Jacob Feldman
Sports Business Reporter at Sportico
Podcast Producer at This Day In Esoteric Political History
Thinking about sports and tech for @Sportico. Producer @sundaylongread and @thisdaypod.
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1 week ago |
club.sportico.com | Eben Novy-Williams |Jacob Feldman
Welcome back to Club Sportico, where we break down the intersection of sports and money—with an extra bit of humor and opinion. Today, we talk about NFL owners backing into more billions. Last summer, following years of internal debate, the NFL joined the other major U.S. leagues in allowing private equity funds to invest in teams. The thinking was simple: with the average franchise worth $6+ billion, the amount of wealthy individuals willing/able to buy small, passive stakes was shrinking.
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2 weeks ago |
sportico.com | Jacob Feldman
TNT Sports plans to bring a new energy to French Open coverage as it takes over Roland Garros responsibilities in a 10-year, $650 million deal starting in full on Sunday. Marquee matches will air on TNT, while a new whiparound show on TruTV, The Rally at Roland-Garros, covers the rest of the action. Every court will also stream on Max, meaning parent Warner Bros. Discovery is airing more than 900 matches in total.
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sportico.com | Jacob Feldman
Amazon Prime Video doesn’t intend to reinvent the wheel when it airs the first exclusively streaming NASCAR race in the U.S. Recognizable faces—headlined by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Carl Edwards—will call Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, with plans to keep the spotlight on the racing. Amazon has a seven-year deal with NASCAR, airing five Cup Series events each season. There’s plenty of time to tinker down the road. Yet, the company can’t help but innovate.
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2 weeks ago |
sportico.com | Jacob Feldman |Eben Novy-Williams
Detroit Lions owner Sheila Hamp will be a co-owner of the Motor City Golf Club when it joins the Florida-based indoor golf league TGL in 2027. Hamp’s son Michael will be the team’s governor as one of the principals in Middle West Partners, which leads the new ownership group. Denver Broncos owner Rob Walton will also have owner’s suite privileges at SoFi Center. And they won’t be alone among NFL affiliates at the highest levels of the tech-infused golf competition.
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2 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Jacob Feldman |Eben Novy-Williams
Detroit Lions owner Sheila Hamp will be a co-owner of the Motor City Golf Club when it joins the Florida-based indoor golf league TGL in 2027. Hamp’s son Michael will be the team’s governor as one of the principals in Middle West Partners, which leads the new ownership group. Denver Broncos owner Rob Walton will also have owner’s suite privileges at SoFi Center. And they won’t be alone among NFL affiliates at the highest levels of the tech-infused golf competition.
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