21 · Digiday
"OpenAI moves to automate ad creative"
Why it matters
Automated ad creative is one of OpenAI's earlier moves into advertising, alongside SMB advertisers, before its push toward enterprise marketers.
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22 · Puck
"Can MS NOW membership crack news streaming?"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on ad tech consolidation and attention economics.
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23 · Status
"Bari's Cuomo Crush; Attiah's Arbitration Win"
Why it matters
A Washington Post arbitration ordered columnist Karen Attiah rehired.
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24 · The Athletic
"LIV Golf 1.0 met an unceremonious end"
Why it matters
LIV Golf is no longer trying to usurp the PGA Tour as golf's hegemonic power; it is trying to survive.
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25 · Front Office Sports
"How Cincy's $260M Facelift Overhauled the 'Worst' Stop in Tennis"
Why it matters
The Cincinnati Open's $260M renovation, funded 50/50 public and private, still left traffic access and crowd capacity unsolved.
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26 · Financial Review
"English Premier League starts 'eating itself' in $4.4b spending spree"
Why it matters
Premier League clubs committed €2.7B to transfers in a league that hasn't collectively turned a profit since 2018.
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27 · Forbes
"How Marc Stad, the billionaire who just bought the Timberwolves, got rich"
Why it matters
Marc Stad takes control of the Timberwolves and Lynx at a $4.5B valuation.
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28 · Deadline
"New PE Firm BlackSun Raises $1 Billion For Sports, Media Fund"
Why it matters
BlackSun launched a sports and media private equity fund with $1B toward a $7B target.
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29 · KTLA
"LA28 Olympic ticket sales surpass 6 million"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports business in survival mode.
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30 · MedPage Today
"Citing deaths, docs urge NCAA to limit energy drink marketing to kids"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports business in survival mode.
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31 · NJBIZ
"MetLife Stadium names new CEO"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports business in survival mode.
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32 · Puck
"The Fast & The Fabulous: Monterey Car Week 2026"
Why it matters
Monterey Car Week set a record $762M in auction sales, including $40M for the all-electric Luce.
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33 · Variety
"California AG Bonta cancels Paramount settlement talks"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on culture, cars and the day's lightning round.
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34 · Business Insider
"How New Yorkers feel about Mamdani's city-run grocery stores"
Why it matters
A $70M initiative for five municipal supermarkets, reported from the block.
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35 · Digiday
"WTF are fandoms, and why are marketers chasing them?"
Why it matters
The shift from customers to communities.
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