Sports information company, STATS LLC, agreed a partnership with online search engine Google to provide STATS’ global sports information through Google’s search and sports gadgets.
Gadgets are mini-applications that support rich markup language (XML, Flash) and enable a wide array of visual effects and animation. Under the partnership, STATS will provide Google with real-time scoring, schedules, standings and results across all major sports worldwide. In addition, STATS will deepen its coverage to include 111 new sports, including billiards, camogie and sumo.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
