2025-10-08
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Finance & Investments
The league's salary cap is projected to rise over 25% to $113.5M by 2027–28.
The regular season will expand to 84 games through Sep 2030.
Rogers Communications acquired a 75% stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $3.46B.
The deal values the crypto-powered prediction market operator at approximately $8B.
This valuation is a sharp increase from its $1B valuation in August.
The site introduced betting on all types of sporting events, fueling recent growth.
CAF revenue grew to $166.42 million for the 2023–2024 year.
Prize money for Africa Cup of Nations winners increased 40% to $7 million.
Clubs in preliminary rounds will each receive $100,000 starting in the 2025–26 season.
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Media, Broadcasting & Sponsorships
The analysis recorded all forms of messaging, including logos on jerseys, in-stadium advertisements and broadcasts.
The total number of ads is three times higher than the 2023-24 season's opening weekend.
One game between Wolves and Manchester City averaged 22 betting ads per minute.
The audience marks a 62% increase over last year's 1.1 million viewers.
The broadcast peaked at 2.5 million, the second-largest Finals audience since 2000.
Game 1 viewership has soared nearly 700% from just 238,000 viewers in 2019.
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Teams & Leagues
The venture, led by executives from Skype and Facebook, reportedly sought $5B in funding.
High-profile investors include Novak Djokovic, Sloane Stephens, Candace Parker, and Steve Young.
The league will offer players equity and launch a 5×5 men’s and women’s league.
The team joins the league in 2026 after paying a $53M expansion fee.
It secured a $100M loan from Bank of America to renovate its White Stadium home.
The franchise has already received over 6,000 season ticket deposits for its inaugural season.
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Miscellaneous
He called the new kickoff rules terrible, contradicting data showing record-low concussions in 2024.
Trump said he does not know who Bad Bunny is, calling the halftime choice “absolutely ridiculous.”
The NFL selected the artist for the Super Bowl LX show to attract a younger audience.
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