- My SBJ Tech colleague Joe Lemire highlights a ticketing experiment Belgian Grand Prix underwent to sell F1 tickets with a Napster AI tool.
- Game1, a predictive AI platform for developing and scouting youth soccer players, is expanding its product from Europe to the U.S., Lemire also reports.
- SailGP, an SBJ 10 Most Innovative Sports Tech Company, staged its fourth event in New York last weekend, with my SBJ colleague Rob Schaefer writing on the latest premium offering and yet another future expansion for the league.
- Lemire also highlights a new development from Fox Sports called BRISK (Broadcast Remote IP Studio Kit), a portable set of six small server racks that will help the network cover the most sprawling FIFA World Cup yet.
- Schaefer also notes Fox One, the network’s flagship streaming service that launched last August, is preparing for its largest product moment to date with the upcoming World Cup.
- WePlayed Sports, an AI-powered clipping tool that helps university athletic departments produce social media-ready video content, rolled out a new offering earlier this month called Own the Moment.
- The PGA Tour is the latest property to partner with Recast, a fintech solution for global streaming distribution, to broaden its reach into regions where it doesn’t have rights deals.

