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PTPA May Seek $1 Billion Raise for Efforts to Remake Pro Tennis – Sportico *
PTPA seeks $1 billion for pro tennis revamp.
Tennis, PTPA, Sponsorship, Funding
Mark Cuban Likes The College Sports Salary Cap: ‘It Protects Us' – Front Office Sports *
Mark Cuban supports college sports salary cap.
NIL, College Sports, Marketing, Sponsorship, Business
Sphere Entertainment's New Playbook: Smaller Venues, Less Risk, Bigger Returns – Huddle Up
Explores strategic shift in venue development.
Venues, Strategy, Entertainment, Revenue, Infrastructure
Professional Sports
WNBA Announces Schedule Despite Lack of New CBA – Front Office Sports
WNBA schedule released amid CBA talks.
WNBA, Management, Operations, Partnerships
Inside the WNBA's $700M+ Pay Divide With Players Union – Sportico *
WNBA and players union discuss pay scales.
WNBA, CBA, basketball, player compensation, sports business
MLB Team Spending at Davos Economic Summit – Sportico *
MLB spending intersects global economics.
MLB, Dodgers, Finance, Global Economics, Davos
Digital & Social
What does a winning sports strategy on YouTube look like? – SportPro *
Harnessing YouTube for sports content success.
YouTube, Broadcast, Media, Analytics, Monetisation
Media & Entertainment
Manchester United Reportedly Teams With Lionsgate on Historical Drama Series – The Athletic
MUFC partners with Lionsgate for drama.
Manchester United, Entertainment, Marketing, Sponsorship
Sarandos Discusses TV Landscape Competition – The Hollywood Reporter *
Understanding shifts in TV content.
TV Industry, Media, Streaming, Content Distribution
AI
Musk's xAI is testing ‘Human Emulators' to automate office work – YouTube
Automating work with AI emulators.
AI, Technology, Automation, Operations, Elon Musk
Apple eyes AI wearable race with AI pin – The Information
Apple develops AI wearables for sports.
Apple, Wearables, AI, Technology, Innovation
Geek out
Humans& aims to build AI collaboration tools focused on empowering people – TechCrunch
AI tools for enhanced collaboration.
AI, Collaboration, Startup, Technology, Empowerment
Make you think
NFL Christmas Helps December to Best Month Ever for Streaming – Sports Business Journal
NFL boosts December streaming records.
Streaming, NFL, Media Trends, Sports Broadcasting
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