Press Release Archive
January 22, 2008: SportsDirect Inc and Horse Racing Simulation LLC to launch new interactive horse racing channel through Covers.com.
SportsDirect Inc. is joining together with Horse Racing Simulation LLC, a leading provider of interactive horse racing content for educational and entertainment purposes, to develop and launch a new content channel through SportsDirect's premier web property, Covers.com. This new horse racing channel will initially focus on horse racing from a general/educational perspective.Keep Reading
July 18, 2007: ProSportsDaily.com and Bullysports.com to bring millions of new visitors to the company’s site network.
SportsDirect Inc. announced today the acquisition of ProSportsDaily.com and BullySports.com. The acquisition of these two sites will add millions of new visitors to the company’s network. In addition to increased traffic, the sites bring complimentary content to SportsDirect’s existing umbrella of publications and give advertisers greater choice and opportunity.Keep Reading
May 2, 2007: Leading sports content provider to exhibit at the 2007 Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show in Miami on May 23-24, 2007
SportsDirect Inc. today announced that it will be exhibiting at the Editor & Publisher / Mediaweek Interactive Media Conference and Trade Show. The conference is one of America’s longest running interactive media shows and draws top executives from the news, magazine and interactive industries.Keep Reading
March 12 , 2007: CoversExperts.com moves under Covers.com umbrella and Wagerline.com contest highlight continuous product improvements for SportsDirect Inc.
SportsDirect Inc. announced today the latest in continuous product initiatives that includes merging two of it’s largest websites, Covers.com and CoversExperts.com, and the launch of the Ultimate Survivor contest sponsored by another SportsDirect Inc. property, Wagerline.com.Keep Reading
February 26, 2007: Arena Football and Women’s Pro Basketball added to dynamic sports content while over 20 new sites jump on board with SportsDirect’s content services
SportsDirect Inc. announced the launch of the newest sports added to its content services package with the release of Arena Football League (AFL) and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The latest sports join content offered in all the major sports leagues including the NFL, NBA, NHL, and college football.Keep Reading
January 22, 2007: Leading sports content provider to demonstrate dynamic sports content, live scores, and more at high profile conference
SportsDirect Inc., one of the largest sports media publishers and content providers, today announced that it will be exhibiting at the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) conference on January 29-30, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.Keep Reading
January 18, 2007: Latest sports packages offered in addition to all major sports already available in customizable content solutions
SportsDirect Inc. announced the launch of the newest sports added to its content services package with the release of golf, American Hockey League (AHL) and women’s college basketball statistics (WNCB).Keep Reading
December 14, 2006: Transcontinental Media first company from Canada to join the growing list to sign up for SportsDirect content and analysis
SportsDirect announced today major Canadian publisher Transcontinental Media selected the company to provide it dynamic sports content for its online offerings. Transcontinental is the first Canadian business to sign with SportsDirect. It is the largest publisher in Canada and the seventh largest in North America.Keep Reading
December 4, 2006: Over a dozen major U.S. media companies have selected SportsDirect to provide sports statistics and analysis in the previous few months
SportsDirect Inc. is pleased to announce the most successful season yet for its Content Services division. Over a dozen major media companies now utilize the dynamic sports content produced by SportsDirect for their online offerings. The partnerships have brought information licensed by SportsDirect to millions of readers across the United States.Keep Reading
November 20, 2006: Page views and visits see highest numbers in SportsDirect history for it’s online offerings
SportsDirect Inc. is pleased to announce it recently reached several new milestones, hitting over one million visits in one week to its dozen online properties. The company also received over 6-million page views for it sports content site Covers.com as well office pools and contest site Wagerline.com.Keep Reading
November 17, 2006: NFL, NBA, college football and college basketball teams analyzed, compared, and dissected into decisive team rankings
SportsDirect Inc. announced the latest feature added to its content services package with the release of its multi-sport Power Rankings. All teams from the NFL, NBA, the 119 teams of college football, and 334 in college basketball are included in rankings that compare key statistical categories by league. The Power Rankings then format the teams into concise charts that allow readers to better analyze teams.Keep Reading
November 6, 2006: The Salt Lake City, Philadelphia, and Macon markets now provide SportsDirect stats and analysis.
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.Keep Reading
October 25, 2006: SportsDirect analysis and content to go to one of the largest newspapers in the Southwestern United States
SportsDirect Inc. announced today the Las Vegas Review-Journal selected the company to provide sports statistics and content for the newspaper’s online offering, reviewjournal.com. The deal will bring SportsDirect’s dynamic sports content to one of the fastest growing areas of the United States.Keep Reading
October 19, 2006: SportsDirect to provide sports statistics and analysis to top 10 U.S. online publication
SportsDirect Inc. announced today the Denver Post selected the company to provide sports statistics and content for the newspaper’s online offering, DenverPost.com. Along with sister publication, the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post site receives 30 million pages views a month.Keep Reading
April 12, 2006: Sportsdirect Inc named the top small business to work for in Canada.
