Three more publications incorporate SportsDirect content to enhance their online offerings
The Salt Lake City, Philadelphia, and Macon markets now provide SportsDirect stats and analysis
November 6, 2006Halifax, Nova Scotia
SportsDirect Inc. announced today three more media organizations selected the company to provide sports statistics and content for their online publications. SportsDirect’s dynamic sports content will appear on sltrib.com, the online offering of the Salt Lake Tribune; macon.com, Internet home to the Macon Telegraph; and PhillyBurbs.com, the home site for a handful of newspapers that serve the Philadelphia area.
All three will receive a full sports content solution from SportsDirect that includes live in-progress scores, statistics and special features for all the major sports. The three publications receive over 800,000 readers of their weekend editions combined.
"We are pleased to work with three more well-read and reputable properties,” said Paul Lavers, CEO of SportsDirect Inc. "Clients are starting to jump on board with our solutions package that has second-to-none sports content. The Salt Lake Tribune, Macon Telegraph, and PhillyBurbs are all great examples of organizations we have targeted for our content services."
The partnership major media companies are part of a recent initiative to grow SportsDirect’s content services offering. The company has developed sports content feeds that are tailored for online, interactive and new media providers. This enhanced content offering is backed by 24/7 customer service and up to the minute technology infrastructure.
About SportsDirect Inc:
SportsDirect Inc. is the world's leading online media organization for sports statistics, odds and news from a gaming perspective. SportsDirect Inc. and its subsidiaries operate properties such as Covers.com, Wagerline.com and Coversexperts.com and were founded in 1995. In addition to publishing, SportsDirect Inc. provides content to companies in the online and wireless industries such as USAToday and MSNBC. For more information please visit: www.sportsdirectinc.com.About Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune is Utah's largest newspaper and its online property is the most visited news site in the state. As one of the first newspapers on the web, sltrib.com leads the way with up-to-the-minute breaking news and multimedia coverage, with in-depth reporting on local news, sports, business, weather, and entertainment.About Philly Burbs
The most popular news portal in the Philadelphia suburbs, phillyBurbs.com delivers broad, deep and intriguing content to its users and sophisticated, powerful and successful marketing programs to its advertisers. Its sports fans are amongst the most demanding in the country and we strive to meet their needs 24/7.About the Macon Telegraph
Founded in 1826, the Telegraph is one of the largest newspapers in Georgia. Owned by McClatchy Company, the award-winning paper is the primary source for news and sports for thousands in Middle Georgia every day. More than 530,000 unique visitors each month go to macon.com to find out what's going on in the mid-state region and beyond.Media Contact For SportsDirect Inc:
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