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NFL Thanksgiving Ratings Records, Women's Sports Financial Gains & Spotify Wrapped
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We still have a lot of work to do: SEN's Craig Hutchison reveals plans for 2026 – Mumbrella – Mumbrella *
Insights into SEN's media strategy plans.
Media, Sports Broadcasting, Advertising, Business Strategy
Chiefs-Cowboys Thanksgiving Ratings Shatter NFL Regular-Season Record – Sportico *
Record TV ratings discuss media landscape.
NFL, TV ratings, Media, Marketing, Sponsorship
Games Vision Unveiled for Brisbane 2032 – Brisbane 2032
Brisbane's vision for 2032
Olympics, Marketing, Sponsorship, Sports
Women's Sports Saw Major Financial Gains, But There's a Long Way To Go – Front Office Sports *
CBA discussions in WNBA spotlight finances.
WNBA, CBA, Women's Sports, Revenue Sharing, Sports Business
Professional Sports
PepsiCo Joins The F1 Paddock With Mercedes – Bandt
PepsiCo's new sponsorship with F1 team.
F1, Sponsorship, Branding, Sports Marketing
Dundon in Talks to Sell Hurricanes Stake to Fund Blazers Buy – Front Office Sports
NHL financial strategies in team sales.
NHL, NBA, Sports Ownership, Investments, Business Strategy
Digital & Social
Spotify Wrapped Methodology – Spotify *
Optimise content strategies and engagement.
Spotify, Data, Methodology
YouTube Released Its Annual End Of Year Trending Lists – YouTube
YouTube's annual trends and top podcasts.
YouTube, Podcasts, Media, Consumption Trends, Content Strategy
AI
AI's Missing Layer: Why the Future Might Belong to Symbolic Knowledge Engines Connected by LLMs – Medium *
Future of AI in symbolic knowledge.
AI, Technology, Data, Future
Amazon drops AI agents, models, chips at re:Invent – Amazon News
Amazon's AI advancements for tech strategy.
AI, Technology, Data, Sports Marketing, Innovation
Make you think
What's Still Worth Learning in a World With AI? – Scott Young
Exploring valuable skills with AI's rise.
AI, Skills, Future of Work, Technology
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From Women Leading Indy Sports to Saudi's EA Takeover
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Why NFL boss Roger Goodell could lock Wallabies out of MCG during Rugby World Cup – Sydney Morning Herald *
Impact of sports contracts on venues.
NFL, Rugby, Sports Business, Contracts, Venue Management
‘Only woman in the room': How Indy became top city in nation for women sports execs – The Indianapolis Star *
Gender diversity in sports business.
Diversity, Leadership, Women in Sports, Sports Business
Impact of Saudi acquisition on EA.
Video Games, Sports, Sponsorship, Market Acquisition
When watching sports doesn't involve live sports – The Athletic
Sports events sans live action AKA World Cup Draw.
World Cup, Sports Business, Major Events
WNBA, Players Union Agree to 40-Day Extension on CBA – ESPN
Key WNBA labour negotiations update.
WNBA, Labor Relations, Sports Business, Player Contracts
Professional Sports
Reliance concludes £60m deal; Oval Invincibles to become MI London from next season – Sport Mint
Major cricket franchise acquisition.
Cricket, Sports Business, Sponsorship, Franchise
U.S. Soccer Launches Kang Women's Institute to Elevate the Women's Game – Sport Business *
Transforming women's soccer development.
Women's Soccer, Sports Science, Innovation, Gender Equity
ITV makes ‘UK£90m' swoop for rugby's Nations Championship – SportPro
Investment in rugby media rights.
Rugby, Media Rights, ITV, Sports Advertising, Broadcasting
Digital & Social
Fanatics Launches a Prediction Market—Without the G-Word – Sportico
Fanatics enters prediction market.
Sports Betting, Technology, Fan Engagement, Market Trends
Media & Entertainment
Netflix Removes Casting Functionality to Chromecast – Android Authority
Netflix alters Chromecast features.
Technology, Streaming, User Experience, Media
NBC News Launches Paid Digital Subscription Service – Axios
NBC's move to paid service.
Media, Subscription, Digital, Monetization
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Google DeepMind's New AI Weatherman Tops World's Most Reliable System – Singularity Hub
AI's role in weather forecasting.
Weather, AI, Sports Events
AI
Anthropic reportedly preparing for one of the largest IPOs ever – CNBC *
Anthropic's IPO impacts tech landscape.
IPO, AI, Technology, Investment
OpenAI said to develop ‘Garlic' model – The Information
OpenAI's new model developments.
AI, Technology, Innovation
Make you think
Neuroscience explains why writing creates mental clarity – PsyPost
How writing improves mental clarity.
Neuroscience, Writing, Mental Clarity
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Rugby & Fashion to Runway Gen 4.5's Video Revolution
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Perk Becomes Partner of Future Audi F1 Team – Sport Industry *
Perk partners with Audi F1 team.
F1, Technology, Sponsorship
Women's Rugby And The Powerful Future Of Fashion – Sport Industry *
Fashion intersects with women's rugby.
Rugby, Fashion, Women's Sports, Marketing, Sponsorship
TikTok's Foundry Program – TikTok
TikTok integrates with VC brands.
TikTok, VC, Marketing, Innovation
AI Can Already Replace More Workers Than We Thought – Future Party
AI's workforce impact explored.
AI, Workforce, Technology, Market Disruption, Data Analysis
Professional Sports
Missouri's Betting Debut Comes As Chiefs, Royals Eye New Homes – Front Office Sports
Missouri enters sports betting market.
Sports Betting, Missouri, Stadium Development, Financing, Sports Business
ACC Matchup in Rio Will Mark First FBS Game in South America – Front Office Sports
College football heads to South America.
College Football, Globalization, Media Rights, South America
Lionel Messi-Thomas Müller MLS Cup Final Delivers Designated Dream – Sportico *
Star players elevate MLS Cup appeal.
Soccer, MLS, Marketing, Media, Lionel Messi
Digital & Social
LinkedIn Guide for Growing LinkedIn Newsletters – PPC Land
Master LinkedIn newsletters with this guide.
LinkedIn, Networking, Content Marketing, Social Media
Influencer Content Consumption Trends – Deadline *
Influencers impact older demographics.
Consumer Trends, Influencer Marketing, Engagement
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Runway Gen 4.5 Model – Runway *
Gen 4.5 revolutionizes video generation.
AI, Video Generation, Content Creation, Broadcasting, Technology
Google and OpenAI push startups to rethink GTM playbooks – TechCrunch *
AI reshapes startup GTM strategies.
AI, Marketing, Business Strategy, Technology
AI
DeepSeek releases two new models – AI Valley
DeepSeek unveils reasoning models.
AI, Technology, Analytics, Sports Performance
A new OpenAI model coming next week, outperforming Gemini 3 – The Decoder
OpenAI model set to outperform.
AI, OpenAI, Technology, Data
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Research shows critical thinking abilities are declining, especially among younger workers – Every
Critical thinking skills on the decline.
Critical Thinking, Technology, Workforce Development, Business
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