The sale was disclosed Tuesday in Walt Disney Co.’s annual filing report through the SEC. MLB received the $900 million in exchange for the 15% stake it still had in a company called BAMTech, which originally started as MLB Advanced Media in 2000.

The technology helped MLB become a leader in sports streaming in the 2000s.

Walt Disney Co. has been buying chunks of BAMTech for the past five years and now owns 100% of the company. The National Hockey League sold its 10% share of BAMTech to Walt Disney Co. for a reported $350 million in 2021.

“Being selected by Google to join this exclusive accelerator program validates our approach of using artificial intelligence to mitigate bias and increase diversity in hiring. Google’s vision is ‘to provide access to the world’s information in one click and we share this same vision when it comes to how ThisWay matches ‘all people to all jobs, without bias, in one click.’ The partnership is well-aligned because both companies prioritize innovation combined with a desire to improve the world through the use of technology.”

Increasingly, the world’s best employers are implementing DE&I policy and technology to improve diversity, compliance, and demonstrate fairness to shareholders and stakeholders.  To meet this increasing demand, ThisWay provides a skills-based candidate evaluation platform that enables companies to instantly identify qualified talent while simultaneously meeting DE&I goals. Following years of R&D at The University of Cambridge – ideaSpace, the company’s highly experienced team from Walt Disney, Indeed, ADP, Salesforce and RecruitMilitary have built a software platform with more than 15 trillion matching events supporting its success. The company’s proprietary Diversity Partner Network, consisting of over 3,500 professional organizations, automatically surfaces diverse talent not found on any other recruiting platform.

ThisWay’s OEM technology accelerates the world’s best HR technology platforms, including Salesforce’s 150,000 customers, right inside the customer’s current workflow through plug and play API-based technology.

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