Daily Issue

05.22.2024

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Facilities

Bengals upgrading Paycor Stadium

The Bengals have committed to investing at least $100M to help improve Paycor Stadium.

Media

NBA postseason down 11% on TV

Marketing

Team sponsors highlight IndyCar in ads

Media

NBA formalizing deals with Disney, Amazon, NBC

NBA postseason viewership down 11% heading into conference finals

No slowing down: Clark, WNBA continue to set viewership records

PGA Tour extends partnership with X for one year

Sue Bird reveals Prime Video 'Power of the Dream' backstory

Netflix continues to make strides in live events, despite denying it is in 'live sports business'

CBS adding Aaron Taylor to college football studio shows

Audience Analysis: Preakness Stakes, NASCAR All-Star Race both hit three-year highs

Colleges

Report: ACC joins Big 12 in voting to settle House v. NCAA case

RedBird, Weatherford Capital start new private equity firm to invest in college sports

Marketing and Sponsorship

Bud Light unveils new UFC campaign amid marketing focus on sports, entertainment

DaBella files lawsuit against Timbers over ending of kit sponsorship deal

IndyCar team sponsors bringing more exposure to sport with national ads

Pet nutrition brand Nulo taps Olympic athletes for latest campaign

Marketplace Roundup

Franchises

Golden State Valkyries sees high ticket, merch sales a week after brand launch

Craig Berube hiring marks signal of change, urgency for Maple Leafs

Leagues and Governing Bodies

NFL doing 'due diligence' on several international sites, including Australia, Japan, Middle East

Report: NFL to fully test optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings this preseason

Facilities

Bengals commit to at least $100M investment in Paycor Stadium upgrades

Ill. lawmakers beginning discussion around public funding for women's pro sports facilities

Texas State Univ. signs 15-year stadium naming rights deal with University Federal Credit Union

Olympics

Salt Lake City to present 2034 plans to Winter Olympic Federations next week

Events and Attractions

LIV Golf heading to Dallas area for team championship in September

Licensing issue remains obstacle as Las Vegas GP looks to host different events as facility

Betting

Sportsbooks accepting high tax in N.Y. leading other state to consider raising their rates

People and Pop Culture

Anticipation builds for 2024 Sports Business Awards

Executive Transactions - May 22, 2024

Names in the News

Brand Innovation Summit June 11-12, 2024

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Quote of the Day

This appears to be a rushed process to decide a billion-dollar settlement without collaboration with stakeholders who are responsible for $990 million of it.
-- Horizon League Commissioner Julie Roe Lach, on the settlement framework for the NCAA antitrust cases and how power and non-power conferences would split the damages.

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