Could the Super Bowl be a pay-per-view event one day? Former ESPN president and CEO of Meadowlark Media John Skipper told Dan Le Batard that it could happen.

“Super Bowl — take that to pay-per-view,” Skipper said. “That’s how they’re going to replace the money someday.”

The Super Bowl is the most-watched TV program of the year, averaging over 100 million viewers for CBS, NBC, or Fox.

“The numbers would be astronomical,” says pay-per-view expert Joe Hand Jr., president of Joe Hand Productions. The NFL declined to comment.

Hand believes a pay-per-view Super Bowl would easily shatter the record for highest-grossing PPV of all time. Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao currently holds that distinction, generating 4.6 million buys and $600 million in revenue in 2015.

• The NFL could charge up to $200 per home, Hand estimated. 
• In comparison, the price for Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor in 2017 was $99.95 for high definition, $89.95 for standard — the same pricing setup as Mayweather vs. Pacquiao two years prior.

The NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” package is the most popular PPV program for bars and restaurants. Approximately 20,000 businesses purchase Sunday Ticket each season — around 5,000 pony up for big boxing and UFC fights. 

The chances of a PPV Super Bowl are still slight. The NFL appears committed to showing its games on network TV. 

Then again, nobody thought the NFL would embrace sports betting, either.

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify remarks made by Broncos team president Joe Ellis.

The Denver Broncos aren’t for sale right now, but the NFL team should have a new owner this time next year, whether that’s Brittany Bowlen or Jeff Bezos or someone else is still unclear.

That’s according to team president Joe Ellis, who said last week there will be “a transition” of ownership come 2022 — to whom and, possibly, for how much remains to be seen.

Uncertainty had loomed over the team’s future after former owner Pat Bowlen surrendered control of the team to a trust in 2014. The trust was to choose a successor among his seven children or sell the team. 

That plan was stalled by a lawsuit brought by two of Bowlen’s daughters, Amie Bowlen Klemmer and Beth Bowlen Wallace. They claimed that the trustees improperly influenced Bowlen, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Bowlen passed away in 2019. 

A Colorado judge dismissed the lawsuit in July, clearing the path for a sale of the team.

Four NFL teams have been sold in the last decade, with the price increasing each time:

• 2012: Shad Khan bought the Jacksonville Jaguars for $770 million.
• 2012: Jimmy and Dee Haslam acquired the Cleveland Browns for $1 billion.
• 2014: Kim and Terry Pegula purchased the Buffalo Bills for $1.4 billion.
• 2018: David Tepper bought the Carolina Panthers for $2.75 billion.

Forbes valued the Broncos at $3.2 billion last year.

As for buyers, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is known to be interested in buying an NFL team, while former Broncos’ quarterback Peyton Manning has expressed interest in being part of an ownership group. 

Some of Bowlen’s seven children are interested in inheriting the team and could join the bidding.

Take-Two Interactive exceeded expectations with its latest earnings report on Monday.

The video game holding company reported $813 million in revenue in Q1 2022, a 2% decrease year-over-year, though it surpassed estimates between $730-$780 million. 

The strong quarter was driven by Take-Two’s recurrent consumer spending, which accounted for 70% of total revenue.

Take-Two’s subsidiaries, Rockstar and 2K, the respective publishers behind “Grand Theft Auto” and “NBA 2K,” were the largest contributors to the recurrent spending total. 

It’s been a busy year all-around for Take-Two. 

• In March, it acquired Hookbang’s game division. The Austin-based software firm will support the development of the NBA 2K series. 
• The same month, it agreed to an exclusive, multiyear partnership with Tiger Woods and acquired HB Studios, the Canadian developer behind “PGA TOUR 2K21.”
• Last month, it acquired Dynamixyz, a leader in facial animation services. The company previously worked on Rockstar’s “Red Dead Redemption 2” and 2K’s “NBA 2K21.” 
• It acquired mobile game developer Nordeus in a deal worth up to $378 million in June.

Take-Two’s fiscal 2021 revenue reached $3.37 billion, a 9% increase from 2020’s full-year tally. It expects Q2 2022 revenue to range from $740 million to $790 million.

The company plans to release a whopping 62 new titles across its properties by March 2024.

Just one day after Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was hit on the opening lap of Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the Italian automaker reported $459 million in Q2 adjusted earnings, up 210% year-over-year.

Leclerc wasn’t able to finish the race, but teammate Carlos Sainz took third — a highlight for Ferrari as it mounts a comeback from last year’s losses. Shipments during the quarter almost doubled to 2,685 vehicles.

Innovation on and off the racetrack is a top priority for Ferrari.

• It announced in April that its first all-electric vehicle will debut in 2025.
• Industry outsider Benedetto Vigna will become the company’s CEO in September.
• Amazon Web Services became Ferrari’s cloud provider for Formula 1 in June.

Ferrari’s plans to go electric are welcomed by the European Union, which has proposed a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars starting in 2035. 

The iconic car brand is the latest to integrate the Le Mans Daytona hybrid classification, which demands a clean-energy output. By 2023, Ferrari will be on racetracks with LMDh-classified vehicles from Acura, Toyota, Peugeot, Porsche, and Audi.