- F1 has started exploring another preseason launch event next year with potential host cities including Milan, sources tell SBJ’s Adam Stern, after holding a first-of-its kind showcase last year in London.
- Bell Media will be the official media partner of the Tempo, reports SBJ’s Richard Deitsch. As part of a multiyear deal, TSN will broadcast and stream Tempo games and the WNBA All-Star Game as well as the WNBA postseason, WNBA Finals and WNBA Draft.
- Deitsch also writes that retiring horse racing reporter Donna Brothers strongly indicated on his “Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch” that Andie Biancone could be the next in line at NBC Sports.
- The Rams saw a significant spike on social media for the team’s content around this year’s NFL Draft, led by a “Friday” spoof video heading into the event and then posts for Alabama QB Ty Simpson after he was taken in the first round, notes SBJ’s Austin Karp.
- Karp also writes that Golden Boy Promotions signed Range Sports Media Rights Advisory to help the boxing outfit on media rights for live events, including the creation of new tentpoles.
- Extreme Networks is deploying the first Wi-Fi 7 network in a college football venue at Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, known colloquially as “The Swamp,” notes SBJ’s Bret McCormick.
- The upcoming X Games League found its first team owner in investment firm UNA Sports Group, which acquired the action sports league’s N.Y. teams for both summer and winter competitions, notes SBJ’s Chris Smith.
- Ticket marketplace Vivid Seat’s Q1 2026 results continued a growing trend of negative traction for the company with its sixth consecutive quarter posting an operating loss, reports SBJ’s Ethan Joyce.
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