Five Years Post PASPA: The State of US Sports Betting

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What does Bob Iger want from an ESPN strategic partner?

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ESPN has plenty of options for strategic partners, including venture capitalists, traditional media, leagues and betting companies. But the question no one knows the answer to yet is, What does Disney CEO Bob Iger really want?

Who’s Up, Who’s Down: Messi, Josh Harris, Fox Sports, Axios

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Andrew Marchand’s Who’s Up this week is, who else?, Lionel Messi. “You could not have scripted it better for MLS,” Marchand said. “Just a different level.”

Messi’s MLS debut was splashy, but will he be a game changer?

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Lionel Messi’s opening act couldn’t have gone better for MLS, but what it means for the league and its main media partner, Apple, is far from certain.

Marchand and Ourand, Ep. 97: ESPN’s future, MLS & Messi, and Mike Tirico

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Mike Tirico joins the show one year before the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris. Tirico talks about his preparation for hosting those games with NBC and his role in covering geopolitical stories during the games.

2023 Executive Insight: Amy Rouse of Paragon Sports Marketing Group

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Brown’s Calhoun tackling college sports issues from an Ivy League perspective

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Grace Calhoun worked on some of the NCAA’s most influential committees as they tried to tackle big issues facing college sports. Now at Brown University, Calhoun is viewing the landscape from the perspective of the Ivy League.

Bill Carter: Inaction from Congress will leave NIL rules to conferences

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Rules that could level the NIL playing field are more likely to come at the conference level than from Congress, said NIL expert Bill Carter of Student-Athlete Insights.

SBJ Unpacks Mike Tollin Return of SlamBall

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SlamBall co-founder Mike Tollin spoke with SBJ’s Austin Karp about the relationship with broadcast partner ESPN, how the funding efforts exceeded expectations, as well as the potential roles both sports wagering and social media could play.

The Most Important Tech Powering the FIFA Women's World Cup

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SBJ I Factor: Charles Altchek

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SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Charles Altchek, president of MLS Next Pro and a member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2023.