SportsDirect Inc. (SDI) is pleased to announce it has been awarded the title of Number One Small Business to Work for in Canada by the Globe and Mail Small Business Magazine. The report, compiled by the Queen’s University School of Business and Hewitt Associates, a human resources firm, ranked 79 leading small companies based on employee opinions, organizational practices and attitudes of the leadership team.Keep Reading
March 3, 2006: Exclusive additions include live scores and bet graphs for all games across North American sports leagues as well as new-look match-up pages.
Covers.com announced today the release of new features that enhance and customize the website for users. New additions to the website include live scores for all the major sports, bet graphs to follow the score of any game compared to the odds and the ability for users to customize scoreboards.Keep Reading
February 7, 2006: Two of the largest providers of online sports information in the UK and Ireland join to bring high quality, updated statistics and analysis to football fans.
Covers.co.uk today announced it would supply the Trinity Mirror Group with in-depth sports information for several of its online brands. The deal is the first of it’s kind for Covers.co.uk, which will provide the latest football statistics, injuries, match previews and latest odds for the English Premiership, the SPL and the Champions League. The online version of The Daily Record will be the first to receive content, followed by the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail.Keep Reading
December 13 , 2005: The most popular sports contest site in North America offers free wireless football challenge done entirely through SMS.
Wagerline.com, home to thousands of free sports contests and office pools, announced the official launch of its first SMS (AKA short message service or text messaging) contest. The "Wireless Winners" Text-to-Win Bowl Challenge is a skill contest based on picking the winners of each of the 28 College Football bowl games through wireless devices such as mobile phones and Blackberries™.Keep Reading
October 26, 2005: Covers Betting Stats Weekly is available in almost 50 casinos across the state.
SportsDirect Inc. announced the official launch of Covers Betting Stats Weekly, a weekly journal of statistics and analysis on the games that matter to bettors. The publication is available free of charge in nearly 50 Las Vegas and Reno casinos and sportsbooks.Keep Reading
August 18, 2005: Leeson Brings His Insights on the World of Premiership Football to the Leading Statistics Website.
Covers.co.uk welcomes football expert Nick Leeson as a freelance writer to the site that provides the best in-depth stats to sports gaming enthusiasts. Leeson brings his knowledge on the English Premiership to Covers.co.uk in "The Leeson Line," a weekly column with opinion and tips released every Thursday.Keep Reading
August 15. 2005: Ground breaks on structural addition, nearly doubling office space to house staff that has reached over 100 employees.
SportsDirect Inc. announced the expansion of the company to include a new office in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as the construction of a bigger office at its Halifax, Nova Scotia headquarters. The new space will accommodate a staff that has reached 100 employees.Keep Reading
August 9, 2005: With an emphasis on European football statistics and analysis, the addition of Covers.co.uk brings a unique sports perspective to the UK, European market.
Covers Media Group (CMG), a subsidiary company of SportsDirect Inc., based in Galway, Ireland, announces the launch of Covers.co.uk today. This new website delivers the best sports statistics for the European football and gaming enthusiast.Keep Reading
April 13, 2005: PokerFan.com will offer readers the best source of poker news, strategy and lifestyle online with in-depth articles and informative columns.
SportsDirect Inc., the world leader in content from a sports gaming perspective, today announced the official launch of a new online magazine: PokerFan.com. The site offers information for poker players of all levels, from novices to pros.Keep Reading
Jan. 5, 2005: Wagerline.com is one of the most popular sites on the Internet with millions of visitors annually. The purchase of the site expands the reach of SportsDirect Inc.
SportsDirect Inc, publishers of Covers.com, announced the acquisition of Wagerline.com, the leading sports contest and office pools site online today. The move made SportsDirect Inc. North America’s largest provider of sports gaming content.Keep Reading
May 13, 2004: As business expands to cover multiple operations, a new name reflects the depth and variety of content for the website publisher and its customers.
Comprehensive Sports Information, the leader in online sports news and statistics, announces the corporate name change to SportsDirect Inc. The name change encompasses a new content services division and a new subsidiary in Galway, Ireland.Keep Reading
Jan. 16, 2004: Comprehensive Sports Information goes international with the opening of new office in Galway, Ireland, set to grow business in the European region.
Comprehensive Sports Information (CSI) announces the creation of a new subsidiary, Covers Media Group. Based in Galway, Ireland, this new company will manage existing CSI e-commerce properties: CoversExperts.com and the Consensus Club.Keep Reading
Sept. 16, 2003: Real Cities to offer exclusive Covers.com sports statistics to over 60 American cities including 20 of the top 30 U.S. markets.
Covers.com, a world leader in online sports statistics, announced the Real Cities Network has selected the company to provide dynamic sports content for its network of local websites today. Real Cities covers half of the Top 50 markets in the United States.Keep Reading
Dec. 3, 2001: Two of the biggest providers of sports coverage join forces to give sports enthusiasts updated and relevant information on all the major sports.
Covers.com and USAToday.com, one of the largest media websites in the world, agreed to incorporate the extensive statistical analysis of Covers.com into the USAToday.com’s sports section today, giving sports fans the most comprehensive information anywhere.Keep Reading
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