2025-11-13
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Finance & Investments
Growth is driven by a new 11-year, $76B media rights deal. Each team's national
TV revenue increases from $103M to $143M this season.
Last season, team revenues ranged from $833M (Warriors) to $301M (Grizzlies).
The new funding includes $15M from PSG Equity and $20M in venture debt.
The company is on pace to stream 1.5 million games across 14 sports this year.
Dynasty manages ~$5B in athlete wealth out of ~$125B total client assets.
Driven by the believe that sports leagues need new liquidity solutions as team valuations soar.
The firm previously backed the Alex Rodriguez-led bid to buy the NY Mets in 2020.
New funding will aid global expansion, event production, media, and partnerships.
New investors include 359 Capital, BITKRAFT Ventures, and WISE Ventures.
The 2025-26 season starts Dec 4-6, 2025, in China; broadcast on NBC Sports.
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Media, Broadcasting & Sponsorships
Morgan Stanley estimates Disney is losing $30M per week from the carriage dispute.
YouTube TV is issuing $20 credits to its 10M subscribers, risking a nine-figure revenue hit.
Viewership impact is mixed; Monday Night Football fell 21% one week but rose 70% the next.
Piracy threatens the £1.6B per season from Sky and TNT Sports deals.
The Premier League is considering a direct-to-consumer streaming platform.
However, no significant change to the UK rights model is expected before 2029.
Games average 2.0M viewers across NBCUniversal, ESPN, and Prime Video through week three.
Prime Video averages 1.12M viewers, down 7% from equivalent ESPN windows last year.
Regional sports networks and over-the-air games see 13% ratings, 8% viewership increases.
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Teams & Leagues
Premier League clubs are scheduled to vote on the 'anchoring' proposal on November 21st.
The proposed hard cap links team spending to a multiple of the lowest club's broadcast revenue.
The players' union and at least a quarter of the league's clubs oppose the measure.
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Miscellaneous
The standalone "FanDuel Predicts" app will offer contracts on oil, gold, crypto, and sports.
The product is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, not state-by-state.
Rival DraftKings plans a similar platform; both firms hold over 65% sports betting market share.
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