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Indian Premier League Valuations: Cricket Now Has A Place Among ... (Forbes)

Franchise values in the world's top cricket league are surging, outpacing the growth in even the NFL and the NBA.

• Operating Income: $8.3 million • Operating Income: $14.1 million • Operating Income: $14.8 million Central sponsorship revenue, for example, is expected to top $100 million in 2022, and analysts believe NFT deals and a video game (both as part of central revenue) will push up sponsorship revenue even further, as they have with U.S. teams. • Operating Income: $5.5 million That pot consists of the league’s central media rights agreement with Star India, which paid $440 million in 2021, and its central sponsorships, which were worth $58 million in 2021. The revenue sharing results in a narrow range in team valuations, with the pecking order largely determined by market demographics and success on the pitch. Second, the IPL’s economic model virtually guarantees that every team is profitable. The expectation is that the next round of media rights will be worth $6 billion to $7 billion over five years. Transaction prices illustrate the rise in the valuations. “The IPL is the most prominent cricket league in the world in terms of attracting sponsors and media rights,” says Ajimon Francis, managing director at Brand Finance India, a brand valuation and strategy consultancy. With the league having recently expanded to ten clubs, that average is now up to $1.04 billion, an annualized growth rate of 24%.

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IPL franchises' growth rate better than NFL and NBA teams, says ... (CricTracker)

IPL's increased success over the years has made the league a big name in the world, with Mumbai Indians being one of the top franchises.

The number of people taking interest in IPL keeps increasing day by day, and as a result accounts to the massive success of the league. “The IPL is the most prominent cricket league in the world in terms of attracting sponsors and media rights. The examples of Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils are in front of us. As per a report by Forbes, it is said that the IPL is the most bulging cricket league in the world when sponsorships and media rights are taken into consideration. The growth in values is reflected in transaction prices. The value that Mumbai Indians now hold is highest than six MLB teams, 27 NHL teams, and all of the MLS teams combined.

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Metchie reveals which teams he's visited and the process heading ... (TSN)

Canadian wide receiver John Metchie joins Dave Naylor to discuss which teams he's visited with ahead of the NFL Draft and what the whole process has been ...

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Leading change: How industries are partnering with Microsoft to ... (Microsoft)

Organizations across industries are using cloud-powered technologies to help predict supplier constraints and deliver on their customer promises. Customers have ...

Swiss agriculture supply chain company COFCO International is using Microsoft Defender for IoT and Microsoft Sentinel to secure its production environment. 5G is enabling immersive personal and professional experiences AT&T is integrating its 5G network with Azure private multi-access edge compute (MEC) to help deploy private wireless networks for low-latency services. NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in Singapore is using HoloLens 2 to teach medical and nursing undergraduates. e& (formerly Etisalat) is partnering with us to accelerate its transformation and reinvent consumer experiences. With Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Azure Mixed Reality, GE Healthcare is giving service engineers hands-on practice to service complex medical equipment. Singapore’s REC Group has also migrated its SAP system to Azure to minimize operating costs, increase efficiency and accelerate growth. London-based fashion retailer ASOS is using Azure AI to expand the range and availability of products, and maximize demand conversion, customer choice and stock availability. The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Poland has moved its public-facing applications and internal SAP systems to Azure to help citizens save energy and reduce air pollution. Swiss manufacturer Jansen is using Dynamics 365 to resolve complex reporting requirements related to EU cross-border supplier and customer relationships. Microsoft has been at the forefront of delivering the digital tools and services organizations need to lead their teams through unprecedented times, embracing partnerships to achieve more together. Boeing is deepening its partnership with Microsoft to update its technology infrastructure and mission-critical applications, unlock innovation and further strengthen its commitment to sustainable operations through the Microsoft Cloud and its AI capabilities. With Azure as its primary cloud provider, U.S. Bank is scaling innovative products to customers and partners while empowering its increasingly agile workforce.

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Microsoft Teams optimized for Apple Silicon Macs finally arrives – in ... (9to5Mac)

iPhone and iPad apps on the Mac through the Mac App Store; Apps that run through Rosetta 2 translation, which allows users to run apps made for Intel Macs on ...

Nonetheless, it should bring noticeable improvements to performance on Apple Silicon machines. Up until this week, Microsoft Teams for macOS would run as an Intel application on Apple Silicon Macs, using Apple’s Rosetta 2 translation technology. When you download and install the app, you can see that Teams is now a “Universal” app.

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Microsoft Teams version with Apple Silicon optimization quietly ... (AppleInsider)

Microsoft has quietly released a version of its Microsoft Teams platform that has been optimized for Apple Silicon — more than a year after Apple announced ...

It isn't publicly available to Teams users, but is obtainable from Microsoft's website. Microsoft has quietly released a version of its Microsoft Teams platform that has been optimized for Apple Silicon — more than a year after Apple announced its transition to proprietary chips. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content.

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Microsoft Teams is now optimized for Apple Silicon Macs — How to ... (Laptop Mag)

Microsoft Teams users with Apple M1-powered MacBooks can finally take full advantage of Apple Silicon.

The fact that it took 18 months for this to be addressed is a little shocking, but Microsoft was busy releasing Windows 11, among other things. Not having an optimized Apple Silicon version of Teams has been a point of frustration for many Teams users who had filed numerous complaints on Microsoft's feedback portal. All snark aside, the newly optimized for Apple silicon Teams is not actually publicly available just yet to Teams users.

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Switch Connect enters Microsoft Operator Connect Teams program (ARNnet)

Claims it is the 26th global carrier to be certified by Microsoft for the program.

Switch Connect customers can select the vendor and MSP as its telecom provider through the Teams Admin Centre, which contains a digital engagement model it claims is easy for customers to get pricing, sign up for services and enabling users to send and receive calls from the Teams desktop and mobile clients. “Operator Connect partners like Switch Connect are leading the way in making it easy for businesses to acquire and manage telecom services for Microsoft Team. They are helping us deliver the anywhere access that today’s hybrid workers need to stay connected and productive.” However, Switch Connect claims it is the 26th global carrier to be certified by Microsoft for the program.

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Wild finish for teams still trying to get into NHL playoffs (The Globe and Mail)

Blown leads result in chaotic finish to Western Conference playoff race.

Vegas, which would have to beat Dallas in that scenario, would then have to lose its final two games at Chicago and St. Louis in regulation. They would have to win their remaining three games, and Dallas would have to lose its last three in regulation. “The toughest win in any playoff series is getting that fourth win. The Stars practised for only about 15 minutes Monday, and didn’t plan to have a morning skate before the potential clinching game against the Golden Knights, who are 2-0 against Dallas this season. Going into Tuesday night when each team plays the first of three games over four nights to wrap up the regular season, Nashville sits at 94 points, Dallas 93, Vegas 90 and Vancouver 87. The Sharks won 5-4 in a shootout.

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