I’ll say it plainly: I think we’re beginning to see the end of the App Store. Not a gradual fade. Not an evolution. A slow-motion obsolescence, and most people building in the app economy haven’t looked up long enough to notice. The App Store’s Days Are Numbered Here’s the uncomfortable truth: the App Store, in … Read more
Back in the fall of 1974, I was tasked by Philadelphia Wings general manager Jack Beonda, one of the five greatest box lacrosse players of all time, and our director of player personnel, Ken Wood, to begin assembling information on every draft-eligible box and field lacrosse player in North America. I gathered stats books from … Read more
Over the past two decades of writing about telecom, mobile and the evolution of how we communicate, one thing has become very clear to me: when companies make it harder to reach them, consumers don’t stop trying. They simply change channels. As someone who has spent more time than I care to admit on the … Read more
a comunicano sports | strategy & media intelligence report| June 2026 A strategic analysis of sponsorship economics, the RSN collapse and the architecture of a bigger play Term defined: vMVPD A traditional MVPD, like Comcast or DirecTV, delivers bundled television channels over physical infrastructure it owns or leases: cable lines, satellite transponders, set-top boxes. A … Read more
Ever wonder why there’s so much interest in sports academies worldwide? It’s because they combine the 3P’s: pathway, prestige, and payoff: Families see them as a route to scholarships, elite competition, and professional opportunities, while investors see a growing youth-sports market with strong demand for coaching, facilities, and performance development. Global interest is also fueled … Read more
VinePair published a piece today arguing it is time to move past the Judgement of Paris. Fifty years on, Napa’s reputation is set, the story is stale, and the industry needs a new narrative for a new generation of drinkers. The argument is that California does not need to fight for relevance anymore, and that … Read more
Ever Wonder Where the World’s Biggest Stadium Actually Is? Not Manchester. Not London. Not Barcelona. The world’s biggest stadium is in Ahmedabad, India — and most people couldn’t find it on a map. The Narendra Modi Stadium holds 132,000 people. Not 90,000 like Wembley. Not 95,000 like Camp Nou. Not the proposed 100,000 of whatever … Read more
I came up in sports when the data was a stat line in the morning paper and the fan experience was a hot dog, a bad seat, and a prayer that your team didn’t blow a lead in the ninth. I worked marketing for four professional sports teams. I spent time at a sports licensee … Read more
Most industries talk about AI transformation in the future tense. Sports just moved it to the present tense. Two deals announced this week look like separate news items. They’re not. Together, they signal a structural inflection point that will separate the organizations that thrive in the next decade from the ones that scramble to catch … Read more
Most note-taking apps are still pretending the job is capture. It isn’t. Capture was solved years ago. Tap a button. Speak. Type. Sync. Done. The real problem is what happens next. That’s where almost every “quick note” workflow collapses. You jot down an idea while walking through an airport. You dictate thoughts after a meeting. … Read more
