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NFL Streaming Records, Podcasting & Facial Recognition at Stadiums
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NFL Sets Streaming Record on Christmas – Front Office Sports *
NFL's growth in streaming viewership.
NFL, Streaming, Media Rights, Viewership
NFL's Fourth-Down Revolution and New Rules Lead to Record-Low Punts in 2025 – AP News *
Evolving NFL strategies highlighted.
NFL, Strategy, Analytics, Rules, Coaching
Digital & Social
The Year of YouTube Golf: How the PGA Tour and LIV Golf Capitalised – Front Office Sports
YouTube influencers in golf.
Golf, Digital Marketing, Influencers
How Facial Recognition Tech Took Over U.S. Sporting Events – Sportico *
Facial recognition in sports events.
Technology, Sports Venues, Fan Experience
Media & Entertainment
Ashley Carman highlights this year's winners and losers in podcasting – Bloomberg
Podcasting's market dynamics review.
Podcasts, Marketing, Media
AI
7 Ways AI Will Change the Future of Work by 2030: Generative and Agentic AI – Medium *
AI's future impact on work.
AI, Future, Work, Technology
13 Times AI Actually Delivered – Ahrefs
Practical AI marketing examples.
AI, Marketing, Technology, Strategy
Make you think
Founder Burnout Isn't What You Think it Is – eHandbook
Insights on managing burnout.
Leadership, Business, Burnout
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FIFA in Roblox, Creators Thrive in Miami & OpenAI Ads
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FIFA Rolls Out Soccer Simulator in Roblox – TubeFilter *
Innovative engagement with a new audience platform.
FIFA, Soccer, Technology
2026's Real AI Advantage: Architecting Work (Not Adding More Tools) – Medium
AI offers strategic advantages beyond tools.
AI, Technology, Business Strategy
NVIDIA guide on fine-tuning language models on RTX GPU – NVIDIA
Optimise AI tools for better sports performance.
AI, Technology, GPU
Digital & Social
Miami: The Digital Creator Capital of America – Business Insider *
Learn how Miami is reshaping media landscapes.
Miami, Media, Digital Creators
Media & Entertainment
Kevin Hart Named First-Ever NBA All-Star Game Emcee – NBA
Kevin Hart brings entertainment to the NBA.
NBA, Entertainment, Celebrity
AI
OpenAI Discusses Advertising Plans Around ChatGPT Growth and Media – Medium *
OpenAI's strategies for ChatGPT's growth.
AI, Advertising, Media
Make you think
Ridiculous Predictions for 2026 – Hollywood Reporter
Predictions to spark strategic thoughts.
Future Trends, Predictions, Sports Business
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Mark Cuban, NBA Private Equity & NWSL Salary Cap
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Mark Cuban on NBA Ownership, AI in Sports, Cooper Flagg & the Mavericks, & More – Boardroom *
Mark Cuban discusses NBA and AI.
NBA, AI, Ownership, Technology, Mavericks
NBA Allows Private Equity to Invest in Up to Eight Teams – Sports Business Journal *
NBA changes private equity policy.
NBA, Private Equity, Investments, Sports Ownership
NWSL Introduces $1m Salary Cap Boost for High Impact Players – NBC Sports *
Salary cap increase in NWSL.
NWSL, Soccer, Salary Cap, Sports Management
Explore: Variety lists the 120 most powerful executives in entertainment – Variety
Influential executives identified.
Executives, Entertainment, Media Rights
Professional Sports
Serie A cancels AC Milan v Como game in Australia – SportsPro *
Financial risk leads to game cancellation.
Event Management, Finance, Serie A, Risk Assessment
From Record Super Bowl Ratings to WNBA CBA Talks: 2025 in Charts – Front Office Sports
2025 sports data visualised.
NFL, NBA, WNBA, Media, Data
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Nvidia licenses Groq tech in $20B deal – Groq *
Nvidia's major AI tech deal.
AI, Technology, Innovation, Business, SportsTech
Make you think
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2026 Sports Challenges, League Futures and Digital Strategies
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Biggest Questions Looming for 7 Leagues in 2026 – Front Office Sports *
Challenges for major sports leagues ahead.
Leagues, Media, Labor Negotiations, Sports Management
A Huge Year in Sports Media – Front Office Sports
Summarising 2025's sports media highlights.
