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Goal.com selects blinkx for video search

November 27, 2023 By Oly Villegas 1 Comment

goalcom.pngblinkx will power video search at Goal.com. Goal.com represents the largest football community in the world, with 16 language versions, covering 210 countries. Goal.com provides users with the breaking news, live scores, match previews and latest club news through its interactive website and community forums.

Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will enable Goal.com to access blinkx’s index of over 14 million hours of audio and video content. blinkx will bring video search and its popular video wall feature to the Goal.com website, in addition to automatically delivering relevant videos to accompany the thousands of text articles available to users at Goal.com.

Originally posted on October 15, 2007 @ 7:07 am

Filed Under: Online Video, Search, Sports

American Basketball Association and Voice of America Sports Network to deliver global Internet radio program

November 27, 2023 By Dennis Bouchand Leave a Comment

voa.pngModavox, Inc. has established a broadcasting partnership with American Basketball Association, Inc. and will begin broadcasting, through its VoiceAmerica Sports Channel, “Inside the ABA” an Internet Talk Radio show that will premiere on November 15th at 10:00 pm PST.

“We are extremely pleased and proud to be included as part of the VoiceAmerica Sports Channel,” said Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “Modavox is a very impressive organization in a highly competitive field and its range of programming is incredible. Their listening audience worldwide measures in the millions and they are developing fabulous and interesting programs on their various branded channels. Being part of this great organization with weekly programming is very important as we look to reach fans worldwide. Our program will be interesting and entertaining as we take fans inside with the latest news about the league and its teams.”

Originally posted on October 10, 2007 @ 2:30 pm

Filed Under: Entertainment, Podcasts, Sports

CBSSports.com tops 100 million visits for September

November 24, 2023 By Dennis Bouchand Leave a Comment

cbssports.jpgCBSSports.com, an Internet sports media service and part of CBS Interactive, revealed that CBSSports.com recorded over 100 million visits during the month of September, the first time in company history that mark has been reached.

If recent traffic trends among the major sports sites continue, September will mark the sixth consecutive month that CBSSports.com has finished first in both visits per person and minutes per person.

According to Nielsen//NetRatings, in August 2007 CBSSports.com recorded 7.93 visits per person, the fifth consecutive month they have led that category among major sports sites. Additionally, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, in August 2007 CBSSports.com recorded a total of one hour and one minute of site consumption per person, the sixth consecutive month they have led that category among major sports sites. To put that figure in perspective, no other major sports site recorded over 40 minutes of consumption per person

Originally posted on October 3, 2007 @ 10:08 am

Filed Under: Entertainment, Sports, Web

MLB.com hosts inaugural World Series of Fantasy Baseball

November 24, 2023 By Dennis Bouchand 1 Comment

mlb.jpgMLB.com announced that it has brought together eight of the top fantasy baseball players to compete in the first-ever World Series of Fantasy Baseball. The field of participants, who were all season champions from MLB.com and licensed fantasy partners CBSSports.com, ESPN.com and SportingNews.com, will compete in a head-to-head postseason tournament to crown the year’s ultimate fantasy baseball champion.

For the Division Series round of the competition, each participant will choose a team of nine players during a live draft that will air exclusively on a special 90-minute postseason edition of the Fantasy 411 on Wednesday, October 3 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) on MLB.com’s BaseballChannel.TV. The nine players, who must be eligible members of teams that qualified for the MLB postseason, will consist of a catcher, first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman, three outfielders and an individual team’s pitching staff. Subsequent drafts will be held prior to the beginning of the League Championship Series (October 11) and World Series (October 23).

The grand prize winner will be eligible to receive a prize package that includes an all-expenses paid trip for two to New York for the 2008 All-Star FanFest at the Jacobs Javits Center, where he will be presented with the championship trophy during a special on-stage ceremony, and 2008 Home Run Derby and All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.

Originally posted on October 2, 2007 @ 3:02 pm

Filed Under: Sports, Web

NASCAR.COM broadens reach to with NASCAR.COM en Español

November 24, 2023 By Dennis Bouchand Leave a Comment

nascar_espanol.jpgNASCAR.COM announced today the launch of NASCAR.COM en Español, a tailored Spanish-language web site featuring all the latest news, highlights and action that fans have come to expect. NASCAR.COM en Español will use the same format as NASCAR.COM with a home page, news page, video page and archive section to deliver up-to-the-minute news as well as articles and features about the all the action and excitement of NASCAR.

“The launch of NASCAR.COM en Español signifies the importance and relevance of diversity not only in racing, but in all online sports media,” said Lenny Daniels, Turner Sports senior vice president of production and new media. “We are excited to launch the new site to provide pertinent and entertaining NASCAR coverage and an interactive platform to Spanish-speaking race fans throughout the world. As partners of NASCAR, we will continue to support their mission to reach the ever-expanding NASCAR audience and engaging the international community by developing platforms such as NASCAR.COM en Español.”

Originally posted on September 17, 2007 @ 1:56 pm

Filed Under: Sports, Web

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