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

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. — Johanna Faries , former GM of Call of Duty at Activision , was named president of Blizzard Entertainment. Marie Donoghue , who previously helped lead Amazon’s sports content initiatives, is now chief business and growth officer at sports betting giant DraftKings. Kirt Debique. Kit Merker. Regan Sheehy.

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SPACkerley: Why these sports business brothers in Seattle are bullish about their new SPAC deal

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that is targeting an enterprise in the entertainment, sports, and hospitality sectors. As it relates to merging tech and innovation with sports and entertainment, Chris Ackerley said the focus has to be on the customer and creating a constant feedback loop. ” Sports runs deep in the Ackerley family. .

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Top 6 best sports app ideas in 2023

Dataconomy

People all across the world are passionate about various sports, including soccer, cricket, tennis, rugby, baseball, and basketball, making sports a billion-dollar business. You will be astonished by the selection of sports applications available when you visit the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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I had a blast playing ‘Squid Game Virtuals’ at a VR arcade — but here’s why I likely won’t return

GeekWire

The VR is definitely cool, but $50 could go a long way at a traditional arcade, pinball joint, or other forms of live entertainment. Portal’s business was growing and reached profitability just before the pandemic began in 2020, which hit physical retail and entertainment venues hard given restrictions on indoor gathering.

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Microsoft vets reveal first game from new blockchain startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz

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According to the company: “MFC mixes gameplay elements from Mortal Kombat, Pokémon, UFC, and sports management games while adding unprecedented AI applications in gaming, realistic genetics and breeding, and a hilarious, lore-filled fictional world.” (Irreverent Labs Photos). This is it.” billion last year, up 8% from 2020.

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Ciao Milano! – An AWS Region is coming to Italy!

All Things Distributed

We needed to serve our growing base of startup, government, and enterprise customers across many vertical industries, including automotive, financial services, media and entertainment, high technology, education, and energy. Today, I am happy to announce our plans to open a new AWS Region in Italy!

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