NFL Antitrust Battles, NBA Playoff Fragmentation & the Death of Paper Tickets

The DOJ vs. The NFL: Inside the Antitrust Fight That Could Reshape Sports Media – Huddle Up *

Landmark DOJ case could rewrite NFL media economics.

NFL, Media Rights, Antitrust, Streaming, Sports Business

Stadiums Are Phasing Out Paper Tickets, But Some Fans Want Them Back – The Athletic *

Digital ticketing clash highlights data goals versus fan nostalgia.

Ticketing, Data, Fan Experience, Technology, Stadium Operations

The future of the cheap seats: Why teams are rethinking upper decks – Sports Business Journal *

How premiumisation and design are reshaping upper decks globally.

Ticketing, Venues, Fan Experience, Revenue Strategy, Sports Business

TPG Agrees to Buy Learfield in Deal Worth Roughly $2 Billion – Sportico 

Private equity takeover reshapes college multimedia rights landscape.

College Sports, Media Rights, Sponsorship, Private Equity, Sports Business

MLB Sees Longer Games but Higher Attendance Early in ABS Era – Front Office Sports *

Automated strike zone tweaks pace, but fans still turning up.

MLB, Fan Engagement, Technology, Attendance, Rules Innovation

WNBA Draft Picks to Earn Record Salaries: Inside the Numbers – Sportico

Breakdown of record WNBA rookie deals and cap impact.

WNBA, Athlete Compensation, Sponsorship, Media, Basketball Business

What's It Like Being Nikola Jokić's Agent? – Front Office Sports

Inside global basketball power dynamics from Jokić's camp.

NBA, Global Expansion, Player Representation, League Strategy, Basketball Europe

Gary Neville's The Overlap Buys Mark Goldbridge's YouTube Channels – The Athletic *

Creator-led fan media gets scooped by ex-player brand.

Creator Economy, Football, Media Rights, Digital Content, Acquisitions

What Arsenal gains from a Facebook and WhatsApp partnership – Insider Sport

How Arsenal and Meta are deepening direct fan messaging.

Football, Marketing, Social Media, Sponsorship, Technology

Chernin Group Leads Funding Round in ‘Real' Social Box Score App – Front Office Sports

Investors back social-first live stats for second-screen fans.

Technology, Sports App, Investment, Innovation, Fan Engagement

NBA Playoffs Set to Leave Local TV Behind in Streaming-Heavy Shift – Front Office Sports *

National and streaming-only playoffs reshape NBA fan access.

NBA, Media, Streaming, Amazon, ESPN

Hollywood celebs protest Paramount-Warner merger – Morning Brew

Creative backlash to mega-merger with big sports implications.

Media, Streaming, Business, Entertainment, Strategy

The attention economy has come for podcasting – Amplifi

Podcasting now fights the same ruthless attention battles.

Attention Economy, Media Strategy, Content, Podcasting, Digital Trends

Diverging paths: How capital markets are repricing sports technology segments – SportsPro

Investors shift from hype to recurring revenue in sports tech.

Investment, Technology, Data, Analytics, SportsTech

MLS signs multi-year deal with Vision Insights to strengthen sponsorship analytics – SportsMintMedia

MLS doubles down on data to prove partner ROI.

MLS, Sponsorship, Analytics, Data, Technology

There Isn't Enough AI Compute To Go Around – WSJ

Compute crunch will shape which AI projects actually ship.

AI, Infrastructure, Technology, Strategy, Data

Stanford Released Its 2026 AI Index Report – Stanford

Definitive numbers on global AI adoption, spend and impact.

AI, Data, Research, Trends, Strategy

Bills add sensory rooms to make stadium more inclusive – RochesterFirst

Neuroinclusive design becoming a core part of venue experience.

Fan Experience, Accessibility, Stadiums, Community, CSR