Future of US Sports Investment

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 10, 2026 at 21:25  |  48:59  |  Bloomberg Markets
Speakers
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett — Governor and Lead Owner, Gotham FC; Co-Owner, New York Giants
Jason Kelly — Co-host, The Deal Podcast
Lucas Shaw — Reporter, Bloomberg
Jess Minton — U.S. Equities Reporter and Deputy Team Leader, Bloomberg
Charlie Pellett — Anchor/Reporter, Bloomberg

Summary

Bloomberg Businessweek Daily reports live from the Power Players sports summit in New York. The program covers the evolution of sports franchise investing, women's sports and soccer growth, and Amazon and Apple streaming strategies. It also tracks market pressure from oil above $100 and rising yields, with stock-specific moves in CooperCompanies and Freeport-McMoRan.

  • Oil rallies above $100 and yields near 4.94% pressuring equities.
  • Carolyn Tisch Blodgett sees sports franchise valuations supported by institutional capital and live sports scarcity.
  • She views Gotham FC and women's soccer as a direct growth bet.
  • Jason Kelly says women's sports is a growth market with WNBA valuations surging.
  • Lucas Shaw says Amazon's live sports rights spending supports Prime subscriptions and retail.
  • Lucas Shaw notes Amazon is becoming a safer sports rights partner than legacy networks.
  • Jess Minton details CooperCompanies' drop on weak guidance and a scrapped surgical spin-off.
  • Jess Minton flags refined copper tariff uncertainty pressuring Freeport-McMoRan and copper miners.
Ideas
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett Governor and Lead Owner, Gotham FC; Co-Owner, New York Giants 12:37
Sports franchise valuations keep rising.
She argues sports team ownership has shifted from a hobby to an investable asset class, with more professional investors, institutional capital, and liquidity raising operational standards. She says this supports persistently rising sports franchise valuations, especially because live sports are hard to replace with AI and remain scarce community assets.
Sports franchise valuations MED
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett Governor and Lead Owner, Gotham FC; Co-Owner, New York Giants 16:47
Women's soccer and Gotham growth bet.
Her family's Gotham FC position is explicitly a bet on the growth of women's sports and soccer. The World Cup and Olympics build soccer fandom that historically had no domestic product to capture, and Gotham gives fans a local way to watch World Cup winners, so she expects women's soccer fandom to continue rising.
Gotham FC women's soccer HIGH
Jason Kelly Co-host, The Deal Podcast 26:31
Women's sports franchise values surging.
He says women's sports is a growth market. WNBA valuations, revenue, and attendance have grown over the past three to five years, driven by media distribution changes, social media, breakout stars, and experienced operators entering teams. He uses New York Liberty and Golden State Valkyries as evidence that women's sports franchise values are surging.
Women's Sports Franchises HIGH
Lucas Shaw Reporter, Bloomberg 34:57
Amazon sports rights strategy is working.
Amazon is the most aggressive tech streaming service in live sports, spending at least $4 billion a year on rights. Sports entertainment is aimed at Prime subscriptions and retail, and continued spending signals the strategy is working. Amazon has also proven it can deliver broadcast-level reach and is seen by leagues as one of the safest rights partners, shifting sports rights away from legacy networks.
AMZN MED
Jess Minton U.S. Equities Reporter and Deputy Team Leader, Bloomberg 45:20
CooperCompanies pressured by weak guidance.
CooperCompanies is the S&P 500's worst decliner after its fiscal-year adjusted EPS and revenue guidance came in below expectations, especially on the vision side, and an expected spin-off of the surgical unit did not happen, removing that catalyst.
COO HIGH
Jess Minton U.S. Equities Reporter and Deputy Team Leader, Bloomberg 46:50
Copper miners face tariff uncertainty.
Freeport-McMoRan and copper miner peers are under pressure because the White House has not yet decided on refined copper tariffs, creating uncertainty even as copper prices trade near records and FCX is up 40% year-to-date. Strategists suggest the tariff overhang could bring copper and the miners lower.
FCX COPX MED
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This Bloomberg Markets video, published September 10, 2026, features Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, Jason Kelly, Lucas Shaw, Jess Minton discussing Sports franchise valuations, Gotham FC, women's soccer, Women's Sports Franchises, AMZN, COO, FCX, COPX. 6 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, Jason Kelly, Lucas Shaw, Jess Minton  · Tickers: Sports franchise valuations, Gotham FC, women's soccer, Women's Sports Franchises, AMZN, COO, FCX, COPX