- SBJ’s Alex Silverman writes that following an introduction from the rapper Drake, Tim Leiweke and his daughter, Francesca Bodie, invested $117 million in the Italian soccer club Venezia FC.
- The NBA adjusted the business model of its proposed standalone league in Europe, sources confirmed to SBJ’s Tom Friend, by informing bidders last week that it will invest over $3 billion to offset potential early-stage losses.
- MLB is averaging 2.28 million viewers for its national games this season to date, marking the league’s best figure since 2017 and up 44% compared to this point last season, reports SBJ’s Austin Karp in this week’s Audience Analysis.
- Karp also writes that TNT Sports’ second year with Roland Garros will bring back many of the key voices that made the event such a success in 2025, plus a few new additions to the commentator lineup, such as former players Genie Bouchard and John Isner.
- Victory+ will stream the Dream’s local games for free this season, writes Friend, a follow-up to its recent WNBA deal with the Lynx that provides more momentum as it solicits crucial financing from investors.
- Just Women’s Sports is deepening its bet on women’s basketball, striking a content partnership with the WNBA ahead of the 2026 season includes sharing official highlights on media channels, notes SBJ’s Irving Mejia-Hilario.
- UFC has created a new bundle of various fighting sport properties, such as Zuffa Boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and will appoint Joe Hand Promotions to sell it to bars and restaurants across the country, writes SBJ’s Adam Stern.
- TKO Group Holdings will not be getting cut off from Saudi Arabian funding like LIV Golf will, said President Mark Shapiro, allaying concerns that the combat sports operator could face a similar fate, notes Stern.
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