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Key Reads

Paramount May Unwind WBD's Sports Strategy if Merger Goes Through – CNBC *

Merger impacts sports media rights.

Media, Mergers, Sports Broadcasting, Media Rights

StubHub Stock Plunges Amid Q4 Earnings Miss, Lockup Expiration – Sportico

Plunge in StubHub's market value.

Ticket Sales, Finance, Market Trends, IPO

FCC Actions May Portend Sports Media Policy Reset – Sportico *

Regulatory changes affecting media.

Media Rights, FCC, Sports Media, Policy

Brady-Fanatics Saudi Flag Football Event Likely Moving to U.S. – Front Office Sports 

Geopolitical factors move sports events.

Flag Football, Sports Events, Broadcasting, International Relations

Professional Sports

Marc Lasry's Fund Invests $40M in NWSL's Courage at $155M Valuation – Sportico

Major investment in NWSL's Courage.

Investments, NWSL, Women's Sports, Sports Business

Digital & Social

Charlie Puth Joins Moises as Chief Music Officer – Music Business Worldwide

AI tools influencing the music industry.

AI, Music, Technology, Innovation

Every Workflow You Share Teaches Someone Else Your Creative Process – Every.to

Collaboration across teams and campaigns.

Collaboration, Workflow Sharing, Creative Process, Sports Marketing, AI

Media & Entertainment

How Welcome To Wrexham is preparing for the Chelsea FA Cup game: ‘The storyline sells itself' – The Athletic *

Storytelling and branding in sports media.

Media, Branding, FA Cup, Marketing

Predictive analytics and forecasting tool Flightpath has joined forces with monetisation company Frequency – Podnews

Analytics and monetisation strategies in sports.

Analytics, Monetization, Technology, Data

Geek out

Apple's New F1 OS – Business of Speed

Apple's tech advances in F1 broadcast.

Apple, Formula 1, Technology, Media Rights

The Great AI Slimdown: OpenAI, Google, and Alibaba Shift to Speed and Scale – The Neuron Daily

AI players focus on faster, smaller models.

AI, Technology, Data, Sports Tech

AI

AI startups are reaching $100M revenue at record speed – AI Valley

Rapid growth of AI startups.

AI, Startups, Revenue, Technology

Make you think

The concert ticket industry is broken,’ justice department says as Ticketmaster trial begins – The Guardian *

Ticketmaster trial spotlights industry issues.

Ticketing, Music Industry, Business, Legal

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