Rivals.com Signs More Than 150 Affiliates in Two Months; Network of Sports Channels Now Totals 570 Affiliates; Rivals.com Gains Additional Regional, Team-Specific Web Sites.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1999-- Rivals.com, the world's largest network of sports team and specialty channel A specialty channel (or speciality channel) is a television channel which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. Web sites, today reported enormous company growth coupled with plans for future sites. Launched with 350 sites on Aug. 23, the Rivals.com sports network has signed more than 150 publishing partners in the past two months and now totals more than 570 affiliates. Building online communities for displaced sports fans, the Rivals.com network features an in-depth database of football and basketball recruiting information, streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. and audio, online chats and the largest network of team-specific insider information available on the Net. "Our rocket fuel for growth is our unique network of great team-specific site publishers and easy to use publishing tools," said Rivals.com Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. J.C. Heckman. "Our toughest critics are today's modern sports fans who, by their growing numbers, confirm that we are filling a void for them. Fans are discovering new sites in our network every day. We are committed to establishing quality team-by-team communities as we expand our high school, collegiate and professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. coverage." Recent Rivals.com network additions and highlights include: -- CraigJames.com, PonySweep.com and StarsAndSports.com -- CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Today and CBS College Football Today analyst Craig James Craig James may refer to:
much insider information on collegiate and professional football that he built three premiere sites for it all. Chat with Craig live during the week and look for special Saturday sessions coming soon. CBS studio analyst and former Oklahoma University star Spencer Tillman also contributes articles to one of football's fastest growing Web sites. -- AllStarReport.com -- Bob Gibbons' name is synonymous college basketball recruiting. As one of the top analysts in the nation, Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
expertise. Visitors to his site can find the inside scoop on where America's top prep athletes are planning to play at college. Is your Alma Mater picking up the 7-foot high school center out of Kansas? Be sure to bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. AllStarReport.com to find out. -- SteelersDigest.com -- A premiere team-specific print publication published through the Professional Football Publishers Association (PFPA PFPA Pentagon Force Protection Agency (DoD) PFPA Philippine Federation of Professional Associations PFPA Personal Financial Planning Association PFPA Probe-Fed Plate Antenna ) for years, Steelers fans will love the immediacy of the Internet as they can access SteelersDigest.com's insider information, available 24-hours a day. Visitors can find game analysis, players features, news and notes as well as much more. Post your thoughts or questions on the message boards with other Pittsburgh faithful, chat with SteelerDigest.com publisher Bob Labriola and find previews on upcoming Steelers games. -- SilverAndBlack.com -- Just click, baby. And find the in-depth information on Raiders games, players, team standings, team and player stats and expert commentary. Leave a message or question on the message board, or chat with other Raiders fans from around the country. A long-time and distinguished PFPA print publication known as Silver and Black Illustrated, Raiders fans can "go deep" with their team with one click by visiting the corresponding team-specific Web site. -- MarshallFaulk.com -- The Official Web site for the NFL's premiere running back who stars for the red hot St. Louis Rams know Faulk as he writes his pre- and post-game thoughts, leave a message for him on the message boards, find his latest statistics or even buy Marshall Faulk jerseys, helmets and photos from the online Faulk Store. Go to this site Thursday, November 4 for a live message board chat with Faulk at 8 p.m. EST and learn about the upcoming "Ask Marshall" contest where fans can win an autographed Marshall Faulk jersey simply by asking the best message board question in future chat. Other new Rivals.com sites that will soon be available include: St. Francis College site (SFCFlash.com); MichiganPreps.com, a premiere recruiting site for the state of Michigan; FloridaKids.net, which will preview top recruits from Florida; and UtahPreps.com, which will provide visitors with inside information on the top high school athletes in Utah. Additional Rivals.com sports network categories will be announced in the coming weeks. Based in Seattle and formed in September of 1998, Rivals.com is the world's largest network of more than 425 sports team and specialty Web sites, with more than 700 writers and experts who deliver leading in-depth team and player coverage. Fans can access the latest information on their favorite team's Web site with one mouse click, and immediately go deep into community, "inside information" and details that interest them most. Rivals.com is also partnered with more than 60 specialty sports and team magazines. Investors include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (humwin.com), Intel Corporation, News America Digital Publishing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) ), producer of FOX Sports Online (foxsports.com), and The Phoenix Partners (phoenixvc.com). |
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