STATS, Inc.

STATS, Inc.

STATS, Inc. (the company name is technically an acronym for "Sports Team Analysis and Tracking Systems") is a global sports statistics and information company. The company was founded in 1981, initially focusing on baseball statistics. In the 1990's, they expanded their focus to the NFL, NBA, NHL and many other sports.

In 1996, STATS won a court case, along with Motorola, on appeal against the NBA in which the NBA was trying to stop STATS from distributing in game score information via a special wireless device created by Motorola. The victory in this case plays a large part in defending other cases where sports leagues have tried to suppress live in-game information from their events being distributed by other outlets. [ [http://legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dldecen/nba.html NBA Lawsuit - AOL.com] ]

The company is a joint venture between News Corporation and Associated Press holding 50% each after the merger of STATS Inc. with AP Megasports in 2005.

ubsidiaries

*STATS Europe (50%) - European sporting news and analysis. Joint venture with Warner Leach and JHB Publications.
*Data Stadium (major shareholder) - Japan's leading sports information provider.

References

External links

* [http://www.stats.com stats.com Official Website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • National Basketball Association v. Motorola, Inc. — National Basketball Assoc. v. Motorola United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Full case name The NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION and NBA Properties, Inc. Plaintiff C …   Wikipedia

  • The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. — The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. (Abk.: ODMP), ist eine US amerikanische nicht gewinnorientierte Website im Bereich des virtuellen Friedhofs. Sie fasst sich als Gedenk und Erinnerungsstätte an die US Polizeibeamten sowie den Beamten des US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fantasy sport — A fantasy sport (also known as rotisserie, roto, or owner simulation) is a game where fantasy owners build a team that competes against other fantasy owners based on the statistics generated by individual players or teams of a professional sport …   Wikipedia

  • Fantasy Sports Association — The Fantasy Sports Association (FSA) is a trade group that was found in 2006 to advance the interests of the fantasy sports industry. MissionThe association is charged with promoting the fantasy sports industry; providing consulting services to… …   Wikipedia

  • News Corporation — Type Public Traded as NASDAQ: NWS …   Wikipedia

  • Sam Fuld — Infobox MLB player name = Sam Fuld width = caption = team = Chicago Cubs number = position = Outfielder birthdate = birth date and age|1981|11|20 birthplace = city state|Durham|New Hampshire bats = Left throws = Left debutdate = September 5… …   Wikipedia

  • Broadband Sports — was a high flying dotcom era network of sports content Web sites that raised over $60 million before going bust in February 2001. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Online sports network shutters sites | date=2001 02 16 |… …   Wikipedia

  • Super Bowl XLIII — Pittsburgh Steelers Arizona Cardinals (AFC) (NFC) …   Wikipedia

  • List of Connecticut Huskies bowl games — Bowl game banners at Rentschler Field, home of Connecticut Huskies football, as of Spring 2010 The Connecticut Huskies (UConn) football team has represented the University of Connecticut in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football …   Wikipedia

  • David Pinto — is the author of the blog Baseball Musings[1][2], a general interest baseball blog, as well as a columnist for Sporting News. He previously worked at Project Scoresheet, STATS, Inc., ESPN,[2] Baseball Info Solutions, and Baseball Prospectus. In… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”