# NRL's $3.7B Record Deal, Seahawks Sold for $9.6B and Netflix Eyes the World Cup

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Podcast: [Sports Geek Rapid Rundown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-geek-rapid-rundown-7105230)
Published: 2026-07-12T22:50:24+00:00
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Duration seconds: 421

## Resource

In today's Sports Geek Rapid Rundown: European football crosses €40 billion for the first time, the NRL locks in the richest media rights deal in Australian sporting history at AUS$5.3 billion, the Seattle Seahawks are sold to tech billionaire Vinod Khosla for $9.6 billion, Netflix and Disney eye FIFA World Cup U.S. rights, Wimbledon embraces its social media bucket-list status, World Cup prediction markets signal a new era of fan engagement, and Meta's AI image model opts in your Instagram photos by default. All curated by Sports Geek Reads. Subscribe at https://sportsgeekhq.com/rapidrundown

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