FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wall Street Journal Online Employs STATS’ Online Sports Solution
New York and Northbrook, IL – April 1, 2008 – STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports information provider, and The Wall Street Journal Online announced today that www.wsj.com will utilize STATS’ hosted online sports solution. The STATS Hosted Solution® is a turnkey, on-line sports page featuring in-depth stats, real-time scoring and premium AP sports editorial content.
“We are extremely pleased to be working with STATS for our newly expanded sports section on WSJ.com, which allows our users to get up-to-the-minute sports scores and headlines any time,” said Gordon McLeod, president of The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. “It’s been exciting to know that our users have had another real-time outlet to keep up with the basketball tournament while at work and will be able to track those business day games now that baseball season is upon us.”
“The Wall Street Journal is renowned as a premiere source for news and information all around the globe. We think it speaks very highly of our abilities that they have selected STATS as a strategic content partner in their historic sports expansion,” said STATS Executive Vice President, Steve Byrd.
STATS Hosted Solution® is completely customizable and offers the industry's largest selection of robust content from MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL College Football, College Basketball and NASCAR. The product automatically updates real-time data and information on every player, team and event played. STATS also integrates Associated Press game previews, editorial and photos.
About The Wall Street Journal Online
The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ.com, published by Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com), is the largest paid subscription news site on the Web with one million subscribers worldwide. Launched in 1996, WSJ.com attracts a rapidly growing audience of industry leaders and influentials. The award-winning site provides in-depth business news and financial information 24 hours a day, including breaking business and technology news and analysis from around the world. It draws on the Dow Jones network of nearly 1,900 business and financial news staff – the largest network of business and financial journalists in the world.
About STATS LLC
With more than 25 years of experience in sophisticated sports data collection, processing and distribution - STATS is the world's leading sports information, content and statistical analysis company. STATS offers a worldwide portfolio of sports information solutions, including the company’s hallmark of real-time scores, historical sports information and turnkey fantasy sports operation, along with AP editorial content, breaking sports news and photos. STATS’ innovative sports information solutions are utilized in numerous business segments: professional teams; sports broadcast production, cable and satellite networks; interactive television; broadband, wireless and internet; game developers and fantasy sports providers; print media and wire services. STATS is owned jointly by the Associated Press and News Corporation, with corporate offices in Bangalore, Barcelona, Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Milan, Mumbai, Münster, New York, The Hague and Tokyo.
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STATS LLC
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Dow Jones & Company
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