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Soccer portal Goal.com gets makeover in advance of World Cup06 / 17 / 13U.K.-based digital media outfit Perform has completed an extensive reworking of its Goal.com global soccer portal in advance of next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Among the changes are a new visual look developed with the aid of brand design consultant Elmwood, new fantasy and prediction-base... Tags: Media |
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National pastime generates an interesting mix
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has ushered in numerous changes during his lengthy tenure. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig enjoys arguably the greatest job security of any sports executive in America. In his post since 1992 (with the interim tag remo ...
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NBC Sports tying new fantasy game to ‘Sunday Night Football’
NBC Sports is creating a weekly fantasy football game centered solely on its “Sunday Night Football” broadcasts, the latest effort in the network’s push to redesign its interactive properties. The game will be a free, week-to-week contest involving solely the participants in each Sun ...
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Fantasy ruling could force MLBAM to revisit deal with union
MLB Advanced Media’s five-year, $50 million interactive rights deal with the MLB Players Association is at risk of being contested or renegotiated as a result of last week’s landmark legal decision granting fantasy game operators the use of player names and statistics without a license. ...
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Video game players take spotlight on DirecTV
DirecTV plans to air three showcase events in the coming months for its new competitive video gaming league as a ramp-up to organized league play next year. DirecTV is searching for ways to improve production of video game competitions. The satellite TV s ...
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Fantasy football gets early jump on season
NFL.com features a video of Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers demonstrating his skills for fantasy football players. The fantasy football industry has begun its promotional and draft period earlier than ever this year, with the NFL and a collection of competing ...
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Analysts put Mobile ESPN on the defensive
Mobile ESPN general manager Manish Jha took aim last week at investment analysts who have attacked the validity of the network’s much-debated wireless phone venture, saying he believes the full value of the service has yet to be realized. Jha’s comment ...
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MLB video content expected soon on iTunes
MLB Advanced Media is nearing a deal to get baseball video content on Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes, said industry sources close to the situation, marking the latest and arguably most prominent sports entity to align itself with the popular download service. A dea ...
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Highlights, more video for YES Web site
The site redesign launched last month. YES Network, as part of its overall push into interactive services, has completed a dramatic redesign of its Web site, yesnetwork.com. The new-look site, redone with the aid of MLB Advanced Media, offers New York Y ...
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YES starts interactive broadcasts
Features are available to some NYC-area DirecTV users. YES Network and DirecTV have quietly launched their interactive TV service that significantly pushes forward the notion of ITV in the United States. With a push of a button, viewers in the New York ar ...
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YouTube: Love it or fight it?
Just hours after Shane Mosley knocked out Fernando Vargas on July 15, an illegal 33-second clip from HBO’s pay-per-view broadcast was uploaded to YouTube.com. Four days later, the clip was still posted on the wildly popular site, and more than 180,000 ...
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