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Major League Soccer hosting ‘street art battle’ and selling NFTs to promote Seattle, Portland matches

A match-up poster for the Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United contest on May 22. (MLS Image) Major League Soccer is taking its first shot at the NFT craze this week, launching a collection of street art to celebrate two weekend matches and four teams, including Seattle Sounders FC. The non-fungible tokens will be tied […]

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Amazon to stream WNBA games on Prime Video in tech giant’s latest deal with a pro sports league

Seattle Storm star Sue Bird. (File Photo via Neil Enns / Seattle Storm) Add the WNBA to the list of professional sports leagues that Amazon wants to help showcase via its Prime Video streaming platform. Amazon and the WNBA reached a multi-year agreement giving Prime Video exclusive global streaming rights to 16 WNBA games per […]

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Behind release of NFL’s new schedule, Amazon Web Services helped sort endless matchup options

(NFL Image) It might seem like a no-brainer to pit the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady against “America’s team,” the Dallas Cowboys, in the opening game of the 2021 NFL season. But figuring out the matchups, locations and timing of the other 271 games takes a bit of computing power. The […]

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Amazon and NFL deal for ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video will begin year early, run 11 seasons

(Amazon Image) Amazon and the National Football League have tacked on an extra year to a recent deal that makes Prime Video the exclusive home for “Thursday Night Football.” The reported $1 billion a year deal will now run 11 seasons and start with the 2022 season instead of 2023. The announcement came Monday as […]

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