Media, Sports Rights, ESPN, Amazon, Partnerships
2025 Sports Team Values: WNBA, F1 Soar, While MLB, MLS Lag – Sportico *
A look at the valuation trends of sports teams.
Sports Business, Finance, Team Valuation, WNBA, F1
Professional Sports
Shai's $70 Million Contract – Front Office Sports
Understanding trends in player contracts.
NBA, Contracts, Player Valuation, Finance
Chelsea FC appoint Pegasus Airlines as official airline partner in multi-year deal – Sport Mint Media
Strategic partnership in football business.
Football, Sponsorship, Marketing, Global Business
SSC Napoli bring in Google as official AI and smartphone partner for the 2025-26 season – Sport Mint Media
Technology and sports partnerships innovation.
Football, Technology, AI, Google, Sponsorship
Media & Entertainment
New Eps of Stranger Things Aren't Just on TV – Always Be Watching
Exploring impact on viewing habits.
Streaming, Media, Broadcast, Entertainment
Explore: Variety lists the 120 most powerful executives in entertainment – Variety
Understanding entertainment industry leaders.
Executives, Entertainment, Media Rights
Stranger Things Is A Franchise, Corporation, And Influencer – Variety
Showcasing media property evolution.
Franchise, Media, Entertainment
Geek out
TwelveLabs turns your video library into something you can search and summarise in plain English – Twelve Labs *
Enhancing video content management.
Video Analysis, AI, Sports Technology, Data
How To Measure The Impact Of Features – Smashing Magazine
New UX metric for feature performance.
UX, Technology, Data, Product Management
AI
CFOs predict 2026 will be the year AI stops automating and starts transforming finance – Fortune *
AI's transformative impact on industries.
AI, Finance, Sponsorship, Business Transformation
Vanguard, $12T asset manager, bets on AI voicebots for personalised advice to 50M clients – Fortune
AI voicebots and personalised financial advice.
AI, Sponsorship, Marketing, Customer Engagement
Make you think
The philosopher's machine: my conversation with Peter Singer's AI chatbot – The Guardian
Explores AI and ethical decision-making.
AI, Ethics, Technology
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Netflix's Sports Streaming Boom Meets Meta's Thread Podcasts: Paywall Future?
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The Commonwealth Games confirm sport's paywall future – Insider Sport
Explore the evolution of sports broadcasting.
Broadcasting, Media Rights, Sports, Paywall
Netflix's Paul vs. Joshua Fight Averaged 33M Viewers Globally – Sportico *
Netflix ventures into live sports streaming.
Paul vs. Joshua, Netflix, Streaming, Media Rights
NHL's Penguins Sold to Hoffmann Family for $1.7 Billion – Sportico *
Impactful event in sports finance landscape.
Business, NHL, Team Sales, Mergers
Amazon Averaging Nearly 15M Viewers for ‘Thursday Night Football' – Front Office Sports
Success of NFL streaming on Amazon.
NFL, Broadcasting, Streaming, Media Consumption
2025 Broadcast: Changed Sport Media? – Insider Sport
How 2025 tech altered sports media.
Broadcasting, Media Rights, Technology
Women's sport is booming – 2026 will decide if it lasts. – Insider Sport
Sustainability in women's sports growth.
Women's Sports, Sponsorship, Marketing
Digital & Social
Meta's Threads Social Network is to Launch Podcast Previews – Mercury News *
Podcast previews on Threads impact marketing.
Social Media, Marketing, Technology, Meta
A Creator Economy Founder's Practical Guide to NIL, Niche, and Negotiation – Digital and Social Media Sports
Guide on athlete marketing and creator economy.
NIL, Athlete Marketing, Sponsorship
Media & Entertainment
Disney's New Life-like Olaf Robot – The Neuron *
Life-like robots in fan engagement.
Robotics, AI, Innovation
AI
OpenAI's New Research: Evaluating Chain-of-Thought Monitorability – OpenAI
Ensuring ethics in AI-driven sports.
AI, Monitoring, Ethics
Make you think
Do Yourself A Favor And Get A Hobby – The Future Party
Rethinking work-life balance for execs.
Work-life balance, Lifestyle, Sports
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