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CBSSports.com to broadcast Final Four live online

June 5, 2023 By Dennis Bouchand Leave a Comment

For the first time, CBSSports.com, in partnership with CBS Sports, CBS College Sports Network and the NCAA will provide a live online broadcast of the Final Four and Championship game of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship via their NCAA March Madness on Demand video player. It will be the first time ever that a major U.S. sporting event has been shown live and in its entirety on the Internet.

Traffic figures for NCAA March Madness on Demand for the first eight days (First Round through Elite 8) of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship have shown tremendous growth year-over-year. In total, there have been 4,333,207 total unique visitors to the NCAA March Madness on Demand video player, a 147% increase over 2007 figures. (1,753,192 unique visitors).

A large factor in the year-over-year traffic escalation with NCAA March Madness on Demand is the decision CBSSports.com made to drop registration requirements for the product, giving fans immediate admission to the video player.

Originally posted on April 4, 2008 @ 4:15 pm

USA Today introduces new sports features both in print and online

June 2, 2023 By Dennis Bouchand Leave a Comment

USA Today is introducing new sports features in print and online. In the
newspaper, page 3 in the Sports section is now Page 3.0 – your connection to sports coverage online and on television each day. On USAToday.com, a new sports blog is launching. Game On! will be written by two veteran USA Today sports reporters, Reid Cherner and Tom Weir.

Originally posted on March 18, 2008 @ 10:17 pm

FOXSports.com on MSN launches Fantasy Baseball

June 2, 2023 By Dennis Bouchand Leave a Comment

With pitchers, catchers and position players all reporting to camp, fantasy fanatics can now enjoy their own rite of spring by signing up for FOX Fantasy Baseball on FOXSports.com on MSN. This yearâ€™s FOX Fantasy Baseball game features a revamped express registration system, more statistical analysis and a new Commissioner Bonus Program, which will reward up to 10,000 league commissioners with a free t-shirt and one grand-prize winner with a trip to baseballâ€™s mid-season celebration in New York this July. FOX Fantasy Baseball will also feature live drafts, real-time scoring and in-depth draft materials all free of charge. Fans can sign up for FOX Fantasy Baseball through April 26.

FOX Fantasy Baseball offers both standard public leagues and customizable private leagues that allow users to have complete control over settings, such as scoring, statistics, divisions, trade deadlines, playoff teams and more. Users can also choose between rotisserie, total point and head-to-head formats.

Originally posted on February 28, 2008 @ 4:29 pm

YouCastr launches live sports broadcasting service

May 29, 2023 By Dennis Bouchand Leave a Comment

YouCastr launched its interactive live sports broadcasting service that allows anyone, anywhere to broadcast live sports commentary, creating more entertaining, interactive, and personal experiences for fans.

With YouCastr, anyone can become a sports broadcaster. On the simple, yet powerful website, users can easily broadcast live commentary on sporting events and create shows about their favorite local, high-school, college and pro teams. Unlike traditional radio and Internet streaming, YouCastr allows broadcasters and listeners to interact live while simultaneously watching or listening to sporting events. Whether doing play-by-play for the local high-school basketball team, providing additional commentary for college or pro games, or discussing the most recent sports headlines, YouCastr has created a unique, globally scalable platform that has begun attracting sports fans around the world.

Originally posted on February 20, 2008 @ 10:51 am