A family of Green Bay Packers fans sitting on a website domain name — which they offered to give up in exchange for cash, lifetime season tickets, and Microsoft Surface… Read More
Amazon will help make a bit of sports broadcasting history on Thursday. The tech giant has hired Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm to commentate all 11 of its Thursday Night… Read More
While the focus may return to the ground game during the upcoming Seattle Seahawks football season, quarterback Russell Wilson is still going to win by airing things out. And he’s… Read More
Amazon shareholders will congregate in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood Wednesday morning for the tech giant’s annual meeting, listening to CEO Jeff Bezos and other executives provide updates on the company’s business… Read More
In Seattle, we loved Richard Sherman for “The Tip.” In San Francisco, they’ll come to love him for the unblock. Sherman, the former Seahawks star who signed with the 49ers… Read More
While National Football League teams have made the usual offseason changes aimed at improving their competitive chances next season, the league itself is staying with one big player — Amazon.… Read More
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Vicis makes the safest helmet in football. That’s the verdict again from the NFL, which ranked the Seattle startup atop its 2018 Helmet Laboratory Testing Performance Results. The league worked with… Read More
While the Seattle Seahawks have certainly been making plenty of news during the offseason for changing the look of the team that will take the field in 2018, the organization… Read More
In the advertising game that is taking place before the big football game, Amazon is running with a crop of heavy hitters who are leading the way in digital engagement… Read More
News Brief: When it comes to the U.S. military, football trumps the government shutdown, even without Boeing’s help. The American Forces Network essentially went off the air once this weekend’s shutdown… Read More
TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: We caught up with two big names in the NBA world to get an update on Seattle’s chances of getting professional basketball back… Read More
Signal acquisition, content ingestion, transcoding, ad insertion, playback optimization, and end-to-end monitoring probably weren’t top of mind for NFL fans who watched Thursday Night Football this season on Amazon. But… Read More
Between player protests, concussion concerns, and a ratings decline, it’s been a tumultuous year for the NFL. But there’s no doubt that the league’s media rights still hold incredible value.… Read More
Embed from Getty Images Seattle Seahawks fans don’t need an astrophysicist to tell them that quarterback Russell Wilson is capable of otherworldly heroics on the football field. But coach Pete… Read More
The National Football League is tapping Amazon Web Services to help power its “Next Gen Stats” platform. The NFL announced Wednesday that it will use machine learning and data analytics… Read More
Amazon Web Services, aiming to boost its reach among big corporate customers, announced major expansions of its relationships with the National Football League, Walt Disney Company and Expedia this morning.… Read More
Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the startup gears up to make its high-tech football helmet available to high school athletes. The Seattle-based company today… Read More
Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers are teaming up for a unique partnership designed to spur innovation and economic growth across Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. The tech giant and NFL… Read More
Much like how technology has changed the way you communicate with friends, family, and co-workers, it has also revolutionized how NFL players and coaches talk to each other and strategize… Read More
[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every week.] TAYLOR’S TAKE: There’s only one place this… Read More
The Seattle Seahawks have been known in years past as a team that “flies around the field,” thanks mainly to the speed of some their defensive players. One bird of… Read More
Amazon’s foray into major sports streaming kicked off tonight with a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers — and after initial buffering issues, the… Read More
RELATED: Amazon’s first NFL live stream overcomes early glitches and long weather delay Amazon will live stream the first of its package of 11 NFL games tonight, marking the beginning… Read More
The Seattle Seahawks know a thing or two about rallying around inspirational voices — whether it’s head coach Pete Carroll or players ranging from Russell Wilson to Kam Chancellor to… Read More
Blue Friday in Seattle usually means you or your co-workers are wearing Seattle Seahawks jerseys or some such to work in preparation for the upcoming football action on Sunday. Now… Read More
A new Seattle startup backed by top venture capital investors and NFL stars is looking to change the way sports fans pay for jerseys with an e-commerce rental model that… Read More
The NFL is getting more involved in esports. The league today announced that it is partnering with EA Sports to launch the Madden NFL Club Championship, a new gaming competition… Read More
As Microsoft enters the final year of its reported $400 million deal with the NFL, the Surface tablet will be more visible on the sidelines than ever. Since the 2013-14… Read More
NFL players and coaches won’t be the only ones using a Microsoft Surface tablet on the sidelines this season. NFL referees will now use the tablet to review replays for… Read More