SporticoTriller Triller Buys FITE DTC Platform to Expand Visibility, Deliver Digital PPVs Sportico - JohnWallStreet Amid the noise of fight week (Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren is tomorrow night), TrillerNet—the parent company of the short video platform, …
SporticoBaseball Young Audience Flees TV, Creating an Uncertain Future for Sports Sportico - Anthony Crupi While it would be premature for anyone to start digging TV’s grave, the ongoing depreciation of the traditional cable bundle and what amounts to a …
SporticoMoney Manchester United to Offer U.S. Credit Card With FinTech Startup Sportico - Jacob Feldman Manchester United has inked a deal with fintech startup Cardless to create a U.S. credit card that offers more than the typical range of rewards. …
SporticoFanDuel Phoenix Suns, FanDuel to Build Sportsbook in NBA Arena Sportico - Eben Novy-Williams The Phoenix Suns will be among the first NBA teams with a sportsbook in their arena, part of a wider agreement with FanDuel that will also give the …
SporticoDick's Sporting Goods Dick’s Sporting Goods Joins Harvard’s Amaker to Boost Coaches’ Group Sportico - Randall Williams Dick’s Sporting Goods has announced a partnership with Black Coaches United (BCU), a group of minority basketball coaches advocating for increased …
SporticoDigital Currency NFT Boom Risks Derailing Sports’ Environmental Efforts Sportico - Aidan O'Connor Today’s guest columnist is Aidan O’Connor, an associate vice president at the strategic communications firm Prosek Partners. The recent surge of …
SporticoOverwatch League Hawaii’s Undersea Cable Solves Overwatch League’s Internet Lag Sportico - Eben Novy-Williams Last year, as NBA and NHL teams went into playoff bubbles and UFC decamped for Fight Island, Overwatch League had a problem it couldn’t solve. With …
SporticoDraftKings DraftKings to Build Sportsbook at TPC Scottsdale in PGA Tour Deal Sportico - Eben Novy-Williams DraftKings is building a retail sportsbook at the famed TPC Scottsdale golf course in Arizona, part of an expanded partnership with the PGA Tour that …
SporticoSports Betting New York Betting Model Puts State Coffers Over Consumer Ease Sportico - JohnWallStreet Last week, New York lawmakers approved a $212 billion budget for 2021-22 that includes plans for mobile sports betting. The state intends to select …
SporticoFinance SPACs Draw SEC Scrutiny as Celebrities and Sponsors Worry Staff Sportico - Brendan Coffey The boom in new special purpose acquisition company filings has nearly ground to a standstill in recent days, as regulator statements on the red-hot …
SporticoHideki Matsuyama Masters Draws Largest Audience in Two Years as Young Stars Fill Tiger Void Sportico - Anthony Crupi A decade after earning low-amateur honors at the 2011 Masters, Hideki Matsuyama on Sunday returned to Butler Cabin to don the Green Jacket. In …
SporticoEntertainment Industry Fortnite Maker Epic Games Raises $1 Billion With Sony Doubling Down Sportico - Todd Spangler Epic Games, the company behind global smash hit “Fortnite,” announced that it completed a $1 billion round of funding — giving it a whopping equity …
SporticoWinter Sports ‘Hot Mic’ Slips Unlikely to Stop Leagues’ Push for More Fan Access Sportico - JohnWallStreet Back in late March, NHL referee Tim Peel was fired after admitting on a “hot mic” that a penalty called in a game between the Nashville Predators and …
SporticoLiga MX LigaMX Draws First Major U.S. Investors to ‘NFL of Mexico’ Sportico - Scott Soshnick For the past few years, American investors have poured money into soccer clubs in England, France and Italy, sensing untapped commercial …
SporticoU.S. Politics Return of Earmarks May Boost Sports as Pandemic Recovery Takes Stage Sportico - Daniel Libit For three decades, Citizens Against Government Waste, the Washington-based fiscal conservative advocacy group, has published its annual …
SporticoBlockchain SeatGeek in Talks to Roll Out NFT Prototype With NFL, NBA Teams Sportico - JohnWallStreet Last month, we wrote about Ted Leonsis’ vision for a blockchain future in ticketing. The Monumental Sports & Entertainment CEO believes cryptography …
SporticoTriller Triller To Launch NFT Marketplace, Starting With Unique Jake Paul Fight Clips Sportico - Jacob Feldman Short-form video app Triller will offer a built-in NFT marketplace within weeks, controlling stakeholder Ryan Kavanaugh told Sportico. Parent company …
SporticoWrestleMania WrestleMania Expected to Bring Peacock Record Subscriber Boost Sportico - JohnWallStreet WrestleMania 37 (WM37) is taking place this weekend. For those not attending the two-night show in Tampa, the only way to watch will be via …
SporticoPro Wrestling WWE Battles for Digital Dollars With Undertaker NFT Sportico - Jacob Feldman WWE is hopping into the NFT ring Saturday with its first release highlighting moments from The Undertaker’s career. The collection is headlined by two …
SporticoNFL NFL Gets $450 Million of Genius Sports Stock In Global Data Deal Sportico - Brendan Coffey The National Football League is receiving 22.5 million warrants for shares in Genius Sports under a partnership that will make the London-based data …
SporticoAugusta National Golf Club The Money Behind The 2021 Masters Golf Tournament Sportico - Kurt Badenhausen The Masters teed off Thursday morning with its typically small field of just 88 golfers—roughly 60 fewer than the other three major championships. It …
SporticoInsurance SPAC Insurance Spikes, Creating Legal Exposure for Board Members Sportico - Brendan Coffey The cost of directors and officers insurance (D&O) for special purpose acquisition companies has spiked in 2021, meaning executives and board members …
SporticoDeshaun Watson Nike Suspends Deshaun Watson’s Endorsement Deal Sportico - Randall Williams Nike announced on Wednesday that the company has suspended its endorsement deal with Houston Texans’ quarterback Deshaun Watson. “We are deeply …
SporticoJim Nantz Nantz’s CBS Masters Ties ‘A Tradition Unlike Any Other’ Sportico - Anthony Crupi Before Jim Nantz fielded the inevitable question about Tiger Woods, he told a corker of a story about the first time he arrived at Augusta National …
SporticoBaylor Bears Blowout Sinks NCAA Ratings, But $900M in Ad Sales on Par With 2019 Sportico - Anthony Crupi In running away with the NCAA title game practically from the jump, the Baylor Bears routed the once-undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs by 16 points Monday …
SporticoNBA Clorox Partners With Four NBA Franchises to Clean Arenas Sportico - Randall Williams With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out and the sports world slowly beginning to open up, Clorox has announced partnerships with four NBA teams, and their …
SporticoFinance Marc Lasry, Jill Ellis Joining Topps Board as Michael Eisner Strikes SPAC Deal Sportico - Brendan Coffey Card collectors have been bidding up Topps cards to record heights over the past year. Now, Michael Eisner and hedge fund manager James Mudrick are …
SporticoCarmelo Anthony Carmelo Anthony Launches Global Content Company, Creative 7 Sportico - Elizabeth Wagmeister Growing up, movies and television were one of Carmelo Anthony’s favorite escapes. The NBA power forward was inspired by the strong characters on TV …
SporticoBetting Prop-Bets Company PickUp Offers Equity to Bloggers for App Use Sportico - Jacob Feldman Plenty of startups want to improve the sports betting experience. PickUp wants to give users a say in what’s being bet on. Co-founders Dan Healy and …
