- As media companies deal with a cord-cutting trend that continues to hurt revenue -- on top of the threat posed by deep-pocketed digital companies -- sports TV is closing out the first half of 2022 in one of the strongest positions it’s ever seen.
- SBJ this week unveiled our list of Power Players in women's sports. Among those in media making the list are ESPN Exec VP/Commercial Marketing Laura Gentile and Just Women's Sports founder & CEO Haley Rosen.
- Religion of Sports, the production company co-founded by Gotham Chopra, Tom Brady and Michael Strahan, has closed on a $50 million Series B funding round, reports my colleague Chris Smith. The round was led by Shamrock Capital, with Dodgers/Chelsea owner Todd Boehly also among the investors.
- Congrats to Jabari Young, who is joining Forbes as a sports business reporter after several years at CNBC.
