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T-Mobile expands into live internet TV with new TVision streaming service

The Verge

After years of anticipation , T-Mobile is finally getting into the live TV business with the launch of a new internet-based streaming service called TVision, launching on November 1st. T-Mobile is also offering the $50 TVision Hub, a 4K Android TV dongle that’s been customized to offer a more integrated TVision experience.

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Amazon inks another sports deal as AWS will power NHL’s digital transformation and in-game analytics

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services is broadening its reach across the professional sports landscape, announcing a new partnership with the National Hockey League Wednesday to be the official cloud, artificial intelligence, and machine learning infrastructure provider for the league. (AWS Image).

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EA and the NFL extend exclusive partnership for Madden games until 2026

The Verge

Electronic Arts and the National Football League have renewed the exclusivity contract that gives the game publisher exclusive rights to make so-called simulation football games, which is the classification used for photorealistic football games featuring licensed team names and real players.

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Seattle Seahawks add three more concession stores using Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech

GeekWire

Professional sports franchises across the nation are rolling out checkout-free stores from Amazon and other competitors in a test of the nascent technology. Amazon licenses its tech for use in such places as stadium and airport stores. In addition to Lumen Field, Seattle’s two other sports venues use Just Walk Out.

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Rec Room teams up with NFL in latest partnership for Seattle gaming startup

GeekWire

” In the Rec Room app, players can create and customize avatars, then use them to participate in a wide variety of user-created activities, such as sports, paintball, or simple social interaction. A new pop-up shop in the Rec Room app lets users purchase licensed NFL hoodies and hats for their avatars to wear.

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Final Fantasy director’s Paralympics RPG is launching next month

The Verge

The Pegasus Dream Tour is a mobile RPG themed around the Paralympic Games, the first game ever to carry the official Paralympics license. You can create a character based on a selfie from your phone, and train them in various para-sports. JP Games describes The Pegasus Dream Tour as an “avatar RPG” set in Pegasus City.

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Drink in hand: Amazon adds age verification to its palm-scanning tech to speed alcohol sales

GeekWire

Customers enrolled in Amazon One can add age verification by uploading a photo of the front and back of an ID, such as a driver’s license, as well as a selfie, on the Amazon One site. The new feature is being introduced at Coors Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies.

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