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

GeekWire

Maven , the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, raised an additional $24 million to help fuel expansion and reduce its debt. Licensing firm Authentic Brands Group, which bought Sports Illustrated in May 2019 from Meredith Corp., Maven had a tumultuous run as SI’s publisher under Heckman’s leadership.

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

GeekWire

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 former owner of Sports Illustrated. (Maven Photo). Maven has a new leader.

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EA Sports is working on a new college football game

TechSpot

Shortly after, the NCAA decided not to renew its licensing agreement with EA Sports. Electronic Arts launched what would be the final installment in the long-running NCAA Football video game series back in mid-2013. That effectively put an end to college football video games and prompted EA to shift its.

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CIOs Need To Prepare For The Arrival Of Face Scan Technology

The Accidental Successful CIO

Although this new technology may affect all the people who have the CIO job eventually, CIOs who work for sports ventures are going to be seeing it first. Several pro sports teams, including the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Football Club, are preparing to test facial-recognition technology in their stadiums.

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EA Sports FC likely to replace ‘FIFA’ name

Venture Beast

EA Sports FC is the name the publisher has settled on to replace FIFA after that organization made astronomical licensing demands. Read More.

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StatusPro unveils NFL Pro Era as licensed VR game

Venture Beast

StatusPro announced that its NFL Pro Era will debut this fall on virtual reality headsets as the first officially licensed NFL VR title. Read More.

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

GeekWire

Marie Donoghue , who previously helped lead Amazon’s sports content initiatives, is now chief business and growth officer at sports betting giant DraftKings. Debique is a former longtime Microsoft leader and also co-founded a startup called SyncFloor which aimed to provide licensed commercial music to businesses and creators.

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