Fantasy Sports Ventures Acquires HoopsHype.com

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fantasy Sports Ventures (FSV), the parent company of the FantasyPlayers.com Network, has acquired the premier independent basketball content site, HoopsHype.com, it was announced today by Fantasy Sports Ventures CEO Chris Russo.

HoopsHype.com, launched in 2002 by founder Jorge Sierra, is one of the most well-respected and successful basketball content sites on the Web. It is widely-read among pro basketball players, agents, coaches, executives and fans around the world. Columnists who regularly contribute to HoopsHype include former pro hoopsters Eddie Johnson and Dee Brown as well as prominent basketball scribe Sam Smith.

HoopsHype is an important addition to FantasyPlayers.com’s robust basketball channel which also includes HoopsWorld.com, Collegehoops.net, DraftExpress.com, HoopsKlyce.com, BasketballProspectus.com, EmptytheBench.com and many other leading independent basketball sites. In addition to basketball, the FantasyPlayers.com Network offers deep channels of sports-specific content in pro & college football, baseball, auto racing, hockey and several other sports.

“HoopsHype’s unique mix of news, rumors, opinion and access will continue to provide FantasyPlayers.com users with the best independent basketball coverage available,” said Russo (who was formerly the Senior VP of New Media at the NFL). “Whether our readers are looking for the latest news, rumors, fantasy tips or draft analysis, our basketball channel gives fans everything they need in one place.”

“We are excited about the opportunities that FantasyPlayers.com brings to the evolution of HoopsHype,” Sierra said. “We look forward to adding resources like video and additional columnists for our readers.

The FantasyPlayers.com Network includes more than 100 fantasy sports and related web sites, delivering approximately 5 million unique users per months. These owned and affiliated sites provide high-quality fantasy news, information, analysis and game products across all major sports. As a part of the Network, affiliates receive a range of benefits, such as research, content, promotion, and monetization services. The primary goal of the Network is to provide affiliate sites with new revenue opportunities while enabling advertisers to reach the avid fantasy user through high impact marketing programs.

About Fantasy Sports Ventures (FSV):

Fantasy Sports Ventures is an integrated marketing and media company with two key business units: the FantasyPlayers.com Network, a dynamic fantasy sports portal featuring 100+ leading fantasy websites and FSV Advisors, the firm’s consulting practice leveraging the principals’ decades of collective experience in professional sports, new media and technology. www.fantasysportsventures.com

About HoopsHype.com

HoopsHype.com is the premier independent basketball source on the Web. Online since 2002, it is a must-read for pro basketball players, agents, coaches, executives and die-hard fans. You can visit the site at www.hoopshype.com.