On Jan. 21, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released a lengthy blog post about what creators can expect in 2026, outlining upcoming changes poised to drastically affect creator experiences on the platform. The changes show just how much YouTube is willing to flex to keep itself ahead of the…
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February will see the opening phase of the 2026 Copa Libertadores and the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup get underway. While most of the continent’s heavyweights will enter later rounds, the early stages feature a group of ambitious clubs still dreaming of a deep run on the continental stage.…
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February 2 – Ticketing giant Live Nation has secured the naming rights to River Plate’s Estadio Monumental as part of a long-term commercial partnership with Argentina’s most powerful club. The agreement, which comes into effect on January 1, 2027, also brings leading local promoters DF Entertainment and Dale…
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The privacy debate in advertising is entering a phase where decisions will stick. Yes, the industry has heard that before. It heard it when the General Data Protection Regulation arrived and data privacy officers multiplied across Europe. It heard it when the California Consumer Privacy Act pushed privacy…
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Winter’s chill is reshaping international football, influencing everything from game strategies to the benefits of home advantage to the outcomes themselves. Consider a frigid March night in 2013. Commerce City, Colorado, was blanketed in snow. Players struggled to see the pitch boundaries, and the ball vanished into the…
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January 30 – Nine clubs will begin the new Chinese Super League (CSL) season with points deductions after the latest round of sanctions stemming from investigations into match-fixing, gambling and corruption. This is another major blow to the domestic game that has spent the better part of a…
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Peacock’s coverage of next weekend’s Super Bowl will provide advertisers with a key Big Game subplot. While creatives and CMOs watching at home will focus on the celebrities, needle drops and ad gags, media buyers will be keeping a close eye on the quality of Peacock’s stream and…
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The second season of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League comes to an end on Wednesday, January 28. There’s still lots to play for the vast majority of the 36 teams involved, as we discuss the many positives of the new UCL league phase format. The…
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January 26 – Somali women’s national football team are set to make their international debut, marking a significant milestone in Somalia’s footballing history where the women’s game has been suppressed by religious beliefs. The Ocean Queens U-17 squad will lay in the Arab U-17 tournament to be held…
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If you can’t beat ’em sometimes you have to hire ’em away. That’s the approach CourtAvenue took when coming up against Stagwell in some of the pitches it didn’t win. The independent multi-pronged agency run by ex-WPP execs Dan Khabie, Kenny Tomlin and Michael Stich, hired Robyn Freye…
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