Monsters, Inc. alt-cast set for MNF
ESPN's third annual NFL animated alt-cast will feature IP from Monsters, Inc. and air on ESPN2 for tonight's Monday Night Football game between the Eagles and Chargers.
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Funding Round(up): Breaking down Q3 2025 investments in sports tech
Sports tech investments for Q3 2025 featured a $25 million Series A for emerging ticketing platform Jump and startups seeking to streamline processes pulling in new capital.
Teams, leagues discovering AI uses that streamline internal processes
The levels of AI maturity within the sports industry vary, but most leaders agree harnessing the technology to streamline internal processes is a top business priority.
Sports tech leaders are increasingly business-minded problem solvers
SBJ Tech writers take a look at how CIOs and CTOs are making the most out of what they're learning in today's sports landscape as their impact is ever growing.
Winners unveiled for the third annual Sports Business Awards: Tech
The 2025 Sports Business Awards: Tech winners were announced Tuesday night at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City, kicking off SBJ Tech Week.
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OpenAI chairman to buy stake in 49ers; deal values club at more than $9 billion
The San Francisco 49ers are bringing on another Silicon Valley titan as a limited partner.
Dramatic shift in get-in prices three days after World Cup draw
Three days following the draw for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, excitement (and in some cases, disinterest) for upcoming matchups is being reflected by significant changes in get-in prices, according to TicketData.com. The platform has stats on 13 of the 16 host venues. Mexican venues for the World...
SBJ Power Up: Serie A lands a sponsor for Refcam deployment
The SBJ Power Up newsletter for Dec. 8, 2025.
NBA Bounce stands out in a market short on kid-friendly sports games
Even though my kids outgrew games targeted at the elementary school set, I’m still a big proponent of premium games for children and their families. The market needs more of them, especially since so much awful, predatory free-to-play slop pitched as “kid friendly” dominates mobile platforms and Rob...
Anticipated fall games drop sports games on the sales battlefield
With two of the biggest games of the year launching in October — EA’s Battlefield 6 and Nintendo’s Pokémon Z/A — sports games took a back seat on sales.
What Blast is learning about boosting its U.S. event slate and operations
Counter-Strike’s Austin Major did more than just sell out the Moody Center in mid-June (the 40,000 tickets for the four-day event were all snapped up in less than six hours). The Austin Sports Commission reports it generated more than $102 million in total economic impact for the city, with 30,248 o...
First Xbox Bowl comes at a good time for Microsoft
Microsoft is getting into the college football business, sponsoring the first Xbox Bowl (which replaces the Bahamas Bowl). It’s happening Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. It features Missouri State (7-5) of Conference USA against the Arkansas State (6-6) of the Sun...
GameChanger Analytics raises $3.25M to launch ambitious performance wearable
GameChanger Analytics, a new sensor-based performance startup, has raised $3.25M from angel investors as it prepares to launch with select teams in January and a full commercial release in Q2 of 2026.
Serie A adds Haier as sponsor of Refcam
Italy’s Serie A has added appliance retailer Haier as the title sponsor of the Refcam, a new innovation it introduced as a regular feature this season, offering fans a video viewpoint that replicates the on-field official.
SBJ Power Up: Owl AI secures a new league client
The SBJ Power Up newsletter for Dec. 5, 2025.
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