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Amazon’s March Into Sports Continues with NHL AWS Data Deal
Amazon Web Services and the NHL announced a deal Wednesday that will give the league access to AWS' cloud hosting and data analysis tools. "AWS' state-of-the-art…
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Last week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced in a letter to employees that he will be stepping down as CEO at the end of the second quarter (he will transition into…
The ‘Fourth Quarter’ of Sports Media: Streaming Invites New Bidders for Events and League Rights
Ed Desser is president of Desser Media, Inc. John Kosner is president of Kosner Media. Last week, we wrote about electronic sports media heading into its "fourth…
Amazon to Stream NFL Playoff Game as Providers Position for Long-Term Deal
As the NFL and its legacy TV partners continue to work to carve out a new long-term rights package, the league's streaming partner has quietly expanded its postseason…
From Beast Mode to ‘Onions:’ Trademark Attorney Heitner Builds a Brand on IP
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Contract Platform Co-Founded by 17-Year-Old Helps Gamers Get Paid on Time
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Amazon Expands Thursday Night Football With Twitch Programming and Viewer Options
In the fourth year of its Thursday Night Football relationship with the NFL, Amazon is expanding its content ambitions beyond gameday. Prime Video pregame show NFL Next…
ESPN’s ‘Last Dance’ Emmy Affirms a Golden Age of Sports Docs
It's not often that any part of the so-called "Worldwide Leader in Sports" can be considered diminutive. But as Libby Geist, ESPN's vice president and executive…
‘You Just Can’t Replace This Stuff:’ Unflappable NFL Ad Sales March On
With less than a week to go before the 2020 NFL season kicks off in an uncharacteristically subdued Arrowhead Stadium, the ritual of selling off the in-game commercial…
Tottenham Storefront Indicates Amazon Getting ‘More Serious’ About Live Broadcast Rights
Sportico's Eben Novy-Williams reported on Friday that Amazon was finalizing a 'first-of-its-kind' partnership with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club that will see the…
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