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MLB's Netflix Deal, Real Madrid's Investment & Google Nano Banana Pro

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MLB Lands New Media Deals With NBC, Netflix And ESPN As League Restructures TV FutureThe New York Times *

MLB announces major media partnerships.

MLB, Media Rights, Broadcasting, Sports Business

Golden decade ahead for Rugby, Tyson Beattie – Sports Geek *

Taking advantage of major events ahead in Australia.

Sports Geek, Marketing, Fan Engagement, Events

Tatum: NBA Europe Likely To Open Bidding In Q1 2026Sports Business Journal *

NBA Europe expands with new bidding.

NBA, Globalisation, Sports Expansion, Market Strategy

Buffalo Bills PSLs Are Selling Fast – And The Team Is Cashing InBuffalo News 

Bills profit from fast-selling PSLs.

NFL, Ticketing, Revenue Strategy, Sports Business

The NFL's Secret Obsession With Supersonic FlightWall Street Journal 

NFL considering supersonic flights.

NFL, International Expansion, Technology, Logistics

Professional Sports

Club Sportico: Real Madrid Preps Largest Deal in Soccer HistorySportico *

Real Madrid's groundbreaking investment deal.

Business, Team Sales, Real Madrid, Soccer

Lights, Brands, Action: The Growing Business of the Las Vegas Grand PrixBoardroom *

Exploring Las Vegas F1 event strategies.

Sports Business, Sponsorship, Event Management

How Paramount took Champions League rights away from TNT SportsInsider Sport 

Paramount's victory in rights bidding.

Media Rights, Broadcasting, UEFA Champions League, Paramount, TNT Sports

Digital & Social

TikTok Lets You Dial Up (or Down) the AITechCrunch *

Adjust AI content on TikTok.

Social Media, AI, TikTok, Marketing, Content Strategy

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Nvidia posts record $57B quarter, eyes half-trillion in AI chip revenue by 2026Fortune

Nvidia reports explosive AI growth.

AI, Technology, Data Analytics, Sports Technology

Google drops next-gen Nano Banana ProGoogle Blog *

New Google tech for creators.

Marketing, Technology, Sponsorship, Content Creation

Make you think

Organization warns against giving AI toys to childrenUPI

AI warning for parents

Artificial Intelligence, Toys, Christmas

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November 24th, 2025|

Stadium Digital Demands & MLB's Netflix Deal: Modern Sports Media Evolution

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The Sports Marketing Playbook for Turning Social Media Agility into Organizational ROIDigital and Social Media Sports *

Optimise social media for sports ROI.

Sports Marketing, Social Media, ROI, Data

Sports stadiums are entering a new-generation of digital demandsInsider Sport *

Digital updates for modernised sports venues.

Technology, Infrastructure, Fan Engagement, Investment, Sports Stadiums

MLB Finalizes New Rights Deals with NBC, ESPN and NetflixSportico *

MLB's media expansion strategy.

MLB, Media Rights, ESPN, NBC, Netflix

The NBA's European expansion plansThe Athletic 

NBA's strategic move into Europe.

NBA, Europe, Expansion, Strategy, Sponsorship

Cloudflare Outage Affects Major PlatformsAxios *

Major outage impacts digital services.

Technology, Cloudflare, Data

Professional Sports

Will the WNBA's latest CBA proposal avoid a league lockout next season?Insider Sport 

Changes in WNBA labour relations.

WNBA, CBA, Women's Sports, Basketball, Salaries

Record WNBPA Trading Card Deal Follows 100x Category GrowthSportico 

WNBA integrates trading cards.

WNBA, Trading Cards, Sports Commerce, Sponsorship, Marketing

Digital & Social

Video Recaps Marks a Groundbreaking Application of Generative AI for StreamingVariety *

AI generates video recaps.

Generative AI, Streaming, Content Creation, Sports Marketing

Social teams are producing 4x more content than they did in 2019Sprout

Boom in content production.

Content Strategy, Marketing, Social Media

Media & Entertainment

Real Madrid working with Apple to create 2026 immersive documentary, says president PerezThe Athletic 

Apple and Madrid collaborate on documentary.

Technology, Media, Football

AI

OpenAI launches GPT-5.1-Codex-MaxOpenAI

New AI launches for sports tech.

AI, Software Development, Sports Technology, Data Analytics, Innovation

Make You Think

How Two Engineers Ship Like a Team of 15 With AI AgentsEvery

Innovation in AI-driven software development.

AI, Technology, Software Development, Sports Tech

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November 21st, 2025|

Topgolf's Fall, NBA on Amazon, & LeBron's Milestone

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Inside The Rise and Fall of Topgolf (And Why Callaway Is Walking Away)Huddle Up *

Strategic analysis of Topgolf divestment.

Topgolf, Callaway, Sports Business, Strategy, Finance

LeBron's Longevity is So Unreal That He Passed Reggie Miller Last NightThe Athletic 

LeBron's career and longevity insights.

NBA, Player Longevity, Milestones

Congress Turns Up Heat on Sports Leagues Over Betting Integrity IssuesFront Office Sports *

Betting integrity challenges for leagues.

Sports Betting, Regulation, Integrity

NFL Report-Card Grievance Centers on Health Policy, Contract RightsSportico *

NFL health policy and contract rights.

NFL, Legal, Sports Management, Health Policy

Professional Sports

Amazon Prime Video's NBA primetime debut sets European viewership recordSportPro *

Amazon NBA debut's viewership impact.

NBA, Broadcast, Media, Viewership, OTT

Is Steve Kerr Right That the Season is Too Long?The Athletic 

NBA season length and player injuries.

NBA, Scheduling, Injuries, Sports Business

New WNBA Offer to Players Includes Max Salary Over $1 MillionFront Office Sports 

WNBA's $1M max salary proposal.

WNBA, CBA, Gender Equity, Sponsorship, Athlete Welfare

Media & Entertainment

Disney and YouTube TV Held Customers Hostage For a Good ReasonMedium *

Negotiations in media rights.

Media, Broadcasting, Technology

How radio will make some noise during The AshesMumbrella *

Radio's role in The Ashes coverage.

Radio, The Ashes, Broadcasting, Marketing

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How Two Engineers Ship Like a Team of 15 With AI AgentsEvery 

AI enhances productivity, efficiency.

AI, Technology, Productivity, Software Development

Federal government rules out changing copyright law to give AI companies free reinABC

AI's future and societal impact.

AI, Technology, Data, Innovation

Make you think

Meta to start grading employees on their “AI-driven impact”Business Insider *

AI's integration into performance reviews.

AI, Business, Performance, Technology

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November 20th, 2025|

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