Cosm’s Jeb Terry talks event hosting, fundraising plans
On Thursday, Cosm’s immersive sports theater in L.A. will host the second annual Power Play Sports Sponsorship Accelerator. The sports business conference, organized by Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group, will feature conversations with Lasry, Klutch Sports founder & CEO Rich Paul, Portland Fire ...
The Snow League lands Google Cloud deal
The Snow League, the new snowsports property founded by Shaun White, has named Google Cloud as its official cloud and AI sponsor. The deal will see Google Cloud support the league’s global broadcasts, providing tech solutions for localized captioning, automated video clipping and faster distribution...
JPMorganChase launches athlete council featuring Dwyane Wade, Tom Brady, others
With athletes getting paid more and, thanks to NIL, earlier in their careers than ever before, JPMorganChase plans to lean on the input of top athletes as it evolves its wealth management offerings. The newly formed JPMorganChase Athlete Council has nine superstar members: Sue Bird, Tom Brady, Jalen...
Newly launched sports funds see opportunities in emerging leagues, overseas properties
These days, it’s hard to go a week without seeing headlines about a newly launched sports private equity fund. Otro Capital recently closed a $1.2 billion debut vehicle. Less-well-known newcomers — Apex Capital, Champion Venture Partners, Chiron Sports Group, Synergy Sports Capital, Underdog Global ...
X Games League set for athlete draft at Cosm
The upcoming X Games League will move one step closer to launch with its athlete draft at Cosm in L.A. on Thursday night.
Netflix’s Spitzer: Streaming giant wants to be home for biggest fights
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- On Tuesday, Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano took to the stage outside Intuit Dome to promote their upcoming bout on Netflix.
Rousey lambastes UFC in run-up to Carano fight on Netflix
INGLEWOOD — Fight fans crowded into the plaza outside Intuit Dome on Tuesday for the kickoff press conference for Netflix’s Ronda Rousey/Gina Carano card on May 16. While most of the onstage commentary was focused on the upcoming fight, Rousey also used the opportunity to continue her recent attacks...
Liberty’s Derek Chang goes deep on F1/Apple deal
Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s tech, media and telecom conference on Tuesday, Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang acknowledged questions around F1’s new five-year media rights deal with Apple, alluding to concerns about the property’s move from ESPN to streaming might affect U.S. viewership. But Chang stres...
TKO’s Shapiro on Paramount-WBD, UFC at the White House
On the heels of TKO reporting strong financial results for 2025, President & COO Mark Shapiro kicked off Morgan Stanley’s technology, media and telecom conference on Monday morning with comments on UFC’s planned White House card, On Location’s work at the Olympics and Paramount’s successful bid ...
Guggenheim: MSG Sports split would close share price discount, improve flexibility
MSG Sports’ announced plan to explore a potential split, dividing the Knicks and Rangers into standalone companies, was welcomed by shareholders, with the company’s stock price rallying more than 13% on the news.