Legal and Governance
Jury finds that Live Nation acted as an illegal monopoly
A federal jury in New York City determined on Wednesday that Live Nation operated as an illegal monopoly at both the federal and state levels, bringing a nearly two-month trial to an end and re-igniting a long-lingering question about a potential Live Nation-Ticketmaster breakup.
Should College Sports Commission LLC be reorganized into a member-based nonprofit?
College athletics has entered the semi-professional era. Revenue sharing, NIL markets, and private capital have reshaped the landscape. The House settlement accelerated that transition and required a centralized enforcement agency capable of administering new obligations across conferences and campu...
Live Nation decision looms as jurors begin deliberation
Live Nation’s antitrust trial against 34 states could finish as early as Friday. Juror deliberation started Friday morning following the trial’s closing arguments on Thursday.
The AI Playbook: What sports stars must do now to protect their IP in the age of artificial intelligence
Not long ago, we thought that social media offered near-limitless opportunities to monetize athlete intellectual property (IP). Generative AI has been a sobering development. From digital replicas and voice cloning to highly realistic deepfake videos, artificial intelligence creates a portfolio of n...
Overtime elevates Zack Weiner and Farzeen Ghorashy as Dan Porter departs
Overtime is entering into a new leadership chapter, with co-founder Dan Porter departing the digital sports media company and fellow co-founder Zack Weiner and president Farzeen Ghorashy leading it going forward.
What it would take to fix Indian football
In a previous article, I outlined the structural failures that have kept Indian football locked in a cycle of commercial growth without sporting progress: a fragmented development pyramid, an unstable top flight, and a governing body mired in legal paralysis that leaves one of the world’s largest fo...
See you on the field: America’s coming decade of sports diplomacy
More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek orator Isocrates observed that athletic festivals allowed people to set aside their conflicts, gather together and renew bonds to unite them. The ancient Greeks understood something: Sports have always been a form of diplomacy.
NFL owners gather for annual meeting with host of topics on agenda
NFL owners are gathering on Monday and Tuesday in Phoenix for their annual meeting, where they expect to approve a new succession plan for the Raiders, award the 2029 Super Bowl to Las Vegas and open up local preseason game rights to streamers.
Sports districts demand more from community benefits agreements. Can teams deliver on their promises?
Community benefits agreements (CBAs) have reached an inflection point, and most teams haven’t recognized it yet. For decades, CBAs functioned as political mitigation tools — negotiated late in the approval process to offset construction impacts, address game-day labor concerns and secure buy-in long...
Why sports can’t tune out ESG, no matter how loud the critics get
Few topics in corporate America are as politically charged as ESG (environmental, social, governance). Once a relatively unknown framework used by investors and risk professionals, ESG has become a cultural flashpoint. Depending on who you ask, it is praised by some as essential to modern business, ...
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