ESPN Announces Cross-Promotional and Content Integration Agreements with 21 College Football Fan Sites for TEAM Sports Network
Jan. 2 – ESPN today announced cross-promotional and content integration agreements with 21 affiliated college football sites joined together as part of the TEAM Sports Network. As part of the agreement, affiliated members of the Network will provide content from their sites to their respective team pages on ESPN.com. In return, each site will be able to syndicate ESPN content, including video presented through the ESPN.com video player. Additionally, members will incorporate ESPN.com player ratings and other analysis content on their sites.
Each site will maintain independence and continue to own and operate their sites and make their own editorial decisions. ESPN will use affiliate site content at its sole discretion. They include:
* Alabama (CrimsonConfidential.com)
* Arizona (Wildcatsportsreport.com)
* Auburn (AuburnUndercover.com)
* California (BearInsider.com)
* Florida (GatorCountry.com)
* Florida State (NoleInsider.com)
* Georgia (TotalUGA.com)
* Kentucky (Kentuckyink.com)
* LSU (TigerGumbo.com)
* Maryland (TerpCenter.com)
* Miami (InsideTheU.com)
* Mississippi State (Bulldawgjunction.com)
* Ohio State (Bucknuts.com)
* Oklahoma (OUInsider.com)
* Ole Miss (InsideTheGrove.com)
* Penn State (NittanyNetwork.com)
* South Carolina (TheBigSpur.com)
* Tennessee (VolNation.com)
* Texas (InsideTexas.com)
* Texas A&M (TexAgs.com)
* USC (WeAreSC.com)
“We believe this cross-platform sharing of national and local content will enhance the online college football community experience,” said Marc Horine, Vice President of Digital Partnerships & Sales Development, ESPN. “Combining recruiting coverage, features and message boards, the Network will cover all the action that is important to dedicated college football fans and their teams.”
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