A busy earnings week has provided new insights across the sports media landscape. For one, Roku’s top executives got into how they think about sports.

Investment in women’s sports took center stage throughout espnW’s annual Women + Sports Summit in Ojai, Calif., this week.

Netflix is fresh off a sports-packed third quarter. The streaming giant released “Happy Gilmore 2” in July and revealed last week that the film amassed some 126 million views over its first three months. The Jerry Jones docuseries “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys” was Netflix’s latest un...

George Pyne’s career, from COO of NASCAR to president of IMG to CEO of Bruin Capital, has largely been defined by his ability to forge deep and lasting relationships. Some of those relationships have benefited Bruin, whether enabling the firm to get into its first investment in the NFL’s On Location...

When asked to describe Bruin Capital founder and CEO George Pyne, his business partners, former employees and contemporaries almost universally point first to his steadfast focus on family: wife Helene and children Shannon, Brendan, Drew and Rachel. Pyne has routinely crisscrossed the nation to atte...

Over the last 10 years, Bruin Capital reached far and wide in pursuing investment opportunities. It holds eight portfolio companies with focuses ranging from athlete representation to film production to turf management, with home bases as close as Atlanta and far-flung as Australia.

January 2015: George Pyne launches Bruin Sports Capital with $250 million in funding from advertising firm WPP, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and Aston Villa FC executive chairman Nassef Sawiris, among others.

It’s early 2015 and Bruin Sports Capital needs to make a deal.

Three months ago, Nike CEO Elliott Hill and CFO Matt Friend said the sportswear giant was finally emerging from its prolonged financial struggles. “From here, we expect our business results to improve,” Hill told analysts. “It’s time to turn the page.”