FOX Sports Unleashes Fantasy Football Products for All Fans

 

For Immediate Release:

 

Los Angeles, CA (August 15, 2002) – FOX Sports, the leader in pro football broadcast, announced today fantasy football products to enhance the viewing experience for all types of football fans. 

 

Fantasy Football FOXStyle includes something for every type of football fan:

Ø      Football FOXStyle 2K2, powered by Allstar Stats              Contestants compete in groups of sixteen (16).  They pretend they are a GM and participate in either a LIVE Draft or Automated draft to obtain players on their team.  Each pro player is available to only one contestant in each group of sixteen (16).  They compete for the league championship just like in the Pro conferences and the best contestant receives $10,000.

Ø      FOX Fantasy Football Challenge, created by Jackpot Sports Contestants simply pick their favorite players and watch their team rack up the points.  Users can play weekly or for the entire season.  In the season long game, players compete for a $25,000 Grand Prize and more than $150,000 in total cash prizes.  The weekly game is quick and easy enough for the busiest sports fan and rewards its participants with similarly attractive weekly cash prizes.

Ø      League Manager, powered by Allstar Stats                  Completely customizable toolset for administering fantasy leagues.  League Managers can run fantasy leagues with their rules including customized scoring.  Every owner gets their own website complete with hundreds of custom reports and LIVE Scoring to compliment the broadcast. Managers can try it free through September 25^th, 2002.

 

 “Just as FOX Sports changed the way fans watch football on TV, we want to marry the viewing experience with the online experience through our Fantasy Football offerings, " said Ross Levinsohn, SVP and General Manager of FOXSports.com.  "These state of the art products will heighten the football experience for every type of fan and everyone can have fun playing, watching and winning".

 

“Creating engaging Fantasy Football experiences has been our only business for 14 years," said Mike Oliveto, CEO of Allstar Stats.  "We want that experience to make watching the games on FOX even more exciting than it already is".

 

About FOXSports.com

FOXSports.com (www.foxsports.com) is owned and managed by FOX Sports Networks, a subsidiary of FOX Entertainment Group, a division of News Corp.  It is a comprehensive and entertaining online source of sports news, information, listings, games and special features about programming on FOX Sports, Fox Sports Net, FX, FOX Sports Radio and much more from the world of sports.

 

About Allstar Stats, Inc.

Allstar Stats, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing commissioner services/league management to rotisserie and fantasy sports leagues.  By combining unprecedented customer service and cutting-edge technology Allstar Stats has established itself as a company that can create, maintain, and support a large array of sports products. For more information, please visit: http://www.AllstarStats.com

 

Allstar Stats, Inc. is also the parent company of RotoWorld.com, the most timely FREE news site for the fantasy player and sports fans.  For more information, please visit: http://www.RotoWorld.com