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DraftKings Delivers Knockout Gaming Experience in Collaboration with SHOWTIME Sports®


First-Ever Boxing Game for the Expanding Sports Entertainment Platform, Exclusive to SHOWTIME Sports, Debuts for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Event

BOSTON
(Février 28, 2019) – DraftKings Inc. and SHOWTIME Sports today announced a collaboration that will combine forces to immerse boxing fans in the sport they love through a custom Pick ‘Em style game exclusive to SHOWTIME Sports that debuts with this Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event on March 2Dakota du Nord.


This new Pick ‘Em style game asks players to choose the winner of each televised fight, determine the method of victory and predict when the bout will end for all SHOWTIME boxing events including SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®, ShoBox: La Nouvelle Génération®, SHOWTIME Boxing: Special Edition and SHOWTIME PPV®. Players will be awarded points based on the number of correct predictions in each boxing match. Prizing for individual fight cards includes $5,000 in winnings with each of the top-five finalists receiving a SHOWTIME Boxing prize pack. En outre, the overall 2019 Pick ‘Em winner will be awarded
a free trip to every 2020 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® event.


To view and play the DraftKings and SHOWTIME Sports Pick ‘Em game please visit www.draftkings.com/showtime


“Our alignment with SHOWTIME Sports is another prime example of our endless efforts to innovate and satisfy our customers with the most comprehensive sports offerings possible,” said Ezra Kucharz, Chief Business Officer at DraftKings. “Boxing draws edge-of-the-seat fans with incredible passion and engagement with the sport, and this collaboration will further our ability to best connect with our burgeoning player community.”


“This unique collaboration with DraftKings delivers an entertaining companion experience for viewers and provides a year-long connection to all SHOWTIME boxing events,», A déclaré Stephen Espinoza, Sport Président & Programmation de l'événement, Showtime Networks Inc. “We’re excited to align with a leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the U.S. as SHOWTIME Sports continues to deliver fresh and innovative ways for fans to enjoy the best that boxing has to offer.”


Boxing is among the most storied and popular sports in the world with a passionate fan base, both domestically and internationally. Viewership trends for televised combat sports spectacles have been consistently impressive in recent years, with boxing accounting for the top selling pay-per-view television events in history. To serve this large and growing fanbase, DraftKings and SHOWTIME Sports are reshaping the fan sports entertainment experience through a creative collaboration, which will include custom fantasy games and other gaming innovations.

This Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event will be the first opportunity for fans to play this Pick ‘Em style game. Saturday’s three-fight telecast is headlined by former world champion Erislandy Lara challenging undefeated WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño plus the return of heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz.

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About DraftKings
DraftKings is a global sports technology and entertainment company that believes life is more fun with skin in the game. Its mission is to bring fans closer to the games they love via a unique combination of daily fantasy sports, sports betting and media platforms that, combined, deliverThe Game Inside The Game.” Fondé en 2012 by Matt Kalish, Paul Liberman and Jason Robins, DraftKings is headquartered in Boston, MA, and offers daily fantasy sports contests across 11 professional sports in 8 countries including the U.S., Canada, U.K and Australia. Operating pursuant to state regulations in New Jersey and Mississippi, DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail, allows players in the state to engage in betting for major U.S. and international sports.

About SHOWTIME Sports
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, possède et exploite la prime de télévision Showtime réseaux, Movie Channel ™ et FLIX®, et propose également SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND et FLIX ON DEMAND®, et le service d'authentification de réseau Showtime ANYTIME®. Showtime Digital Inc., filiale à 100% de SNI, exploite le service de streaming autonome SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME est actuellement disponible aux abonnés via le câble, DBS, et fournisseurs de télécommunications, et en tant que service de streaming autonome via Amazon, Pomme®, Google, LG Smart TV, Oculus Go, Roku®, Téléviseurs intelligents Samsung et Xbox One. Les consommateurs peuvent également s'abonner à SHOWTIME via les chaînes vidéo Prime d'Amazon, DirecTV maintenant, FuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation™ Vue, and YouTube TV. Viewers can also watch on computers at Showtime.com. SNI gère également Smithsonian Networks ™, une joint venture entre SNI et la Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel™ and Smithsonian Channel Plus™. SNI commercialise et distribue des événements sportifs et de divertissement pour l'exposition aux abonnés sur une base pay-per-view par Showtime PPV. Pour plus d'informations, aller à www.SHO.com.


Crypto Boxers Announces Open Call for Contenders to #GetIntheGame

Mai 23, 2018 – Boxeurs crypto, le premier et seul jeu de boxe fonctionnant sur la technologie blockchain, has announced an open call for all boxers to #GetInTheGame! Professional contenders, of all ranks, can now apply to have their own avatar created for game inclusion and thereby receive residual income after the game’s launch.Crypto Boxers is slated to launch this summer and will feature real life boxing professionals as collectible tokens for the virtual fighting action on Ethereum, an open-source, public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform and operating system featuring smart contract functionality.

 

 

 

By playing Crypto Boxers, gamers engage in virtual matches with the boxer of their choice, creating an actual ‘gloves onin the ring experience! By offering gamers a unique opportunity to compete while exploring the new realm of digital currency via their wins and losses, Crypto Boxers will do for cryptocurrency what Madden did for the game industry. Moving beyond the PlayStation realm, the game allows the player the opportunity to not only just compete, but to also earn upon winning as the game’s virtual boxers reap digital rewards for their wins.

 

 

 

Boxing champion Yahu “Roche” Blackwell is spearheading the game after delaying his initial fight game release to expand the concept as a means to merge into the cryptocurrency space. Hall of Famer and legendary referee Joe “M. Fair But Firm” Cortez is the first celebrity announcement with his own avatar calling all the fights on the game!

 

 

 

This all started as a boxing game then became an innovative cryptocurrency concept,” explique Andrew Gilliam, Blackwell’s manager and Crypto Boxer consultant. “We then sat down as a team to discuss how can we make the game a more inclusive experience for the entire boxing community. It just made sense to invite our industry’s pioneers, current contenders and newcomers toGet in the Gamewith us! By coming on board now, fighters have an opportunity to earn long term residual income by lending their personas as fight opponents for gamer selections. It becomes a win-win for all involved!”

 

 

 

Crypto Boxers has received an overwhelming positive response with numerous professional boxers already signed up. Perspective participants can log on at http://menminesmedia.com/2018/05/01/all-boxers-get-in-the-game/ for sign up details and information.

 

 

 

Crypto Boxers is currently fielding offers from multiple silent investors and will make the game available for pre-orders in the upcoming months. To stay updated on launch details and to earn early game rewards, sign up at http://cryptoboxers.io/.

 

 

 

Follow Crypto Boxers on Gazouillement, Facebook, et Instagram and #GetIntheGame now!