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FantasyFoxSports.com Launches Fantasy Baseball Game on MSNAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2007 - 1:22pm.
Los Angeles - FoxSports.com said on Tuesday that it has launched the first fantasy baseball game on FoxSports.com on MSN. The free game offers both standard public leagues and customizable private leagues, supported by baseball data from FoxSports.com. College Students Create "Fantasy Congress" Online GameAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2006 - 1:15pm.
Los Angeles - A group of college students has created an online game where players create a "fantasy team" of U.S. lawmakers and compete to see whose team of policy makers is most effective, Reuters reported. The "Fantasy Congress" game was created with $5,000 in prize money from a school-sponsored entrepreneurship award. "If people cared about politics as much as they care about sports, we'd have a better democracy," Andrew Lee, a senior at Claremont McKenna College and a developer of the game, told Reuters.
Yahoo, Intel Bring Online Fantasy Football Stats to TelevisionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 13, 2006 - 1:48pm.
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo announced on Wednesday that it partnered with chipmaker Intel to launch Yahoo Sports for TV, a new service that links Yahoo's online fantasy football games to televisions connected to PCs using Intel's Viiv technology. The service will allow those of Yahoo's 6.7 million fantasy football players -- who also happen have a Viiv PC hooked up to their TV's -- to get real-time updates on their fantasy teams while simultaneously watching live games on TV.
Verizon to Offer Mobile Version of CBS SportsLine Fantasy FootballAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 13, 2006 - 1:22pm.
Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that it partnered with CBS SportsLine to offer the CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Companion, a mobile version of the network's Web-based fantasy football game. The $4.99 per month application allows players to fully manage their teams from their cell phones.
TiVo Users Get DVR Access to CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football GameAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 7, 2006 - 1:30pm.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo announced on Thursday that it has partnered with CBS SportsLine to make the site's fantasy football game available to TiVo subscribers. CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Companion can be accessed by broadband-enabled TiVo Series2 digital video recorders, where registered CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football players can manage their leagues, check stats and scores, and watch game highlights.
CBS SportsLine to Revamp Online NFL CoverageAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 6, 2006 - 5:26pm.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - CBS SportsLine on Wednesday announced plans to revamp its online coverage of the NFL. New "GameCenter" online features include the ability to follow games in real-time with play-by-play accounts, live game "glog" commentary and statistics.
Online Fantasy Sportsbook NBX Signs Kevin Gogan to Host ShowAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 16, 2006 - 3:46pm.
Saratoga, Calif. - NBX, operator of an online fantasy sportsbook integrated with social networking, said on Wednesday that it has hired two-time Super Bowl champion Kevin Gogan to host a sports action show.
NBC Sports to Launch Weekly Fantasy Game for "Sunday Night Football"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 14, 2006 - 2:28pm.
New York - NBC Sports will launch an online fantasy football game this week to complement its "Sunday Night Football" broadcasts, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Electronic Arts Launches 3rd Season of Online Fantasy FootballAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 2, 2006 - 1:17pm.
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts announced on Wednesday the launch of the third season of "EA Sports Fantasy Football" online game. Fees are $49.99 for commissioners and $9.99 per team. EA said the fantasy league now integrates with its "Madden NFL 07," allowing players to check fantasy scores and trade notifications. Both "Madden NFL 07" and EA's "NFL Head Coach" console titles will also come with an EA Sports Fantasy Football commissioner account included in the game's packaging.
Major League Baseball in Legal Dispute with Fantasy Site Over StatsAuthored by dmw on May 16, 2006 - 12:59pm.
New York - Major League Baseball's Internet arm has sued a company that provides real-world statistics on players for use in online fantasy baseball leagues, arguing the company needs to purchase a license for the data, The New York Times reported. St. Louis-based CBC Distribution and Marketing says the data it publishes are newsworthy facts, protected by the First Amendment, and do not contain copyrighted or trademarked images of the players or logos of their teams. "(CBC's) business here is not publishing statistics. The business here is running a league," Major League Baseball Advanced Media CEO Bob Bowman told The Times. The league has licensed statistics, as well as logos and images, to 7 operators of fantasy sites this year, including CBS SportsLine -- down from 19 last season. The case at hand, which will come to trial on Sept. 5, will pit the players' claims to a "right of publicity" with regard to how their names are used in commercial ventures, against traditional First Amendment free press protections.
"Fantasy Sportsbook" Site NBX Signs Charles Barkley, John DalyAuthored by dmw on May 5, 2006 - 8:53am.
Saratoga, Calif. - NBX, the operator of an online social network for sports fans that includes a "fantasy sportsbook," announced on Friday that it has signed NBA Hall of Fame inductee Charles Barkley and PGA Tour veteran John Daly to participate in its fantasy gambling service. NBX noted that Daly has admitted losing $50-$60 million on gambling, while Barkley has estimated his own gambling losses at around $10 million.
NBX Launches $10,000 World Sports Betting ChampionshipAuthored by dmw on April 25, 2006 - 12:52pm.
Saratoga, Calif. - Online sports entertainment firm NBX on Tuesday announced the launch of its first $10,000 World Sports Betting Championship. The contest allows sports fans to create a fantasy sportsbook using real Las Vegas odds, and interact with one another on an online sports social network. The company said it will host similar tournaments during the postseason competitions of the NFL, NBA, MLB and college football and basketball.
AOL Launches Free Fantasy Sports GamesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 16, 2004 - 2:46am.
Dulles, Va. -- America Online said on Monday that it is launching a series of free fantasy sports offerings. The company said that its Fantasy Sports@AOL service will couple the fantasy games -- which allow participants to draft teams in particular sports and compete against the statistics of other fantasy teams -- with player information, news, stats, analysis and the option to receive immediate updates. There will be costs associated with managing leagues, though AOL said that prices will be "up to half off" prices offered by competitors such as ESPN and CBS Sportsline. AOL plans to offer games for all major professional and college sports. Registration for its NFL and college football games opened today. More than 15 million people participate in fantasy sports games each year, AOL said.
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