Tonight in Unpacks: Riffing off the idea behind Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment’s megadeal with Campbell’s, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment is creating a sales group geared to selling sponsorships across a portfolio that includes valuable assets such as Arsenal, the Rams and SoFi Stadium, reports SBJ’s Ben Fischer.
Also tonight:
Listen to SBJ’s most popular podcast, Morning Buzzcast, where Abe Madkour digs into the debut of the TGL and its new vision for golf, the battle brewing over control of the Padres, Jets owner Woody Johnson punching back at an inflammatory report from the Athletic and more.
Nominations for the 2025 Sports Business Awards are now open. SBJ is accepting nominations through 11:59pm ET on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
Monday was a long day for Pete Distad, the CEO of Venu Sports (the skinny bundle backed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery), who officially found out at around 4am ET that after three weeks of talks, a deal was done that would see Fubo and Disney’s Hulu + Live TV merge. For Distad and the staff at Venu, it’s a huge win, as SBJ’s Mollie Cahillane writes.
The first SBJ Media newsletter of 2025 also covers:
Venue seating firms Irwin and bluecube are launching Venue360, a system of interrelated and interchangeable furniture equipment that all fits on a rail system embedded in a platform floor, minimizing the need for more permanent connection to sports venues’ seating bowl concrete. The rail system is the foundational aspect, writes SBJ’s Bret McCormick; everything connected to it can be changed (even demountable platforms), giving venue operations crews flexibility for different event types and venue owners flexibility in how they configure their venue in the future.
This first SBJ Facilities newsletter of 2025 also covers:
Tonight’s op-ed is from Brazilian attorney Thiago Nicacio of Felsberg Advogados on betting and sports in South America’s largest nation.
“In balancing economic liberty with social responsibility, wisdom lies in moderation. Neither unfettered freedom nor oppressive regulation serves the greater good. The challenge — and opportunity — for Brazil is to chart a course that respects constitutional principles while ensuring a fair and thriving marketplace where everyone wins when the rules are fair.”
Read the full submission here.
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