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IBM Super Computer Watson Will Help You Dominate in Fantasy Football

IBM’s famed Watson, a computer system of artificial intelligence, has moved on from his Jeopardy winning days. Now, Watson is being put to use to rule the world of fantasy football. Edge Up Sports, a sports analytics website, is working with IBM to create a Watson-powered fantasy football app. The app is developed as part […]

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Microsoft Follows Lead Of Fantasy Sports And Acquires FantasySalesTeam

Who knew incorporating sports within business could be so fun? Well, perhaps FantasySalesTeam did. The Austin-based company, that lets sales teams operate like real fantasy teams, raised 1.4 Million in three rounds of funding from the same three investors before being acquired by Microsoft earlier this week. FantasySalesTeam is an incentive based sales program. The […]

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Julius “Dr. J” Erving Gets Into the Fantasy Sports Business

Anthem Media Group, Inc. has announced a unique partnership with NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving, better known as “Dr. J.” The partnership will make Dr. J a shareholder and brand ambassador for Anthem. The goal of the deal is to help Anthem expand and grow awareness of their products such as the FNTSY Sports […]

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Fantasy Sports Are Disrupting NFL Television Ratings

When DirecTV introduced the NFL Red Zone channel, it became an instant hit. Millions tuned in to this commercial free channel every week hoping to catch action from across the league, especially games impacting their fantasy teams. DirecTV is capitalizing on this craving for football. A recent deal with the National Football League (NFL) is […]

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