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Scouting reports an online phenom for Cooperstown05 / 13 / 13The National Baseball Hall of Fame has generated a significant groundswell of digital traffic and publicity from its recent online release of scouting reports for more than 12,000 current and former big league players. The project is part of “Diamond Mines,” a new exhibit developed wi... Tags: Media |
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SI delivers rebuilt mobile site
Sports Illustrated today will debut a substantially reworked mobile website, representing one of the first major projects of Jim DeLorenzo, new SI.com vice president and general manager. Though a regular fixture among the most-trafficked U.S. sports websites, SI’s smartphone presence to dat ...
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USA Today Sports Pulse goes local
USA Today Sports this week is beginning a broad rollout of USA Today Sports Pulse, an online syndication strategy delivering national content to its battery of more than 100 Gannett Co. local newspaper and TV station websites. The new content strategy will provide sports material from USA Today, ...
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MLB wild card brings wild times
MLB is venturing into what it calls “uncharted territory” for its new wild card playoff round, as the single-game knockout contests set for Friday creates a dizzying array of logistical challenges. League and team officials, broadcaster Turner Sports and other business partners last w ...
New ad model for Silver Chalice
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition. Silver Chalice New Media has begun to sell online video advertising on a cost-per-completed-view basis, a new model that veers away from the traditional method based on a site’s audience reach. The company, formed by Chicag ...
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New MLB schedule could spur attendance
MLB’s new-look schedule for 2013, featuring everyday interleague play for the first time, is being seen by league and club officials as a potential boon for attendance. League schedule makers for years have sought to construct schedules with boosting ticket sales in mind, balancing those c ...
Bloomberg takes analytics to Europe
Bloomberg Sports is making its first significant entry into the European market with this week’s introduction of BSports Football, a soccer analytics data product focusing on five major European leagues. BSports Football will be a multiplatform digital product analyzing teams and players fr ...
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BeRecruited expands reach
BeRecruited.com, which connects non-elite high school athletes with collegiate athletic programs, has struck a set of content, distribution and marketing deals with Gannett Co.’s USA Today High School Sports, Kaplan Test Prep, and the National Collegiate Scouting Association. The deals combine ...
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FoxSports.com returns to fantasy
FoxSports.com is attempting an aggressive re-entry into fantasy football after a series of high-profile setbacks, rolling out a new gaming platform and backing it with cross-platform promotion. The rebuilt Fox Fantasy Football is being supported by WhatIfSports.com, the Cincinnati-based creator o ...
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MLB affiliation changes coming
The New York Mets, a key club in a minor league affiliation shuffle four years ago, are expected to be a focal point in the coming 2012 cycle: Their Class AAA affiliate in Buffalo is likely to seek a new partner. Losing has cut cr ...
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Deal will put NBA portal on Ticketmaster
The NBA has signed a multiyear ticketing deal with Ticketmaster, which for the first time will consolidate the primary and secondary ticket-selling efforts for all 30 teams. The deal, in development for several months, will create a centralized online portal for fans that is intended to serve as ...
