Lillian Rizzo

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Sarah Whitten |Lillian Rizzo

Hollywood is being pulled into President Donald Trump's trade war. After Trump escalated tariffs on Chinse imports earlier this week, the Chinese government retaliated, including by restricting the number of Hollywood films it would allow to be showcased in its movie theaters. Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery were among the companies that saw their stocks dip this week during volatile trading in response to tariff changes. Both stocks were trading down early Friday.

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Lillian Rizzo

Major League Baseball is increasingly drawing private equity investors as the league faces major shifts in player salaries and media rights. Private equity has been gravitating toward professional sports, which sports-acquisitive firm Arctos Partners called "remarkably resilient assets" during times of economic uncertainty in a research note this week. MLB in particular is poised to attract new stakeholders with big changes on the horizon.

2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Alex Sherman |Lillian Rizzo

For decades, Major League Baseball has stood alone among the major U.S. sports leagues as the only one without a salary cap. Team owners may test that dynamic at the end of next year. MLB owners as well as Commissioner Rob Manfred's office have begun privately contemplating what a new league economic structure could look like as the league heads toward a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with players, according to people familiar with the matter. The league's current CBA expires on Dec. 1, 2026.

2 weeks ago | perkinscoie.com | Alex Sherman |Lillian Rizzo

For decades, Major League Baseball has stood alone among the major U.S. sports leagues as the only one without a salary cap. Team owners may test that dynamic at the end of next year. MLB owners as well as Commissioner Rob Manfred's office have begun privately contemplating what a new league economic structure could look like as the league heads toward a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with players, according to people familiar with the matter. The league's current CBA expires on Dec. 1, 2026.

3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Lillian Rizzo

Brands and advertisers are seeking flexible terms as they face uncertainty about how impending U.S. tariffs will affect their businesses. The push for more lenient agreements, in which companies could pivot budgets quickly or shift their focus to different types of marketing depending on how the tariffs shake out, has been the focus of conversations between media companies and advertisers in recent weeks, according to people close to the discussions.