2025-11-04
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Finance & Investments
Endeavor paid $225M to exit the sports betting and data business, with $100M going directly to Sportradar (remainder going to rightsholders).
Sportradar gains a client portfolio of 70+ rightsholders; key properties include MLS, NWSL, PGA Tour, and Grand Slam tennis events.
The sale was made as Endeavor prepares to be taken private by Silver Lake.
The deal is the first investment for a new $1.2B sports-focused private equity fund.
It reunites ALK Capital's Alan Pace and David Checketts, former partners at MLS's Real Salt Lake.
The transaction highlights a trend of U.S. investment in English football, with about 50% of Premier League clubs now U.S.-owned.
The mid-seven-figure investment round was led by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment's co-founder.
Viewture provides creators upfront capital in exchange for a share of future ad revenue.
The company is now able to deploy up to $300M over the next two years.
Total NIL spending on women's sports is projected to reach $663.3M by 2027–28.
Female athletes now represent 32.2% of all NIL deal submissions in college sports.
Women's sports athletes are 2.8% more engaged in the NIL process than men.
The acquired portfolio includes Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and the US Open of Surfing.
This deal expands Mari's presence in mass-participation athletic events.
Recent additions to Mari's portfolio include Frieze, the Miami Open, and Madrid Open.
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Media, Broadcasting & Sponsorships
The broadcast peaked with 31.5 million viewers in the 11:30 p.m. ET slot.
Viewership far surpassed the 18.2 million who watched last season's concluding game.
The Dodgers became the first MLB team to repeat as champions since the 2000 Yankees.
The league will launch in January 2026 with four inaugural teams.
Paramount's sales division will sell broadcast and streaming rights in the US and globally.
The four teams will be based in Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, and San Diego.
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Teams & Leagues
Matchday income (€260.7M) and sponsorships (€240.4M) were the largest revenue sources.
The club recorded a €42.5M pre-tax profit after paying €408.3M in wages.
Club membership increased by 50,000 over the past year to a new total of 432,500.
Fighter Isaac Dulgarian's odds dropped from a -250 favorite to -160 before the fight.
Dulgarian, whose odds shifted, then lost via a first-round submission.
Prop bet odds for a first-round finish also plummeted from +850 to +475.
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Miscellaneous
The exhibition match is scheduled for December 28 at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena.
It is the fourth such match, with the most famous being Billie Jean King's 1973 win.
Kyrgios has played three matches since wrist surgery; Sabalenka has played 59 since January.
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