Lumen and Silverpush Prove the Attention Impact of Context + YouTube - Learn more!Summer of Sports 2026
From the FIFA World Cup to Wimbledon, Tour de France, F1, and beyond — summer 2026 is the biggest attention window of the year. This playbook maps the data, the trends, and the strategy.
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What's Inside the Playbook
Every insight is externally sourced. No product pitches — just a strategy framework you can share with your team today.
The Summer Calendar
A heat map of when sports content peaks — World Cup, Wimbledon, Tour de France, F1, The Open, and the Premier League return.
YouTube × Sports
How the FIFA–YouTube deal, plus Wimbledon, F1, and Premier League coverage, make YouTube the centre of summer sports.
Cross-Category Moments
How sports ripple into fashion, food, travel, and tech — and why the smartest buys happen outside sports channels.
Full-Funnel Framework
CTV for awareness, mobile for consideration, cross-platform for conversion. Screen-by-screen strategy with supporting data.
Fan Behaviour Data
83% second-screen usage, 42% TikTok sports fan growth, 67% purchase intent lift — the stats that should shape your plan.
Five Actionable Takeaways
Planning timelines, cross-category targeting, omnichannel strategy, trending moment activation, and brand safety.
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