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Inside LIV's current finances and future: Despite optimism, it still seems like a mess – The Athletic *

Dissects the sustainability and strategy of golf's biggest disruptor.

Global, Golf, Finance, Strategy, Investment

What can job ads tell us about Australian sport? – Notice Sports *

Job listings reveal where Aussie sport is really heading.

AU, Strategy, AI, CreatorEconomy, Commercial

Inside the $22 Billion Business of DICK'S Sporting Goods – 365247 Sports

How DICK'S built a youth sports and retail ecosystem.

US, Retail, Strategy, Data, YouthSports

Did The SEC Force Mark Walter To Sell The Lakers? – Huddle Up *

Regulatory risk hits one of sport's biggest ownership empires.

US, NBA, Ownership, Finance, Regulation

Did Formula 1 have a bad quarter, or a bad calendar? – Business of Speed *

Unpacks Liberty's F1 numbers, race calendars and revenue risk.

Global, F1, MediaRights, Finance, Strategy

Professional Sports

What we know so far about Lakers' surprising sale to Joshua Kushner, Bob Iger – The Athletic

Deep look at the record Lakers deal and new owners' plans.

US, NBA, Ownership, Media, Investment

LA Lakers, NY Yankees Are Private Money's Latest Flexes – Bloomberg

How private capital is reshaping blue‑chip US sports assets.

US, NBA, MLB, Private Equity, Valuations

How the Dallas Cowboys Became a $15.5 Billion NFL Team – Sportico *

Breaks down the commercial engine behind sport's richest team.

US, NFL, Valuation, Sponsorship, Brand

Yankee Global Enterprises announces $2.6 billion financing agreement with Apollo Sports Capital – Yahoo Sports

Hybrid capital deal values Yankees near $10B without selling control.

US, MLB, Finance, Private-equity, Valuations

Digital & Social

Disney+ partners with Gary Neville's The Overlap for ‘Stick to Football' – Sport Industry Group *

Landmark streamer–YouTube deal around fan‑first football content.

UK, Football, Streaming, Sponsorship, ContentStrategy

Explaining the Game: Wimbledon's Data, Graphics and Accessibility Push – Sports Video Group

How Wimbledon uses data and design to reach more fans.

Global, Tennis, Data, Accessibility, Broadcast

First-party data in MotoGP: quanto vale davvero un'audience captive – RTR Sports Marketing

MotoGP case study on the real value of first‑party data.

MotoGP, Data, Marketing, Sponsorship, Privacy

Media & Entertainment

Formula E lands global Disney+ streaming deal covering 144 territories – SportsMint Media

Big OTT step for Formula E with Disney+ in 144 markets.

Formula E, Media Rights, Streaming, Global Expansion

Does the Esports World Cup make money? – SportBusiness

Interrogates the business model behind the world's richest esports event.

Global, Esports, Sponsorship, MediaRights, Technology

Alex Cooper's Unwell Hits $500M Valuation With New Investment – The Hollywood Reporter

Creator-led podcast network hits a half‑billion valuation.

US, Podcasting, Media, CreatorEconomy, Investment

Geek Out

From Infrastructure to Platform: Where Control Actually Matters – Sports Video Group

Build-vs-buy guidance for cloud, streaming and data platforms.

EU, Cloud, Streaming, Technology-strategy, Platforms

Agents are coming for data (just slowly) – InfoWorld

How AI agents will quietly transform your data plumbing.

Global, AI, Data Infrastructure, Sports Marketing, Sponsorship

AI

NVIDIA partners with major Wall Street firms to mobilize over $500 billion of third-party capital for AI compute infrastructure – NVIDIA

Massive AI infra financing that will shape future sports tech costs.

Global, AI, Infrastructure, SportsTech, Investment

The Future Is for Everyone – Meta's AI Vision – Meta

Zuckerberg's open AI push and what it means for fan agents.

Global, AI, Strategy, Fan Engagement, Data

Make You Think

Fitness is Changing (and becoming more like Sports) – The Petcash Post

HYROX and fitness events are morphing into new sports IP.

Global, Fitness, Participation Sports, Events, Sponsorship

Featured image credit: Drew Tarvin, ATT Stadium Interior, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

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