2025-10-03
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Finance & Investments
The league began allowing minority private equity stakes of up to 10% in 2024.
Arctos Partners, Ares Management, and Sixth Street have already purchased minority team stakes.
Sixth Street's reported 3% Patriots stake valued the franchise at over US$9 billion.
A new entity, Big Ten Enterprises, will be created to centralize commercial rights.
Each of the conference's 18 member schools will receive payouts of at least $100M.
The agreement extends the Big Ten's grant of media rights through 2046 for stability.
Revenue in Greater China fell 10% as competitor Adidas posted 11% growth.
The company's Converse brand sales plummeted 27%, offsetting double-digit growth in running.
A new strategy refocuses on sport ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Media, Broadcasting & Sponsorships
The agreement covers all NBCUniversal channels, averting sports programming blackouts.
YouTube TV is the No. 4 pay-TV distributor with nearly 10 million subscribers.
NBCUniversal's Peacock will be available as a subscription on YouTube Primetime Channels.
The champion is now expected to receive a total of €30.1M in rights payments.
The league's lowest-ranked club is projected to receive a total of €3.72M.
The projection is based on the platform reaching 1.026 million subscribers.
The Premier League will end its 20-year production partnership with IMG after the 2025-26 season.
In response, IMG has secured new deals with MLS, English Football League (EFL), and the Saudi Pro League.
Tech company deals include Apple's 10-year, $2.5B MLS contract and Netflix's NFL Christmas Day games.
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Teams & Leagues
The result marks a £22.4M negative swing from a £7.8M profit in 2023.
A 12.9% drop in prize money due to poor on-track results drove the deficit.
Despite the loss, the team has generated £36M in total profit since 2020.
The cheapest ticket for the final is $2,030, with lower-level seats costing $6,730.
Prices are multiple times higher than previous World Cups, even after inflation adjustments.
Costs also exceed top tickets for the Euro 2024 and UEFA Champions League finals.
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Miscellaneous
These games are one of four international preseason series, with others in Australia, Canada, and Macau.
The league's partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began in 2021, leading to sponsorships.
Three 2025-26 regular-season games are also scheduled for Mexico City, Berlin, and London.
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