- A federal jury in New York City determined Wednesday that Live Nation operated as an illegal monopoly at both the federal and state levels, bringing a nearly two-month trial to an end and reigniting a long-lingering question about a Live Nation-Ticketmaster breakup.
- My favorite read of the week: My colleague Joe Lemire went through the NBA’s testing in its biomechanics program. He learned that he, in fact, is not an NBA-caliber athlete (but he’s still an all-star to me).
- Fubo became an 11th-hour suitor of the 13 NBA teams that just exited Main Street Sports Group, multiple sources told SBJ’s Tom Friend on Tuesday night.
- Private equity firm TPG is finalizing the purchase of Learfield to make it the majority owner of one of the most prominent multimedia rights and technology providers in college athletics, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy reports.
- GameRun, a startup that uses AI to analyze athlete movement and performance, raised $4 million in funding to expand its clientele and foster product development.
- Edge Sound Research, the audio innovation startup that has participated in the NBA’s and MLS’ technology accelerators, closed an undisclosed investment from audio equipment manufacturer Shure, my SBJ Tech teammate Rob Schaefer writes.
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