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MLS World Cup Break, F1 Livery Design & NBA/NFL Europe expansion
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MLS Taking Unprecedented Seven-Week World Cup Break in 2026 – Front Office Sports *
Major pause in MLS operations for World Cup.
MLS, World Cup, Scheduling, Sports Management
Inside F1 Livery Design: How Art, Sponsors And The Science Of Speed Collide – The Athletic
F1 combines art and technology for speed.
F1, Design, Sponsorship, Technology
The Real Reason Apple TV Is Ditching MLS (And What It Means For The League's Future) – Huddle Up
Impact of MLS and Apple TV changes.
MLS, Apple TV, Media Rights, Sports Business, Marketing
Premier League Approves New Player Spending-Cap Rules – Sportico
Premier League's new financial regulations.
Premier League, Finance, Regulations
Professional Sports
NBA, NFL Want to Build Second Homes in Europe – Morning Brew *
US sports leagues plan European expansion.
NBA, NFL, Global Expansion, Sports Marketing, Media
NWSL Is Growing at Breakneck Pace. Can It Keep Surging? – Front Office Sports *
Rapid growth in women's soccer league.
NWSL, Expansion, Women's Soccer, Player Retention, Operations
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Meet Memo, the New Robot that has Actual Robot Experts Excited – The Neuron Daily
Advanced robotics for venue management.
Robotics, Technology, Venue Management, Sports Operations
Adapting How You Lead With AI Agents On The Team – The AI Memo
Leveraging AI in leadership roles.
Leadership, AI, Technology, Management
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Cloudflare Outage Threatens Sports Sponsorship – Insider Sport *
Digital outages are affecting sports sponsorships.
Sponsorship, Technology, Digital Activation, Risk Management, Infrastructure
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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 Future – The 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 2026 – Sports 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 In – Buffalo News
Bills profit from fast-selling PSLs.
NFL, Ticketing, Revenue Strategy, Sports Business
The NFL's Secret Obsession With Supersonic Flight – Wall Street Journal
NFL considering supersonic flights.
NFL, International Expansion, Technology, Logistics
Professional Sports
Club Sportico: Real Madrid Preps Largest Deal in Soccer History – Sportico *
Real Madrid's groundbreaking investment deal.
Business, Team Sales, Real Madrid, Soccer
Lights, Brands, Action: The Growing Business of the Las Vegas Grand Prix – Boardroom *
Exploring Las Vegas F1 event strategies.
Sports Business, Sponsorship, Event Management
How Paramount took Champions League rights away from TNT Sports – Insider 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 AI – TechCrunch *
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 2026 – Fortune
Nvidia reports explosive AI growth.
AI, Technology, Data Analytics, Sports Technology
Google drops next-gen Nano Banana Pro – Google Blog *
New Google tech for creators.
Marketing, Technology, Sponsorship, Content Creation
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Organization warns against giving AI toys to children – UPI
AI warning for parents
Artificial Intelligence, Toys, Christmas
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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 ROI – Digital 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 demands – Insider Sport *
Digital updates for modernised sports venues.
Technology, Infrastructure, Fan Engagement, Investment, Sports Stadiums
MLB Finalizes New Rights Deals with NBC, ESPN and Netflix – Sportico *
MLB's media expansion strategy.
MLB, Media Rights, ESPN, NBC, Netflix
The NBA's European expansion plans – The Athletic
NBA's strategic move into Europe.
NBA, Europe, Expansion, Strategy, Sponsorship
Cloudflare Outage Affects Major Platforms – Axios *
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 Growth – Sportico
WNBA integrates trading cards.
WNBA, Trading Cards, Sports Commerce, Sponsorship, Marketing
Digital & Social
Video Recaps Marks a Groundbreaking Application of Generative AI for Streaming – Variety *
AI generates video recaps.
Generative AI, Streaming, Content Creation, Sports Marketing
Social teams are producing 4x more content than they did in 2019 – Sprout
Boom in content production.
Content Strategy, Marketing, Social Media
Media & Entertainment
Real Madrid working with Apple to create 2026 immersive documentary, says president Perez – The Athletic
Apple and Madrid collaborate on documentary.
Technology, Media, Football
AI
OpenAI launches GPT-5.1-Codex-Max – OpenAI
New AI launches for sports tech.
AI, Software Development, Sports Technology, Data Analytics, Innovation
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How Two Engineers Ship Like a Team of 15 With AI Agents – Every
Innovation in AI-driven software development.
AI, Technology, Software Development, Sports Tech
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