Netflix hits the gas on advertising: The company secured a slew of NFL games, but its bet on podcast and vertical video ads is less certain.

US sports betting is shifting from adding users to maximizing revenues from higher-margin types of bets. Although operators are earning more from each bet, they face the threats of rising scrutiny, higher user acquisition costs, and new competitors.

Disney’s results show consumers are still spending: The company’s high-demand streaming services are keeping viewers on board despite economic shocks.

Vertical UHNW wealth management is a growing theme.

The issuer stands to pick up positive brand association with the NFL’s strong reputation.

A new DOJ probe could simplify NFL ad buys—or hand fewer partners tighter pricing control.

Sports content is one of the last bastions of live, appointment viewing. Key data shows who’s watching, which platforms they use, and how they engage with content between events.

Live sports and sport fans offer a huge opening for increased volume and new sign-ups.

Its partnership with Major League Baseball will give it mass reach, but real value comes from extending TV moments into digital channels.

67% of top sports podcast shows are for niche sports, where high engagement, loyal fans, and off-season spikes lift ROI.

DUDE Wipes extended the momentum of the Super Bowl with its “Gut Reset" campaign, targeting the day after the big game, when many consumers are dealing with the effects of overindulgence. The brand partnered with Kellogg’s Raisin Bran and former NFL tight end Jake Butt for a social-first activation that playfully addresses digestive health while reinforcing DUDE Wipes’ core product benefit.

Netflix is reshaping CTV economics as sports, live events, podcasts, and a potential WBD acquisition push its ad tier toward 10% of spend, with $3 billion in sight this year.

Live sports boosted cable viewership in January, but streaming’s dominance signals marketers must balance CTV precision with linear scale.

Live football still concentrates attention at scale: Super Bowl LX delivered historic reach across platforms despite a modest YoY decline.

"The Super Bowl has grown from a football game into one of the biggest cultural moments for brands," said our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian in a recent episode of “Behind the Numbers.” The Super Bowl maintains its advertising relevance in an increasingly fragmented media landscape because it delivers something increasingly rare: A massive, diverse audience engaged in a shared cultural moment.

Live sports command major leverage; NBCUniversal is using scale and bundling to defend pricing power as sports rights costs surge and distribution fragments.

Disney is getting an edge with an NFL-ESPN deal that protects it against digital video pressure from rivals like YouTube.

Streaming takes nearly half of TV viewing in a new record, driven by sports and major cultural hits, proving live events still dominate TV.