Author name: Alicia Jessop

Following today’s hearing, “Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights,” what are the takeaways from Congress’ first hearing on college sports since 2021? Called by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R- Washington) and Gus Bilirakis (R – Florida), the House Energy & Commerce Committee “is working to ensure a clear …

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Is time ticking for TikTok in the United States? On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing to discuss TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices and relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.   At issue for Congress is “TikTok’s surveillance capacity and practices,” which “require scrutiny given the platform’s ties to …

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Earlier this week, NFL players visited Interscope Geffen A&M for a unique professional development opportunity through the NFL’s newly launched NFL Career Tours. NFL Career Tours provides current and former NFL athletes behind-the-scenes at leading entertainment, sport and music companies to learn about career opportunities existing therein. “The NFL Career Tours give our players an …

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On Wednesday, the Big 12 partnered with the NFL to launch a new pro day experience, the Big 12 Pro Day. Beginning in 2024, the Big 12 will host a conference-wide pro day for its member schools’ football college athletes. The event will be the first-ever conference-wide pro day. Beyond the ability to showcase their …

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On Friday, regulators closed Silicon Valley Bank, with the FDIC taking over as receiver of its deposits. The 16th-largest bank in the United States, the moves mark the largest bank failure in the United States since 2008, and the second-largest in American history. How will Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse impact athletes? Current economic forces best explain …

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This week at NXSTREAM, Klutch Sports Group founder, Rich Paul, sat down with WNBA athlete and ESPN broadcaster, Chiney Ogwumike, to discuss what’s next for Klutch Sports Group and its partnership with United Talent Agency.   On Klutch’s 2019 partnership with UTA, Paul said, “It was about not just resting in your success and realizing …

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On an October afternoon in an airy conference room at their Hollywood office, founders Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman discussed Los Angeles Media Fund’s bold ambitions for the company’s sport industry future. Founded in 2014, the duo launched the production company following Horsman’s prior legal work for Soros on a number of films. Today, with …

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The WNBPA has partnered with BreakAway in a deal creating a biometric data advantage for WNBA players. The deal utilizes app-based technology to put biometric data in WNBA players’ hands, helping them collect, store, control, and commercialize their data. BreakAway, a Los Angeles-based data analytics company, is the developer of a mobile app providing athletes …

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