“After a comprehensive review of the top companies in the sports information space, we determined that SportsDirect Inc. was the best fit for IB and our partners,” said Jeff Kimball, COO of Internet Broadcasting.
St. Paul, Minn. and Halifax, Nova Scotia (PRWEB) November 20, 2009
SportsDirect Inc., a leading provider of sports content and information solutions, on Friday announced a strategic relationship with Internet Broadcasting (IB, http://www.ibsys.com), the leading provider of local media Web sites, content and advertising revenue solutions.
As part of the relationship, IB will integrate SportsDirect Inc.'s hosted sports scores and content throughout its partner network which reaches over 40 million users a month. Launching January 2010, IB partner sites will get the latest in sports scores, statistics and local team content covering the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, as well as NCAA college football and basketball. These features include live scores, in-game box scores, statistics, rosters, schedules, odds and matchups, team pages, player pages and injury reports. SportsDirect will automatically update in-game data and information on every player, team and event played.
"After a comprehensive review of the top companies in the sports information space, we determined that SportsDirect Inc. was the best fit for IB and our partners," said Jeff Kimball, COO of Internet Broadcasting. "We are excited to bring this offering to our partners."
"Internet Broadcasting provides industry-leading services to some of the most successful media companies in the world. We are excited to be working with them to provide their partners with our growing breadth and depth of sports content and services," said Brandon Moore, vice president of Business Development at SportsDirect Inc.
About Internet Broadcasting
Internet Broadcasting is the leading provider of local Web sites, content and advertising revenue solutions to the world's most successful media companies. Internet Broadcasting operates the leading U.S. local media network on the Internet and builds products, creates content and develops advertising programs that make it easier for publishers and advertisers to reach engaged local audiences in relevant environments. Internet Broadcasting's premier partnerships include CNN, Cox Media Group, Hearst Television, McGraw-Hill Broadcasting, Meredith Broadcasting Group, Morgan-Murphy, Post-Newsweek Stations, Scripps and Telemundo among others. For more information, visit http://www.ibsys.com.
About SportsDirect Inc.
Founded in 1995, SportsDirect Inc. provides comprehensive sports content and services to small, medium and large companies including USA Today, MSNBC, Newsday and Sirius Satellite Radio. The innovative SportsDirect "Customer First" approach, along with a rapidly expanding breadth and depth of coverage is easily integrated and quick to deploy.
SportsDirect content includes a five part offering consisting of real-time scores and statistics for all sports, a suite of fantasy sports contests, sport news feeds, sport photos and professional services including application development and marketing optimization. For more information please visit: http://www.sportsdirectinc.com.
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