Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report is a website that provides news and fans' opinions of sporting events.
The website was launched in February 2008 by California-based entrepreneurs Dave Finocchio, Zander Freund, Bryan Goldberg, and Dave Nemetz. The purpose of the website was to provide a platform for bloggers and amateur sports writers to publish their work where visitors could find their articles easily.
Bleacher Report describes itself as an "open source
system ... in which the tools to create, refine, and review content are available to all members, regardless of rank or experience" whose goal "is to provide in-depth coverage, opinion, and analysis on everything and anything that matters in sports."
In October 2008 Bleacher Report received $3.5m funding.
In June 2010, they appointed former Fox Sports
executive Brian Grey as Chief Executive Officer.
In February 2011, a partnership was announced between Bleacher Report and SeatGeek
which will provide schedules, scores, and access to tickets on the secondary market for all professional sports, as well as college football and basketball.
The website was launched in February 2008 by California-based entrepreneurs Dave Finocchio, Zander Freund, Bryan Goldberg, and Dave Nemetz. The purpose of the website was to provide a platform for bloggers and amateur sports writers to publish their work where visitors could find their articles easily.
Bleacher Report describes itself as an "open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
system ... in which the tools to create, refine, and review content are available to all members, regardless of rank or experience" whose goal "is to provide in-depth coverage, opinion, and analysis on everything and anything that matters in sports."
In October 2008 Bleacher Report received $3.5m funding.
In June 2010, they appointed former Fox Sports
Fox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
executive Brian Grey as Chief Executive Officer.
In February 2011, a partnership was announced between Bleacher Report and SeatGeek
Seatgeek
SeatGeek is a website that provides search and price forecasting for consumers purchasing sports, concert, and theater tickets on the secondary ticket market...
which will provide schedules, scores, and access to tickets on the secondary market for all professional sports, as well as college football and basketball.