This year, in addition to STATS Pass, CBS Sports will call upon STATS, Inc.'s celebrated NFL game notes and bullet facts while enjoying immediate access to its expert research staff. Further, STATS, Inc. has introduced STATS Pass for college football and will provide a pre-formatted, 'graphics ready' statistics file for CBS Sports' coverage of NCAA football and SEC game of the week.
"STATS, Inc. has proven to be an outstanding resource for CBS Sports and has added to our coverage of THE NFL ON CBS," says Tony Petitti, Executive Producer, CBS Sports. "We look forward to STATS providing the same high-quality statistical information for our college football coverage."
"We are extremely pleased to be extending our relationship with CBS Sports, particularly in their Super Bowl season," said Jim Capuano, STATS, Inc.'s Senior Vice President of Sales. "STATS is also very excited to debut STATS Pass for college football and contribute to CBS Sports' outstanding SEC coverage."
STATS Pass provides a quick and easy way to research STATS, Inc.'s immense supply of current and historical sports information. STATS Pass has the ability to tailor the company's proprietary databases and develop individual custom reports by tapping into a countless supply of statistical leaders and trailers, splits, situational breakdowns and player and team game logs and rankings. STATS Pass also provides access to STATS, Inc.'s exclusive "X-Info" - revealing and eye-opening statistics unique to STATS, Inc. such as "burned" defenders, yards after catch, broken tackles and sacks allowed.
About CBS Sports
About STATS, Inc.
Morton Grove, IL - August 14, 2003 - STATS, Inc., the world's leading sports information provider, announced today that CBS Sports will further incorporate the company's research and production resources in its coverage of NCAA football and the National Football League (NFL), including the Super Bowl, this season. CBS Sports began utilizing STATS, Inc.'s renowned web-based research tool, STATS Pass, to enhance its NFL broadcasts two seasons ago.
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in television sports, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including the NFL's American Football Conference schedule and championship games; THE NFL TODAY studio show; college basketball, including the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including the Mastersā and PGA Championship; the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, as well as select ATP and WTA tennis events; Southeastern Conference football, including the SEC Championship game, CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR, including track & field, gymnastics and horse racing, and various NCAA Championships.
STATS, Inc. is owned by News Corporation (NYSE: NWS). With more than 20 years of experience in sophisticated sports data collection, processing and distribution - STATS is the world's leading sports information and statistical analysis company. STATS provides exclusive information and data from its proprietary databases to fans, professional teams, print and broadcast media, iTV platforms, software developers and interactive and wireless service providers around the globe. STATS, Inc.'s business partners include FOX Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports, WGN Sports, Dish Network, Yahoo!, SI.com, AOL, Sporting News, EA Sports and the Associated Press. (http://biz.stats.com)