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In 2015, Verizon launched a free, ad-supported video streaming app. But less than three years later, it was shuttered. Here's the story behind that.

The CEO sees plenty of untapped markets for his company to enter.

For now, DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is primarily viewed as an online sports betting company. But it’s made its plans to be an omnichannel, vertically integrated enterprise clear, and that could eventually include a streaming entertainment acquisition, according to one analyst. DraftKings CEO Jason Robins seen in a CNBC interview last week. An analyst sees the company moving into streaming entertainment. (Image: CNBC) In a recent note to clients, Oppenheimer internet analyst Jed Kelly said Dra...

Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. And welcome to the DraftKings Q1 2021 earnings call. [Operator instructions]. I would now like to introduce your host for todays conference call, Stanton Dodge, you may begin. Stanton Dodge -- Chief Legal Officer Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Statements we make during this call that are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factor...

Dan Le Batard DraftKings will distribute Dan Le Batards radio show "across a wide range of audio, TV, digital and social channels," with odds, betting trends and fantasy sports content integrated into the programming. Dan Le Batards radio show finally has a new home. Sort of. The former ESPN hosts flagship Dan Le Batard Show will be distributed by DraftKings as part of a wide-reaching distribution and content agreement between the sports-betting giant and Meadowlark Media, the content studio f...

Two big trends in 2020 were the rise in the valuation of cryptocurrencies and trading cards. Two of those trends merged together in a fast growing company called NBA Top Shot. About NBA Top Shot: Dapper Labs, the company that launched CryptoKitties, a blockchain-based game using Ethereum (ETH... Read More... Dont Miss Any Updates! News Directly in Your Inbox Subscribe to:

Brian Angiolet Joins the Sports Technology and Entertainment Company by Way of VerizonBOSTON, April 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) expands its executive team by hiring Brian Angiolet to oversee and optimize content creation and media strategy as the Company’s first ever Chief Media Officer. Most recently, Angiolet served as SVP and Chief Business Officer at Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) This hiring marks the first ever Chief Medi...

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, John Skipper, head of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)’s ESPN, discussed the sports networks subscriber exodus and how the company is adapting to the cord-cutting phenomenon. ESPN has lost seven million subscribers in the past two years. When... Read More... Dont Miss Any Updates! News Directly in Your Inbox Subscribe to:

One of the leading online sports betting companies is pushing further into media and content creation with several acquisitions and a new hire that was ...