2025-10-01
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Finance & Investments
The new business connects high-net-worth investors with professional sports ownership opportunities.
Arctos is the largest institutional sports owner with stakes in over 25 franchises.
The platform already facilitated the sale of a controlling interest in the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Bluestone Equity Partners led the investment with several returning investors also participating.
The new capital will fund product innovation, sports expansion, and strategic acquisitions.
The platform currently serves more than one million athletes and thousands of college programs.
The firm was founded by the former captain of New Zealand's women's national team.
This transaction marks the first acquisition in Crux's multi-club business strategy.
Crux will control the team's academy, football operations, and commercial development.
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Media, Broadcasting & Sponsorships
The agreement will feature 50+ WNBA games annually on USA Network.
This new media rights deal (announced in 07/2025; worth ~$200 million p.a.) begins with the 2026 season and runs through 2036.
WNBA semifinal viewership averaged 1.3 million, up 59% from the previous year.
The game trails only a Week 2 Eagles-Chiefs matchup (33.8M) and the Week 1 kickoff (28.3M).
Through four weeks, NBC is averaging 25.5M viewers for Sunday Night Football, up 6% vs. 2024.
The Sept. 28 broadcast peaked with 29.9M viewers and was SNF's most-watched overtime game.
The extension follows a 2024-25 season with the highest viewership of the current rights cycle.
Average attendance reached 22,076 per match, the best figure since the 2017-18 season.
The agreement ensures continued UK coverage for both the men's and women's leagues.
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Teams & Leagues
Manager Ruben Amorim has lost more than half of his 33 Premier League games.
Recent staff dismissals consumed 28% of the club's £51.5M in wage bill savings.
Last season's 15th-place finish yielded its lowest domestic prize money since 2016.
The No Limits Tour Cliff Diving Championship projects revenues of £40M ($53.7M) by 2035.
A full global schedule is planned for 2026, aiming for an eight-event calendar by 2028.
An elected Athlete Board will control a portion of the tour's net profits.
The league currently earns €250 million annually from its international broadcast rights.
Options include selling a minority stake and forming partnerships with media agencies.
JP Morgan will deliver its findings to Serie A clubs by the end of the year.
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Miscellaneous
The deal's $17M average annual value is the highest in NHL history.
The contract reflects a league salary cap projected to rise over 25% by 2027-28.
Kaprizov previously rejected an 8-year, $128M offer from the team.
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