NBX Online Sports Entertainment Website Launched
CALIFORNIA – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Toby Corey, co-founder and former president of USWeb/CKS, which was the world's largest internet consulting firm, announced today the launch of a new company, NBX Inc.. NBX Inc. is an online sports entertainment company that offers the first ever head-to-head fantasy sportsbook integrated with a sports-based social network and "tell it like it is" rich media.
With online sports destinations attracting more than 57 million unique visitors per month, the sports community has expanded to unprecedented levels. NBX, and its Ultimate Sports Challenge Network™, will provide sports fans their own place on the Internet to socialize and meet other fans with similar interests, as well as challenge friends and rival fans of their favorite teams.
"With the size of the sports community and the explosion of fantasy sports we wanted to create an interactive environment unlike anything that exists today -- a place that is fun, highly entertaining and totally authentic," NBX Founder and CEO Toby Corey said. "At NBX.com fans can compete, meet new friends and enhance their enjoyment of sports through our no-holds-barred media offerings. It's truly a no boundaries experience."
The NBX Fantasy SportsbookTM will allow sports fans to "wager" on sports games using NBX points rather than their hard-earned cash. They can also learn to be a "bookie" so they can challenge their buddies directly. It's head-to-head competition with real sporting events, real Las Vegas odds and real action for weekly rankings and bragging rights. NBX offers the world's first sports-based social network, where fans create profiles and can connect and communicate with other sports fans. It's free to join and free to play.
A pre-release version of both the social network and NBX Fantasy SportsbookTM are immediately available for sports fans to interact and compete at NBX.com. The final versions will be launched in April 2006.
The NBX media offerings include the NBX Sports Action Show podcast, the NBX Sports Action Blog, and creative animations. With NBX personalities like former 14-year NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl champion Kevin Gogan, NBX has created an uninhibited, "tell it like it is" format. Guests on the shows have included former Dallas Cowboy James Washington, former Super Bowl champion Gary Plummer, comedian Jay Mohr, World Billiards Champion Jeanette Lee, Bud Light Daredevil Ted Ferguson, poker television personality Shana Hiatt and 2006 Olympic skier Sarah Schleper reporting from the 2006 Winter Olympics, among others. All of these shows, and a full archive of NBX animations can be found on the home page, located at NBX.com.
In the last six months of 2005, NBX had 2 million show downloads, received a "Top 5" listing on Podcastalley.com and was named runner-up for Best Newcomer Sports Blog 2005 by Red Reporter.