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Disney, Fox, and Warner Streaming Sports Venture Is Messy But Necessary

Forrester IT

On the heels of Netflix’s WWE live sports announcement, there’s more surprising sports streaming news: Fourteen “television” channels that air sports across Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Details are forthcoming “at a later date” but we know that all three media companies […]

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Report: Amazon planning standalone app for sports content

GeekWire

Amazon’s desire to stream more live sports has the company looking at launching a standalone app for such content, according to a report Wednesday in The Information. The company uses sports in a bid to grow its content library, bolster its advertising arm, and add more Prime subscribers who buy products on its marketplace.

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Ackerley brothers, fresh off Leeds United stake, launch new investment arm for sports and tech

GeekWire

The Seattle-based brothers are part-owners of the Seattle Kraken and recently launched a new sports and media investment arm. Photo courtesy of Ted and Chris Ackerley) Ted and Chris Ackerley are on the hunt for companies at the forefront of sports and media innovation. Sports runs deep in the Ackerley family.

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Amazon inks new deal with NASCAR, bolstering sports streaming portfolio

GeekWire

Amazon’s live sports ambitions keep growing. NASCAR joins the NFL, WNBA, NWSL, Premier League, and others that have live sports deals with Amazon and its Prime Video arm.

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Data-Driven Performance Feedback Helps Teams Improve Customer Outcomes

Speaker: Mickey Mantle, Founder and CEO at Wanderful Interactive Storybooks | Ron Lichty, Consultant: Interim VP Engineering, Author, Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.

And in the era of agile, which recognizes that software development is a team sport, performance reviews need to use data for programmer growth and to give focus to business results. Data-driven performance reviews help to align employee goals and team goals with company goals.

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Tech Moves: Amazon sports VP departing; AI product leader leaving Microsoft; and more

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) — Marie Donoghue , a vice president at Amazon who helped lead its sports streaming and video production arm, is leaving the company. Donoghue is “one of the most powerful women in sports media,” according to Sportico. We reached out to the company for confirmation. — ” Brian Goldfarb.

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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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