Sports Direct Inc. teams up with Rogers, NHL clubs
SDI’s popular news service continues to grow at rapid pace
October 1, 2008Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sports Direct Inc. announces four new partnerships to provide the best and most complete sports news service on the Internet to Rogers Sportsnet, and the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.
These four are just the latest to join on for SDI’s news, rumors and opinions feeds for the four major North American professional sports. The feeds are provided in an XML format through its leading sports website, Prosportsdaily.com, and can be custom designed to meet any website’s needs.
Customers are able to choose which sports or team-specific feeds they’d like to see featured on their sites, which are gathered manually by experienced staff and sports enthusiasts.
This staff scours the Internet to hit more than 120 online newspapers every day and nobody is able to offer a more personal touch than Prosportsdaily.com. The site takes you right into the dressing room with local beat writers and columnists who interact with the teams and players on a daily basis.
Sports Direct Inc. is able to provide customized feeds for any site that wants its readers to have a finger on the pulse of the professional sports community.
About Rogers Sportsnet:
Rogers Sportsnet is a leading Canadian sports company that operates four distinct cable channels, a national high-definition channel and a news and information web site, sportsnet.ca. Founded in 1998, Rogers Sportsnet has been owned by Rogers Media since 2001. Sportsnet.ca was launched in 1998.
Sportsnet.ca is a market leader in providing sports news, information and entertainment on the Internet. It offers around-the clock coverage of national and international sports news, as well as expert commentary and opinion, video, photographs, and up-to-the minute results and statistics. Comprehensive event coverage is complemented by a complete suite of interactive features, including forums, blogs, and a variety of interactive games and contests.
About SportsDirect Inc:
Founded in 1995, SportsDirect Inc. provides comprehensive sports content and services to small, medium and large companies including USA Today, MSNBC, Newsday and Sirius Satellite Radio. The innovative SportsDirect "Customer First" approach, along with a rapidly expanding breadth and depth of coverage, is easily integrated and quick to deploy.SportsDirect content includes a five-part offering consisting of real-time scores and statistics for all sports, a suite of fantasy sports contests, sport news feeds, sport photos and professional services including application development and marketing optimization. For more information please visit http://www.sportsdirectinc.com.
Media Contact For SportsDirect Inc:
Walter Lis
1-708-586-9754
wlis@sportsdirectinc.com
