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MetLife’s $1.6B Upgrade | Club World Cup’s Split Success | $3.1B Satellite Bet

MetLife’s $1.6B Upgrade | Club World Cup’s Split Success | $3.1B Satellite Bet

Stadiums, satellites, and $70 M prize pools headline a week where capital floods every layer of the sports stack—from MetLife’s $1.6 B retrofit to SES’s $3.1 B satellite merger—signaling the new frontiers of return on investment.

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DAZN Bets $1B, Brady's Multi-Sport Empire, Stadiums Turn REITs

DAZN Bets $1B, Brady's Multi-Sport Empire, Stadiums Turn REITs

Sovereign capital, stadium-district real estate, and athlete-investor playbooks converge this week, signaling that the next wave of sports growth will be financed—as much as it’s played—on balance sheets.

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Tennis An Asset Class? Wimbledon Makes The £383.7M Case

Tennis An Asset Class? Wimbledon Makes The £383.7M Case

Broadcast rights now drive 56 % of Wimbledon’s record £383.7 M haul, while shared-finals coverage, $125 M in sponsorship, and a £53.5 M prize pool show how the All England Club keeps turning heritage into high-margin growth.

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Wimbledon Economics

Wimbledon Economics

Wimbledon, officially known as The Championships, Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the most iconic sporting events on the global stage.

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$10B Lakers Sale I Announcing Sports M&A X CapLink Group I NFL’s $2.7B Flex

$10B Lakers Sale I Announcing Sports M&A X CapLink Group I NFL’s $2.7B Flex

New 150 Media × CapLink platform debuts while record-setting deals—from the $10B Lakers buyout to Europe’s €2.2B stadium spree—underscore private capital’s tightening grip on sports and M&A.

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Wimbledon’s Secret Weapon? Cheap Debt, Big Upside

Wimbledon’s Secret Weapon? Cheap Debt, Big Upside

From GenAI breakthroughs to cross-border ratings gaps and billion-dollar playoff windfalls, this week’s deals reveal where sports capital is flowing—and why.

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Mark Cuban’s $750M Fund Is Betting On U.S. Sports Like It’s 2035

Mark Cuban’s $750M Fund Is Betting On U.S. Sports Like It’s 2035

New multi-network rights deal sets valuation precedent, as rising viewership and viral stars push women’s sports into a new investment tier.

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The WNBA’s Record Media Rights Deal: A New Era for Women’s Sports Business

The WNBA’s Record Media Rights Deal: A New Era for Women’s Sports Business

The WNBA is entering a transformational phase in its business evolution, underscored by a landmark media rights deal valued at approximately $2.2 billion over 11 years.

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MLB Outpaces S&P, and PE’s Noticing

MLB Outpaces S&P, and PE’s Noticing

It’s Thursday, and we’re tracking Cici Bellis’ pivot from pro tennis to venture capital, esports’ deepening grip on Gen Z fandom, and how Congress could upend the math behind billion-dollar franchise deals.

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Tax Reform Targets Sports Team Ownership

Tax Reform Targets Sports Team Ownership

A new U.S. tax reform bill is sending shockwaves through the sports investment world.

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The Economics of Major League Baseball

The Economics of Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball’s financial performance over the past decade offers a compelling look at the evolving economics of professional sports.

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NCAA Diversifies, Roland Garros Cashes In, and PE Joins the Huddle

NCAA Diversifies, Roland Garros Cashes In, and PE Joins the Huddle

It’s Thursday and we explore a sports business landscape in transformation—the NCAA is expanding its revenue streams beyond March Madness as women’s basketball and new media deals take center stage.

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