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Delaware North Joins Seregh in ‘Trillion-Dollar' Opportunity – Sportico *
Explore strategic investments in real estate around sports venues.
Sports Business, Investment, Real Estate
DAZN supercharges global ambitions with the acquisition of Australia's Foxtel – Sport Mint *
Key move in sports media with major acquisition.
Sports Media, Acquisition, Streaming
UFC Taps Meta for Fan Technology Partnership – Hollywood Reporter *
Latest tech partnership enhancing sports fan engagement.
UFC, Technology, Fan Engagement
Professional Sports
NFL announces use of virtual measurement technology for first downs – NYTimes
Tech revolutionising NFL officiating precision.
NFL, Technology, Sports Innovation
NFL set to take payment category to open market – SportsPro
New sponsorship strategy opens payment category.
NFL, Sponsorship, Strategy
Goodell, Owners Signal 18-Game NFL Season Is Coming—Eventually – Front Office Sports *
Potential NFL season expansion impacting media rights.
NFL, Media Rights, Strategy
The Real Reason Coastal Carolina Is Giving Away Free Concessions – Huddle Up *
Free concessions as a long-term profit strategy.
Sports Marketing, Business Strategy, Fan Engagement
Digital & Social
64% of Gen Z in the U.S. use TikTok to search for information – Statista *
Gen Z shifts to TikTok as search tool.
Gen Z, Digital Engagement, Social Media
Spotify Announced a Number of Changes and Enhancements to Advertising on Its Platform – Podnews
New advertising tools on Spotify boost targeting.
Advertising, Technology, Spotify
Media & Entertainment
Playback Raises $US 22 Million to Build the Twitch for Sports – Streaming Wars
Platform to revolutionise sports content consumption.
Streaming, Sports Content, Investment
The Man Who Signed Michael Jordan: The Reality Behind the Air Movie, Nike and Matt Damon – Unofficial Partner
Inside Nike's historic athlete signing strategy.
Nike, Michael Jordan, Sports Marketing
Audacy announced the Audacy Creator Lab – Podnews
Innovative podcast monetisation tools launched.
Sponsorship, Marketing, Podcasts
Geek Out
MIT's Generative AI Course Will Make You an AI Designer, Even if You Can't Code – The Neuron
Learn AI design without coding at MIT.
AI, Education, Technology
Zuckerberg's New Meta: It's Finally Time to Leave Social Media – Medium
Exploring the implications of Meta's new direction.
Social Media, Meta, Marketing
AI
Apple Plans AI-Powered Doctor with Health+ – Insider Fitt
Apple's Health+ integrates AI-driven medical solutions.
Apple, AI, Health
OpenAI launches OpenAI Academy, a free AI learning platform for everyone – Techstartups *
Learn AI free with OpenAI Academy's courses.
AI, Education, Technology
Make You Think
How This 17-Year-Old Quietly Built a $1.12M/Month AI App – The Startup
Teen's AI app success story offers inspiration.
AI, Technology, Innovation
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