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Real Madrid Investors, NFL's GOLF WANG Collab & NRL BI success

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Real Madrid opens to investors as Super League battle returnsInsider Sport *

Real Madrid seeks investors amid league turmoil

Football, Investment, Governance

NFL and GOLF WANG team up for a second time on exclusive team apparelHypebeast *

NFL collaborates with GOLF WANG on apparel

NFL, Fashion, Apparel

AFL media swings axe as pivot looms to use of content creatorsCode Sports *

AFL shifts to content creation outsourcing

AFL, Media, Outsourcing

Professional Sports

Adrian Newey tapped to lead Aston Martin F1 in 2026Formula1

F1 leadership change with Adrian Newey

F1, Leadership, Technology

Patrick Mahomes extends with Adidas, tees up bigger role in golfBoardroom

Mahomes expands Adidas partnership to golf

Sponsorship, Marketing, Adidas

Hellmann's Mayo signs major multiyear partnership with the NFL in AustraliaBandt

Multiyear NFL partnership with Hellmann's Mayo

NFL, Sponsorship, Sports Marketing

Digital & Social

Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions makes a bigger play for advertisersVariety *

Omaha Productions' advertising expansion under Manning

Sports Media, Advertising, NFL

The sleek shall inherit the earth: Mumbrella at the TikTok AwardsMumbrella

Examining marketing after TikTok Awards

TikTok, Awards, Marketing

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NRL BI project accidentally became a productiTnews *

NRL's BI evolution into a marketable product

NRL, Technology, Business Intelligence

OpenAI Failed: Your Data ExposedFor Every Scale

OpenAI data security lapse concerns

Data Security, Artificial Intelligence, Technology

AI

Black Forest Labs' Flux.2 image generation suiteBlack Forest Labs

New advancements in image generation tools

AI, Image Generation, Technology

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Tom Brady to Gopuff: Should the Monday after Super Bowl be a national holiday?Today

Brady promotes a post-Super Bowl holiday

Marketing, NFL, Culture

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November 28th, 2025|

Netflix's Sports Ambitions, Amazon's Black Friday Lineup & Investing in Sport

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Why Investment Metrics Don't Work in Sports – Romie Chaudhari, Chiron InvestmentsSports Geek *

Romie Chaudhari on sports investment strategy.

Investment, Sports Ownership, Strategy, NBL, Sponsorship

Amazon Lines Up 15 Hours of Live Sports for Black Friday BoonSportico *

Amazon's Black Friday sports lineup.

Media, Streaming, Amazon, NFL, NBA

Inside The NFL's Plan To Use Supersonic Airplanes For International ExpansionHuddle Up

Supersonic planes for NFL's expansion.

NFL, Innovation, Aviation, Global Expansion, Technology

The NWSL's Trinity Rodman DilemmaBoardroom *

NWSL faces Trinity Rodman branding issue.

NWSL, Branding, Women in Sports, Marketing

Bank of America's Bet on Sir David BeckhamCulture of Sport *

Bank of America backs Beckham.

Sponsorship, Sports Marketing, Bank of America, David Beckham, Partnerships

Professional Sports

Netflix and Paramount to go to war again. This time over the Premier LeagueInsider Sport

Streaming giants vie for Premier League.

Broadcasting, Media Rights, Netflix, Paramount, Premier League

Real Madrid Stake Sale Could Prove It's World's Most Valuable FranchiseFront Office Sports

Potential stake sale's impact on valuation.

Real Madrid, Sports Business, Valuation, Investment

New NBA and MLB TV Deals Will Drive Global Sports-Media Spend to $78 Billion in 5 YearsSportico *

NBA and MLB drive sports media spend.

NBA, MLB, Media Rights, Sports Finance, Media

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David Hsu, CEO of Retool on how 48% of non-engineers now build and ship internal production codeThe Neuron

No-code development empowers sports teams.

AI, No-code, Tech Development, Sports Marketing, Data Analysis

OpenAI projected that at least 220M people could pay for ChatGPT by 2030The Information *

ChatGPT's massive growth potential.

AI, Technology, Marketing, Chatbots

Amazon to spend up to $50 billion on AI infrastructure for the US governmentCNBC 

Amazon's significant AI investment.

AI, Technology, Infrastructure, Data

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Inside The Browser Company: Why They Killed Arc to Build DiaEvery

Strategic shift in tech company.

Technology, Business Strategy, Innovation, AI

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November 27th, 2025|

Live Sports Value & Amazon's $50B AI Investment: When Tech Meets Entertainment

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The Anti-AI Bet: Why Live Sports Will Become More Valuable As Everything Else Gets CheaperHuddle Up *

Explores live sports asset value.

AI, Sports Business, Live Events, Media Rights, Technology

Meta's WorldGen will turn a text prompt into a walkable, game-ready worldMeta *

Creates interactive 3D worlds.

AI, Virtual Reality, Sports Marketing, Fan Engagement

Maddencast' Sequel Showcases What EA, NBC and Genius Learned in 2024's DebutSports Business Journal 

EA and NBC sports media evolution.

Sports Broadcasting, Technology, Media Innovations, Gaming

Professional Sports

Sunk-Cost Football: UMass' Faltering Quest to Belong in the FBSSportico 

UMass financial and strategic struggles.

College Sports, Football, NCAA, Finance, Sports Management

Real Madrid Forecasts Record $1.44B in Revenue as It Preps Stake SaleSportico *

Financial strategy and stake sale.

Soccer, Real Madrid, Revenue, Finance, Stake Sale

Chiefs vs. Cowboys Could Draw Record 50M-Plus ViewersFront Office Sports 

Potential NFL viewership record.

NFL, Media, Broadcast, Viewership

Digital & Social

FIBA enters fantasy sports space ahead of World Cup 2027 QualifiersInsider Sport *

FIBA's fantasy sports strategy.

Fantasy Sports, Basketball, Fan Engagement, Marketing, FIBA

uniqFEED and Telstra put virtual advertising on the fast trackSport Business 

Partnership in virtual advertising.

Sports Technology, Virtual Advertising, Marketing, Sponsorship

Media & Entertainment

James Cameron will co-direct Billie Eilish's new concert movie.Screen Crush 

Collaboration insight into media.

Entertainment, Media, Filmmaking, Audience Engagement

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Google DeepMind hires former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the company pushes deeper into roboticsWired 

Integration of AI and robotics.

Robotics, AI, Technology, Innovation, Google

How to run product evalsEugene Yan 

Guide on AI product evaluations.

AI, Product Evaluation, Marketing, Sponsorship, Technology

Everything to know about Claude Opus 4.5The Neuron 

New AI model insights.

AI, Technology, Data Analysis, Sports, Marketing

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What to know about Damon Jones — at the center of two NBA scandalsESPN *

A look into NBA gambling scandals

NBA, Gambling, Athletes

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November 26th, 2025|

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