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The $30B Data Play: Why Sports Analytics Is Entering Its Platform Era

The $30B Data Play: Why Sports Analytics Is Entering Its Platform Era

A decade ago, sports analytics was a back-office function—crunching numbers on shot selection, load management, or defensive efficiency.

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The Global Sports Media Rights Boom: A Market at Peak Momentum

The Global Sports Media Rights Boom: A Market at Peak Momentum

The sports media rights market has entered a new era of record valuations and expanding global influence.

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The Business of Basketball Infrastructure: How NBA Arenas Are Redefining the Economics of Sports Entertainment

The Business of Basketball Infrastructure: How NBA Arenas Are Redefining the Economics of Sports Entertainment

The evolution of NBA arenas mirrors the broader transformation of sports as both a cultural enterprise and a sophisticated investment class.

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Robots, Sensors, and the Silent Revolution in Sports Field Management

Robots, Sensors, and the Silent Revolution in Sports Field Management

Investors chasing edge in the sports infrastructure market may want to look down—literally. The latest investment frontier isn’t in scoreboards, suites, or streaming apps. It’s in the turf.

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Streaming’s New Power Play in Sports

Streaming’s New Power Play in Sports

In 2025, streaming platforms are expected to invest $12.5 billion in global sports media rights — a 25% year-over-year increase that will account for 20% of total media rights spend.

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The Rise of Wristwear: Why Wearables Are the Next Health Infrastructure

The Rise of Wristwear: Why Wearables Are the Next Health Infrastructure

In 2019, just 106 million people worldwide used fitness or activity-tracking wristwear. This year, that number is projected to hit 398 million, and by 2029, it will top 525 million, according to Statista.

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When it comes to sponsorship ROI, soccer fans are the real MVPs

When it comes to sponsorship ROI, soccer fans are the real MVPs

Nearly 70% of MLS, EPL, and NWSL fans say they’d pick a sponsor’s product over a rival brand—far outpacing the 50% loyalty rate among NBA, NFL, and MLB fans.

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Oil Money and the Remaking of European Football

Oil Money and the Remaking of European Football

For better or worse, “oil money” has redrawn the map of European football.

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From Match Point to Board Meeting Point

From Match Point to Board Meeting Point

Ion Țiriac’s tennis résumé—French Open doubles champion and multiple Davis Cup finals—was only a prelude to a rarer achievement:

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The Booming Sports Event Ticketing Market

The Booming Sports Event Ticketing Market

The sports event ticketing market is in the middle of a structural upswing driven by digital adoption and a global appetite for live experiences.

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Private Capital’s Expanding Role in European Football: Apollo’s $5B Bet

Private Capital’s Expanding Role in European Football: Apollo’s $5B Bet

The financial landscape of European football is entering a new chapter as Apollo Global Management prepares to launch a $5 billion sports investment fund.

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Sports Tech Races Ahead on GenAI

Sports Tech Races Ahead on GenAI

Sports technology companies are emerging as the most prepared players in the global sports ecosystem to adopt generative AI (GenAI), outpacing leagues, teams, and governing bodies in readiness to integrate the technology into their business models.