Viigo Puts Our League on Your Blackberry - for Free
Published on June 24, 2008 under Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO, On. - June 23, 2008 - The Canadian Football League (CFL) is proud to announce it is partnering with Viigo Inc. (www.viigo.com) to deliver a mobile, interactive and real-time information service that will ensure our fans are never far from the action.
As of today, the CFL now offers a free, branded version of Viigo to fans, giving them one-click access to tickets, schedules, news, and real-time stats and scores from their BlackBerry smartphones, simply by visiting www.CFL.ca/wireless.
"The CFL is always looking for new and innovative ways to engage our fans and Viigo lets us do so in real time. Now fans can follow games in progress wherever they are, whenever they want, and can get detailed information that will make each game and our entire season even more exciting," said CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon.
"Now, no matter where you're travelling, you're never far away from the road to the Grey Cup."
Viigo also brings order to the Internet's information overload. Because Viigo delivers customized and real-time access to breaking news, sports, entertainment, weather, stock markets, traffic alerts, blogs posts and much more all from their smartphones, fans can enjoy games without missing or acting upon important information.
"A new generation of football fans is demanding new ways of staying connected to the sport they love," said Mark Ruddock, CEO of Viigo. "In fact, this always connected, digital generation is looking at their relationship with their favorite sports and sports teams in revolutionary new ways. From real-time scores and fantasy stats, to features we'll be enabling in the future such as live discussion forums, Viigo's ability to provide an always on, always connected experience, wherever people are, is a key part of that revolution."
Canadian Football League Stories from June 24, 2008
- Viigo Puts Our League on Your Blackberry - for Free - CFL
- Edmonton Eskimos add pair to practice roster - Edmonton Elks
- The Argos & 7-Eleven Present The Fan Zone - Toronto Argonauts
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
