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71% of Premier League Corporate Guests Plan to Increase Spend After a Positive Experience – Real Business *
Premier League-specific stat on spend increase.
Premier League, Hospitality, Customer Experience, Sponsorship, Data
Study: For Every $154 Spent on Sports Tickets, Companies Entertain Clients Worth Over $160,000 – LA Business Journal *
Examines ROI for B2B hospitality.
Sponsorship, Hospitality, ROI, B2B Sales, Corporate Tickets
Gulf Funds Near Deal to Back Paramount's $81 Billion Takeover of Warner – WSJ
Massive M&A shapes sports media future.
Media Rights, M&A, Streaming, Investment, Strategy
How Sports Illustrated is getting back in the game after scandal, layoffs – LA Times
Media-business turnaround after challenges.
Media, Business Models, Brand, Events, AI
Professional Sports
Bills want home opener at new Highmark Stadium to be a prime-time game – Buffalo News *
New venue as a business platform.
NFL, Venues, Media, International, Private Equity
FanCode obtains broadcast rights for The Masters, PGA Championships and US Open – Sports Mint Media
FanCode's broadcast rights acquisition.
Media Rights, Golf, FanCode, Broadcasting
The PWHL Packed Madison Square Garden for the Most-Attended Women's Hockey Game Ever – Front Office Sports
Record attendance at women's hockey game.
PWHL, Women's sports, Ticketing, Venues, Sponsorship
Digital & Social
Writing With AI Is Harder Than You Think – Every.to
Deep dive on AI as a writing partner.
AI, Content, Marketing, Workflow, Productivity
AI
OpenAI's cap table is more crowded than people think – X (Twitter)
OpenAI cap table breakdown.
AI, Business, Strategy, Investment, Technology
Perplexity unveils Computer for taxes – Perplexity AI *
AI agents for tax returns.
AI, Automation, Operations, Finance, Technology
Make you think
March's top selling sports cards, plus the Shohei Ohtani card defying the odds – The Athletic
Intersection of collectibles and fandom.
Collectibles, Business Models, Revenue, Data, Fandom
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