front Office Sports
Potential NFL viewership record.
NFL, Media, Broadcast, Viewership
Digital & Social
FIBA enters fantasy sports space ahead of World Cup 2027 Qualifiers – Insider Sport *
FIBA's fantasy sports strategy.
Fantasy Sports, Basketball, Fan Engagement, Marketing, FIBA
uniqFEED and Telstra put virtual advertising on the fast track – Sport Business
Partnership in virtual advertising.
Sports Technology, Virtual Advertising, Marketing, Sponsorship
Media & Entertainment
James Cameron will co-direct Billie Eilish's new concert movie. – Screen Crush
Collaboration insight into media.
Entertainment, Media, Filmmaking, Audience Engagement
Geek out
Google DeepMind hires former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the company pushes deeper into robotics – Wired
Integration of AI and robotics.
Robotics, AI, Technology, Innovation, Google
How to run product evals – Eugene Yan
Guide on AI product evaluations.
AI, Product Evaluation, Marketing, Sponsorship, Technology
Everything to know about Claude Opus 4.5 – The Neuron
New AI model insights.
AI, Technology, Data Analysis, Sports, Marketing
Make You Think
What to know about Damon Jones — at the center of two NBA scandals – ESPN *
A look into NBA gambling scandals
NBA, Gambling, Athletes
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