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Live Nation CEO touts demand, says concert tickets are underpriced

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino and Smith Entertainment Group CEO Ryan Smith said this week that live events are more central than ever to culture and commerce in a post-pandemic world. Speaking at CNBC Sport and Boardroom’s Game Plan conference on Tuesday, the executives said that the high demand for in-person events has been unmistakable. […]

NCAA sports commissioners weigh revenue models, private equity

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips, and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. Porter Binks | Matt Kelley | Stacy Revere | Getty Images College sports leaders are crunching the numbers as they head toward payments for players and new avenues for revenue growth. Speaking at CNBC Sport and Boardroom’s Game […]

Eli Lilly to build $5 billion Virginia manufacturing facility

Eli Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend $5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Goochland County, Virginia, to boost production capacity for targeted cancer drugs and other treatments — the first in a string of new […]

United CEO Scott Kirby confident in airline’s flight expansion

Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, speaks during the WSJ’s Future of Everything 2025 at the Glasshouse on May 29, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images NEWARK, New Jersey — An oversupply of flights forced airlines to cut fares this year and pushed carriers to scale back their growth plans. […]

Josh Harris says more sports assets aren’t likely to go public

Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris (L) signs a Commanders helmet while joined by Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (C) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (R) during a news conference on construction of a new Commanders stadium in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2025. Win McNamee | Getty Images Over the last decade, private equity […]

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman embracing return to Olympics

Gary Bettman, NHL commissioner, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Nov. 20, 2024. CNBC The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan will mark the first time in 12 years that NHL players will return to the Games, something NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is expecting to have a big effect on the league. “Ultimately, in terms of […]

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