2025-11-14
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Finance & Investments
Sportico values the team at $2.31 billion, up 14% year-over-year and ranked 14th in MLB.
The potential sale follows ownership infighting after former chairman Peter Seidler's death.
The franchise generated over $500M in revenue with 3.44M in 2025 attendance.
The deal was deemed prohibitive due to takeover costs and Spain’s strict spending rules.
Getafe owner Angel Torres had lowered his asking price from £160M to around £100M.
The pursuit was part of a strategy to build a multi-club group around Liverpool.
The 12-year-old venture fund has raised approximately $250M from team owners.
32 Equity will continue to target companies that benefit from an NFL relationship.
Key owners on the fund's committee include Jimmy Haslam and David Tepper.
The sports segment's Q4 revenue rose 2% to $4B as operating income fell 2%.
Direct-to-consumer operating income grew 39% to $352M, while linear networks fell 21%.
For the full year, sports revenue was $17.6B with a 20% income jump to $2.9B.
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Media, Broadcasting & Sponsorships
The channel will debut Monday exclusively on YouTube TV for its 10 million subscribers.
Programming features NBA, Premier League, Big Ten football, WNBA, and golf majors.
The original network shut down in Dec 2021 after ranking #2 among cable sports networks.
The move eliminates the separate $14.99/month MLS Season Pass subscription provided by Apple.
The change is part of a 10-year exclusive global media rights deal signed in 2022.
The multiyear deal makes UFC and Zuffa Boxing the first sports organizations to integrate this technology.
Polymarket will provide real-time data visualizations of fan sentiment and momentum during fights.
Fans can trade positions like stocks based on shifting in-fight momentum.
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Teams & Leagues
The new regular season will run from mid-July to April, with playoffs in May.
The change aims to improve player transfers and avoid fall competition with the NFL.
A reported 92% of fans supported the move despite concerns for cold-weather markets.
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Miscellaneous
Lewis and his hedge fund, Broad Bay, paid a $50 million penalty for the conviction.
He pleaded guilty to providing nonpublic stock tips to his girlfriend and private pilot.
Lewis relinquished "significant control" of the Premier League club to a family trust in 2022.
Joseph M. Perna, a member of the Lucchese crime family, allegedly ran the operation.
The illegal enterprise processed approximately $2M through its system from 2022 to 2024.
Unidentified college athletes are accused of operating sportsbooks for the gambling ring.
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