Yahoo! Sports and NBC Team Up
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 5:12 pm by Yahoo
Filed in: Partnerships
By Ken Fuchs, Head of Yahoo! Sports
I have to admit, I have the dream job for a diehard sports fan - the Head of Yahoo! Sports. My ultimate goal is to make sure Yahoo! Sports continue to be an essential part of your daily lives, and what I’m about to unveil knocks that goal out of the park. Today we’re announcing that Yahoo! Sports and NBC Sports Group are teaming up to for a new content alliance. Two of the most trusted and fan-favorite sports sites are coming together- it’s better than the the ‘86 Bears, the ‘93 Bulls or the... well let’s just leave the Cubs out of it for now.
Like any sports fan, I know you want to know the stats and line-up for the deal. So here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect from the alliance:

  • Editorial Depth: The combined talent roster of the Yahoo! Sports and NBC Sports features a deep bench of award-winning reporters and bloggers such as NBC’s Bob Costas and Mike Florio, as well as Yahoo!’s Dan Wetzel and Adrian Wojnarowski. Yahoo! Sports’ renowned investigative reporting will be featured on NBC TV, giving fans breaking news about the teams they love on whichever device they choose -- whether they’re reading online, on their mobile devices, or watching TV.
  • Live Streaming: Through NBC Sports Live Extra, Yahoo! Sports users will be able to access live streams of some of the biggest sporting events, including the NFL, NHL, MLS, and EPL.
  • Original Video Programming Concepts: Yahoo! Sports and NBC Sports will work together to develop original video programs that will appear on both Yahoo! Sports and NBCSports.com. Video programs will highlight fan favorites including Emmy Award-winning commentator Bob Costas; Football Night in America’s Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison; ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio; and popular college recruiting commentary from Rivals and NBC Sports talent.
  • Fantasy Sports: Yahoo! Sports will become the exclusive fantasy game partner of NBC Sports’ Rotoworld, the premiere fantasy news and information site. This will include Yahoo! Sports’ fantasy experiences for football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, College Bowl Pick’em and Tourney Pick’em.
  • Rivals.com: The college sports destination will power recruiting and college sporting news for NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports Regional Networks.
  • NBC Sports Regional Networks: Serving as the exclusive local sports content partners in relevant markets, NBC’s regional networks will now integrate Yahoo! Sports’ team pages, fantasy experts and sports talent.
  • NBC’s Alli Sports: Providing youth-focused, action-sports video and other content to Yahoo!.