THE BUSINESS: A to Z Sports Inc. says it has a new business model for sports broadcasting that it calls "crowdfunding." Using its YourSports.com Web site, teams and leagues can set up to have their games streamed online. Fans pledge to buy tickets for the broadcast. Local businesses and boosters can also become sponsors. If at least $250 in tickets is pledged before a deadline (teams can set their own prices) the game is broadcast. If not, ticket buyers pay nothing. Read More
...Chris McCoy is a man with a vision, and his company, YourSports, might just be an idea whose time has come. Its slogan, "No such thing as an away game", sums up its mission to bring sports coverage of any event to anyone who wants watch sports online. Read More
...The 26-year-old McCoy is developing a demand-driven business model in which groups get together and crowd-fund a game they want to see, meaning participants pay a small fee of about $10 to have YourSports purchase the media rights so the contest can be shown via Webcast for a party or event " or even just in the family living room. The company's catch phrase: "No such thing as an away game." If not enough people pay, the game would be blacked out. Read more
...Jim Harbaugh is asking "What's Your Deal?" Well, here is ours! A buddy of ours, Chris McCoy, has a Seattle-based sports- oriented digital media and broadcasting company called YourSports.com. The company is developing a model for making vintage and current sporting events available for viewing and purchase. Among the services is an innovative concept called "crowdfunding" which generates and compiles fan viewing "demand" to facilitate the broadcast of "Tier 2" sporting events not covered by the mainstream TV networks. Read More