Tech speed reads

  • The 30-plus victorious states in the antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, are still seeking the breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster as a remedy to the verdict that the larger business acted as an illegal monopoly.
  • In just two years, team president Jess Smith has built the Valkyries into the first $1 billion franchise in women’s sports. And they’ve built that brand using tech and data insights, SBJ’s Rachel Axon covers here.
  • P2P Sport is a new platform hoping to add standardization and structure to contract opportunities for rugby players, SBJ’s Rob Schaefer writes in this week’s magazine.
  • SportAI acquired padel-focused analytics company Padelytics, Schaefer also reports.
  • Sports organizations are beginning to view AI as a necessary foundational tool, my SBJ colleague Mary Gaughan writes.
  • SBJ’s Grace Kut highlights that as new sports leagues emerge, technology leadership plays a critical role in shaping many crucial aspects of their operations.
  • The NFL added Tixr to its verified ticketing ecosystem called NFL Ticket HQ, formerly known as the NFL Ticket Network.
  • My colleague Mike Mazzeo reports that loyalty platform Mets Connect saw 114,000 registrations in its first full year, more than doubling its initial goal.


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