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Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon sports leader lands at DraftKings; Seattle tech vet launches advisory firm

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. “After 30+ years in the operational trenches, I’m now focusing on advising and consulting with startup founders, CEOs, and VC’s, helping them turn great ideas into great companies,” Cotter wrote in a blog post. He previously co-founded an e-commerce message startup called MessageYes that was acquired by Nordstrom in 2018.

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Sports Illustrated publisher Maven raises $24M to help Seattle media tech startup expand

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Maven , the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, raised an additional $24 million to help fuel expansion and reduce its debt. The publicly-traded company used security purchase agreements via private placements of convertible preferred stock. Maven CEO Ross Levinsohn. Maven Photo).

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Sports Illustrated AI-generated authors got caught

Dataconomy

Sports Illustrated AI-generated authors have been busted by Futurism and they have discovered that The Arena Group, the publisher of Sports Illustrated and TheStreet, has been using AI-generated content to create articles and author personas. The company is deceiving its readers by not disclosing that its content is AI-generated.

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James Heckman resigns as Maven CEO after tumultuous run leading Sports Illustrated publisher

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James Heckman, CEO and founder of the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, announced his resignation Wednesday. He will be replaced by Ross Levinsohn, currently the CEO of Sports Illustrated media. The Seattle company made headlines nationally after purchasing publishing rights to SI last year.

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Seattle-based Sports Illustrated publisher Maven sued by former magazine owner Meredith Corp

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Maven , the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, is being sued by Meredith Corp., The Hollywood Reporter’s Alex Weprin first spotted the lawsuit, which accuses Maven of unpaid fees related to the company’s takeover of SI. It purchased finance media company TheStreet in 2019.

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LG will license its webOS software to other TV brands

The Verge

LG tonight announced that the company’s webOS smart TV platform will soon be found on TVs from other brands. RCA, Ayonz, and Konka are some of the companies that have already signed on. But that redesign isn’t something that buyers of licensed webOS TVs will have to think about — at least not yet. What’s in it for LG?

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EA CEO explains why company may ditch FIFA branding in leaked staff comments

The Verge

In newly-leaked comments, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has explained why the company is considering ending its licensing deal with FIFA. The comments, which are the CEO’s most candid remarks yet, were made in a company meeting last November and made public in a report from VGC this week.

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