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ESPN Acquires Cable And ‘Expansive’ Digital Rights For Tennis’ US Open - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 12 May 2008 08:09 AM PST

The US Open moves to ESPN (NYSE: DIS) in 2009, giving the Disney sports unit bragging rights for the tennis Grand Slam: US Open, Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.…

CraveOnline Buys Two Hockey Fan Sites; Keeps Craving For More - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 05 May 2008 12:01 AM PST

Male-focused online entertainment network CraveOnline and its parent AtomicOnline have been on an acquisition tear lately. The company tells paidContent that it has completed its fifth and sixth site purchases…

Online Golf Site World Golf Tour Raises “Double Digit” Millions - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 02 May 2008 11:50 AM PST

World Golf Tour, the online golf gaming environment, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Panorama Capital, in its second round. Previous investor Battery Ventures also participated. VentureBeat puts…

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AOL Buys Fantasy Football Site Fleaflicker - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 25 Apr 2008 05:18 AM PST

AOL has acquired Fantasy Football site Fleaflicker for an undisclosed amount, Mediapost reported. The site will be added to AOL Sports, whose existing fantasy football offerings were described as “modest”…

USA Today Takes Minority Stake In Fantasy Sports Ventures; Will Share Content, Marketing - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 21 Apr 2008 03:25 PM PST

Fantasy Sports Ventures, which made news last month with the acquisition of HoopsHype.com, now has more money to spend. Gannett (NYSE: GCI) flagship USA Today took a minority stake in…

It’s Official: Live Current Media Bags Rights To IPL Portal For $50 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 17 Apr 2008 10:44 AM PST

From our India site ContentSutra: So here’s the official announcement regarding Canadian company Live Current Media’s deal with the Indian Premier league, for cricket, which we had told you about…

Canadian Firm Live Current Media Bags Indian Cricket League’s Online Rights For $50 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 16 Apr 2008 01:50 PM PST

Live Current Media Inc (LCM), a Vancouver, Canada based company has bagged the portal rights of the Indian Premier League for 10 years for $50 million, we have confirmed from…

March Madness On Demand Stats: 4.7 Million Unique Video Player Users; 4.9 Million Hours Served - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 13 Apr 2008 06:46 PM PST

The final stats are in for CBSSports.com’s most-open March Madness on Demand ... it’s hard to do perfect comps to previous years given the way the offering has evolved to…

Yahoo To Sell Video Ads For MLBAM; Deal Includes Co-Branding Of MLB.TV, Subscription Cut - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 10 Apr 2008 05:16 AM PST

(with David Kaplan) The day-to-day business of Yahoo continues despite the headlines ... Yahoo and Major League Baseball Advanced Media announced a complicated deal that gives the portal video sales…

ESPN Syndicating Video Through Portal For First Time; ESPN Channel Launches On AOL - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 07 Apr 2008 03:00 AM PST

Back in 2004, ESPN (NYSE: DIS) ended a three-year relationship with MSN designed to boost the sports site’s traffic while giving the Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) portal much-needed content. Among other…

ITV Sells Arsenal Broadband Stake To Club Co-Owner For $45.32 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 07 Apr 2008 02:20 AM PST

UK commercial TV operator ITV (LSE: ITV) has now sold its 50 percent stake in Arsenal Broadband Ltd, which runs the London soccer club’s online interests, to US sports mogul…

NHL Launches Ambitious Next Phase In Broadband As Stanley Cup Playoffs - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 06 Apr 2008 09:55 PM PST

The National Hockey League continues its aggressive broadband push with a new video player for nhl.com, more ad options and a batch of channels timed to launch when the 2008…

Yardbarker Raises $6 Million Second Round For Sports Community And Ad Network - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 03 Apr 2008 02:41 PM PST

Yardbarker, a community site and ad network revolving around sports, has raised a $6 million second round from DFJ along with past backers Russ Siegelman, Ronnie Lott (yes, that Ronnie…

Olympics Relaxes New Media Rules To Grant Unlimited Photo Use - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 02 Apr 2008 02:39 AM PST

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has gone some way to avoiding the kind of embarrassing new media reporting restrictions imposed by some sporting events over the last year, allowing accredited…

IOC Exec Warns China Against Internet Censorship During Olympics - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 01 Apr 2008 07:47 PM PST

With the Beijing Olympics roughly four months away, Kevan Gosper, vice chairman of the IOC coordinating commission, is warning organizers that the internet must be open during the games and…

CollegeFanz Closes First Round Funding; More Than $2 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 01 Apr 2008 12:57 PM PST

Collegiate sports social net CollegeFanz has raised $2 to $5 million for its first round, according to the company. The company was founded by Bill Rasmussen, who was also behind…

Greenspan’s BroadWebAsia Gets MLB Rights In China - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 31 Mar 2008 05:30 AM PST

Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) has a new Chinese web outlet, launched in conjunction with last week’s regular season opening series in Tokyo. MLBAM has licensed online rights to…

Updated MMOD By The Numbers: 3.3 Million Unique Users In First Four Days - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 26 Mar 2008 08:55 PM PST

It took a little longer than expected but here are some updated March Madness on Demand stats for the first four days from CBSSports.com: Total hours of live streaming video…

Men’s Entertainment Aggregator CraveOnline Acquires HoopsVibe - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 26 Mar 2008 12:30 PM PST

Male lifestyle portal CraveOnline has bought basketball “culture” site HoopsVibe. Terms were not disclosed. The purchase is the latest in a series of acquisitions by CraveOnline and its parent, AtomicOnline.…

Updated: Youth Sports Site WePlay Raises $4.5 Million First Round; CAA, MLB, and Derek Jeter Invest - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 25 Mar 2008 11:16 PM PST

Updated below: WePlay, a NYC-based community site for youth sports, has raised a $1.87 $4.5 million first round from Pequot Private Equity, CAA and Major League Baseball, says peHUB. The…

SI Opens The Vault—And Treasure Seekers Follow - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 25 Mar 2008 06:55 PM PST

A few feet from where I’m typing this lies 40 years worth of Rolling Stone—not in stacks of paper, but DVDs nestled in a box meant to resemble a coffee-table…

Fantasy Sports Ventures Acquires HoopsHype.com - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 25 Mar 2008 09:49 AM PST

’Tis the day to snap up basketball sites: Fantasy Sports Ventures, the fantasy sports-based media conglomerate, has acquired HoopsHype.com, a pro-basketball news and info site with a fantasy sports bent.…

ESPN Acquires Girls Basketball Site Hoopgurlz - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 25 Mar 2008 09:22 AM PST

ESPN (NYSE: DIS) has acquired girls-focused basketball site Hoopgurlz.com. The Seattle-based site, which reports on high school and college basketball, offers tournament listings, player profiles, message boards, player blogs and…

MLBAM’s 2008 Checklist: Redesign MLB.com, Team Sites; Live Daily Show; Video Upgrades - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 24 Mar 2008 04:34 PM PST

While baseball teams fine tune their rosters for opening day, Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) has some changes of its own, including tweaks to free and subscription content. Sports…

MMOD By The Numbers: First Round Viewing Exceeds All Of 2007 - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 23 Mar 2008 10:30 PM PST

Some stats from the first two rounds of the most accessible March Madness on Demand offered by CBS (NYSE: CBS) and the NCAA: -- Hours streamed during Round 1: 2,883,604…