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Genius Sports’ media surge shows shift beyond sportsbook data

TazaPulseAugust 7, 2026

Genius Sports is broadening its business beyond supplying data to sportsbooks, using its real-time sports information to build a fast-growing media and advertising platform. The shift was visible when company reported second-quarter results Thursday. Revenue for the company’s betting technology, content and services division increased 28% from a year earlier to $117.4 million, while revenue...

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Peloton (PTON) Q4 2026 earnings

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

Peloton delivered its first full year of net profit and operating income in fiscal 2026, but said it expects sales to fall in the coming fiscal year as it begins to lap price increases on its hardware and subscription plans. Peloton shares tumbled nearly 13% in morning trading Thursday as the outlook disappointed investors. Even...

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Fox advertising, streaming service Tubi get boost from World Cup

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

Ferran Torres of Spain celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during. Michael Regan – Fifa | Fifa | Getty Images Fox Corp.’s quarterly financial report got a big kick from the FIFA Men’s World Cup. The company said Thursday that the tournament that took place in North America this summer lifted advertising revenue across the...

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Warner Bros. Discovery reports 10% jump in streaming revenue

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday said it saw record-breaking revenue growth in its streaming segment, anchored by HBO Max, ahead of increased scrutiny over its proposed merger with Paramount Skydance. The media company said in its second-quarter earnings report that its streaming segment surpassed $3 billion in revenue, marking a 10% increase from the year...

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Versant (VSNT) earnings Q2 2026

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

Versant Media Group raised its full-year guidance on Thursday, boosted by momentum in its digital brands like Fandango and GolfNow, as well as what executives referred to as “strength” in its overall business model. The company now expects total revenue for 2026 of $6.2 billion to $6.45 billion and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation...

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Fox won’t renegotiate NFL media rights before 2030 opt-out clause

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

A Fox Sports camera during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 18, 2022 at tIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fl. David Rosenblum | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Fox won’t negotiate a new NFL media rights deal before 2030, when its current contract with the league expires via an...

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Family offices back sustainability startups in July

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

Venture capital investor John Doerr during an interview on an episode of “Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein” in Stanford, California, July 22, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign...

Caitlin Clark facing a rite of passage in WNBA

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Shaquille O’Neal. Mike Lawrence | National Basketball Association | Rob Kim | Getty Images NBA great Shaquille O’Neal told CNBC he thinks Caitlin Clark is facing a rite of passage that “all the greats went through” as the Indiana Fever guard navigates her third season in the WNBA....

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Restaurant Brands International (Q2) 2026 earnings

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

A general view of logo and signage for a Burger King, Home of the Whopper on January 29, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ expectations, fueled by strong growth for the once struggling Burger King, both domestically and abroad. “Burger King’s performance...

‘Completely false, irresponsible’: Centre refutes claim of ethanol blending with jet fuel

TazaPulseAugust 6, 2026

Centre dismisses claims of ethanol blending with aviation fuel NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday dismissed claims that it is planning to blend ethanol with aviation turbine fuel (ATF), calling the reports “completely false and irresponsible” and urging people not to spread misinformation on aviation safety.Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, in a...