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Super Bowl 59 attracts record 127.7 million viewers
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LIX Mike Segar | Reuters The Philadelphia Eagles weren’t the only ones who scored big at the Super Bowl. The NFL’s championship game attracted a record 127.7 million viewers on Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research. […]
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Globalstar CEO Paul Jacobs explains why satellite company moved from NYSE to Nasdaq
Satellite communications company Globalstar listed on the Nasdaq Tuesday after delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. “We did a reverse split — we’re a multibillion dollar company, but our stock price was down in the dollar-ish range,” CEO Paul Jacobs told CNBC’s Becky Quick on “Squawk Box.” “And people thought of us as a […]
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AI-powered sports media company raises $13 million, led by Alexis Ohanian and Giannis Antetokounmpo
ScorePlay video clipping tool ScorePlay, an artificial intelligence service for sports clips, has raised $13 million in series A funding, the company announced Tuesday. The sports storytelling platform’s investors include 20VC venture capital fund founder Harry Stebbings, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six VC firm, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, former Formula 1 champion Nico […]
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How a CEO’s exit and a Jeep ‘comeback’ led to Stellantis being the only automaker to advertise during Super Bowl 59
Actor Harrison Ford touts Jeep and Americana while taking a dig at another Detroit automaker during Stellantis Stellantis DETROIT — A CEO’s exit, electric vehicles making the industry run around like “headless chickens” and a company’s U.S. revival all came together to make Ram and Jeep parent Stellantis the only automaker with a Super Bowl […]
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Super Bowl 59 live updates: Chiefs, Eagles, Kendrick and star-studded commercials
Kendrick Lamar headlines halftime show Kendrick Lamar accepts the Song of the Year award for “Not Like Us” onstage during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Rapper Kendrick Lamar is headlining this year’s halftime show fresh […]
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San Francisco 49ers president touts AI as key to next-generation scouting
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, the last pick in the 2022 National Football League draft, has become synonymous with flaws in NFL player evaluation. The team’s president, Al Guido, hopes his organization can lean on artificial intelligence to improve talent assessment, both for football and for soccer. Purdy, who led the 49ers to the […]
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AEW CEO Tony Khan says he wants to keep company private to pass it down to his kids
All Elite Wrestling, the upstart professional wrestling league, will remain a privately-held family business instead of pursuing an initial public offering, according to founder and co-owner Tony Khan. Khan told CNBC Sport he had no interest in going public because he wants to pass the league down to his kids — who haven’t been born […]
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Even at $8 million per Super Bowl commercial, ad executives say it’s still bang for your buck
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – FEBRUARY 03: A detailed view of drink koozies seen during an event ahead of Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 03, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Jonathan Bachman | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Advertisers shelled out up to $8 million for a […]
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NCAA bars transgender women from competing in women’s sports
General signage before practice for the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Thursday updated its transgender student-athlete policy to prohibit trans women from competing in women’s sports, one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating the federal […]
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New Orleans prepares for Super Bowl 59, its biggest weekend of the year
Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles flags at Voodoo Chicken & Daiquiris restaurant on Bourbon Street prior to Super Bowl 59. Kirby Lee | Reuters New Orleans is preparing for an estimated 125,000 visitors and a presidential visit during the weekend of Super Bowl 59, as the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the […]
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