- Gotham FC hired former Florida Panthers executive Mark Zarthar as team president, installing a new business leader as the NWSL club looks to parlay championship success into commercial growth in the country’s largest media market, reports SBJ’s Alex Silverman.
- The AUSL added Brewers owner Mark Attanasio and Ryan Sanders Baseball executives Nolan Ryan, Reid Ryan and Don Sanders to its investor group, reports SBJ’s Mike Mazzeo.
- Heading into the Stanley Cup Final, the NHL was averaging 1.5 million viewers for the playoffs across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and TNT/truTV, marking the league’s best figure on record ahead of the Final, reports SBJ’s Austin Karp.
- Karp also reports CBS drew the best English-language club soccer audience on record on Saturday, with 3.09 million viewers for the UEFA Champions League final, while LaLiga drew its best viewership yet for ESPN this past season, with games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes averaging 91,000 viewers for the 2025-26 season, up 14% from last season.
- The D.C. Open, the only combined ATP/WTA 500 event on the pro tennis circuit, signed a new, expanded sponsorship deal with Mubadala Investment Company to make the Abu Dhabi state-controlled investment firm the tournament’s exclusive title sponsor through 2030, reports SBJ’s Rob Schaefer.
- CBS Sports and Italy’s top soccer league, Serie A, exercised an option to extend their U.S. media rights deal by one year through the upcoming 2026-27 season, reports Silverman.
- Telemundo will not be cutting away to commercials during FIFA World Cup hydration break, which are being used for the first time, reports Karp.
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