RSN upheaval in Denver.....

Stanford
Cal
Duke
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Virginia
North Carolina
Notre Dame (sort of)
Syracuse

STOUT academic presence if this realignment goes through. Basically the Ivy League playing at the FBS level

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports has a deal to allow Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, Liverpool FC and Red Sox/NESN, to take over AT&T SportsNet™ PIT (the RSN carrying Pens, Pittsburgh Pirates).

Expected to close within coming weeks.

John Ourand with details:

sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/…

Mercury 13 launches $100M fund to acquire women's soccer clubs sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/… via @sbj

Reports that Inter Miami could have $200 million in revenue in 2024 is nuts, but not too nuts.

My recent anecdotal evidence: here in Charlotte, at elementary school orientation this week, 5 or 6 kids had Messi Inter Miami jerseys on (2 decked out in pink jersey and pink shorts)

Some breaking news in the betting space

I'm a big fan of Meta Quest games, and gave the updated Sense Arena tennis game a whirl with new ATP Tour branding/stats throughout.

Night and day difference in the look and feel -- and for the better.

My colleague Rob Schaefer wrote about the updates:

sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/…

No real surprise that the viewership for the FIFA Women's World Cup final fell off a cliff this year on U.S. airwaves compared to 2019.

No U.S. squad. 6am ET start.

Fox (1.8 million viewers) down around 87% from four years ago.

Telemundo (401,000 viewers) down around 75%

The marketing expansion for Jalen Hurts continues this offseason, as he will be the new face of the '@Hulu Has Live Sports' comedic ad campaign.

sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/…

New multiyear contract for Scott Van Pelt at @ESPN as part of him taking over as host of 'Monday Night Countdown'

Larry Fitzgerald and Alex Smith also to joining for periodic appearances on pregame show

Ryan Clark and Marcus Spears get expanded roles as well.

Extensive new NFL line coming from MATTEL and Fisher-Price® this season.

NFL Little People Collector sets will be available for all 32 teams for the first time.

Andrew Whitworth will help promote.

sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/…

More big money behind the TGL …

“Look to your left, look to your right. …”

IYKYK

Pride in the South 🏳️‍🌈 🏁

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.NASCAR is in advanced discussions with @Netflix to have this season’s playoffs docu-series aired on the streaming platform, per sources, in what could be a notable boost for the racing property.

🔲 Netflix has more than 200 million subscribers globally.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/…

Not without a parachute on...

The full story at Sports Business Journal includes details on the members of the Ricketts-led ownership group, as well as some specifics on value of the club.
sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/…

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