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Daily news from the world of sports media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. 1d ago

    Rogers Turns Itself Into Hockey's Landlord

    Rogers sublicenses French-language NHL rights to Quebecor's TVA Sports for twelve years — through the 2037-38 season, up to 350 games a year — the third piece of a Canadian hockey rights restructuring that's turned Rogers from broadcaster into wholesaler. Plus: the NFL opens its season September 9th with no renewed media rights deals in hand as Paramount's talks stay paused pending its Warner Bros. Discovery lawsuit; NBA 2K27 ships worldwide with Caitlin Clark as the first WNBA player to front her own global cover; the Cavaliers move local broadcasts to DAZN and bring production in-house, nearly tripling their camera count; ESPN renews the Division III Secretaries' Cup through 2030; and 2K opens a triple-A studio in EA's own back yard, staffed with EA Sports FIFA veterans. Today's thread: the businesses coming out ahead are treating patience and infrastructure as the same strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 2d ago

    The NBA Just Stripped an Owner of Five Years

    A nearly yearlong investigation into the Clippers' 2021 Kawhi Leonard extension lands the harshest front-office penalty in modern NBA history: a $30M fine, five forfeited first-round picks through 2033, five years of compliance monitoring, and a year-long suspension for owner Steve Ballmer. Plus: Prime Video picks up six NHL teams' local rights in a single day as rival streamer Victory+ terminates its staff and files for receivership; DAZN lands its first NBA local package with the Spurs; First Horizon extends 34 years as Tennessee's jersey sponsor with a new bet on athlete-influencer marketing; Michigan opens the Big House to corporate branding for the first time ever; and Yahoo sells exactly two innings of baseball before handing viewers a paywall. Today's thread: control is getting expensive to lose, and expensive to hold onto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 2d ago

    Kroenke Now Owns a Team in Every Major League

    Stan Kroenke agrees to buy the Los Angeles Angels for a reported $4B — breaking the $3.9B record the Padres set earlier this year — and closes the last gap in a portfolio that now spans every major U.S. league plus the Premier League. It's the fourth control sale of a major American franchise this summer. Plus: Chelsea finally sells the front of the shirt, to stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group; Netflix buys its way into bars and restaurants ahead of its expanded NFL slate; the NFL turns touchdown celebrations into a Roblox campaign; and London trading firm IG Group pays up to $2.15B for Underdog, betting prediction markets are the future of retail trading. Today's thread: consolidation at every level, and increasingly the same handful of names doing it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 5d ago

    The Lakers Just Sold Again — For a Record

    Mark Walter sells the Lakers to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger at a record $12.5B, the second change of control in under a year — and it's not alone: Arctos takes 10% of the Falcons at $10.6B, and a Bezos-backed group closes on up to 40% of Liverpool. Plus: the next Paralympic rights process opens, Chelsea finally sells the front of its shirt to a stablecoin issuer, a new report finds World Cup non-sponsors outperformed paid partners, and the NFL bundles its sportsbook deals with exclusive data rights. Today's thread: ownership itself has become the asset class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Aug 28

    EA's Big Pay-Day Finalized

    NFL early renewal talks stall as Fox and Paramount step back, EA's $55B take-private closes, plus Nielsen, McLaren and CazeTV headline news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Aug 28

    DAZN is Loving Regional Rights

    The Indiana Pacers hand every local broadcast to DAZN, Kelce and Publicis launch an NIL shop, plus Nike, EA and Premier League shirt news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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