Major League Baseball just saw its teams spend billions of dollars in free agency, and part of the reason why is the record-setting revenue the league generated in 2022. Click here to read the story at si.com. Discussion Questions:
YouTube won the big bidding war for NFL Sunday Ticket yesterday, beating out Apple, Amazon, and ESPN with a deal worth a reported $2 billion a year. NFL fans will now be able to get the out-of-market games package as part of the YouTube TV bundle or on its own in the Read more…
The Cowboys are trying to keep up with the Joneses. Click here to read the story at profootballtalk.com. Discussion Questions:
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos again addressed the question of whether the streamer is interested in live sports — and he once again waved it off as not in the cards, at least anytime soon. Click here to read the story at variety.com. Discussion Questions:
The College Football Playoff will include 12 teams, starting with the 2024 season. An expansion plan that was crafted for two years and haggled over for another 18 months finally cleared all the obstacles needed to go from idea to reality. Click here to read the story at news.yahoo.com. Discussion Questions:
The Los Angeles Rams are urging fans who have tickets to their nationally televised Christmas Day game but don’t plan to attend to donate them to charity. Click here to read the story at yardbarker.com. Discussion Questions:
The Braves cashed in on a World Series championship season by generating franchise-record revenue. Click here to read the story at ajc.com. Discussion Questions: What is revenue? Why is revenue important to sports teams like the Atlanta Braves? How do sports teams generate revenue? What do you think represents a Read more…
Led by the eye-popping $7 billion Golden State Warriors, the average NBA team is now worth $2.86 billion, 15% more than a year ago, an impressive feat considering the stock market is down more than 15% over the same span. Click here to read the story at forbes.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
Just over three years ago, Netflix unequivocally shot down the idea that it would ever roll out an ad-supported streaming service. Click here to read the story at variety.com. Discussion Questions: What is an “ad-supported” streaming service? What is advertising? What is revenue? Why is revenue important to streaming companies? How will Read more…
The average Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise is now worth US$852 million, a 55 percent increase on last year’s value, according to Sportico’s latest estimations. Click here to read the story at sportspromedia.com. Discussion Questions: Given that all professional sports teams generate a profit, why would anyone want to purchase a Read more…