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Yahoo and NBC Sports Group to combine sports content Dec 10th 2012, 06:10 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Trayvon Martin's killer sues NBC over racist "myth" Thu, Dec 6 2012 Sports fans can pursue U.S. antitrust case over programs Wed, Dec 5 2012 EU set to fight Internet tax and "spying" at global summit Fri, Nov 30 2012 Under Zucker, CNN to go beyond politics, war coverage Thu, Nov 29 2012 CNN to tap ex-NBC boss Zucker for turnaround: source Tue, Nov 27 2012 Analysis & Opinion The impossibility of tablet-native journalism London Olympics: The sex-trafficking event that wasn't Related Topics Sports » Tech » Deals » Global Deals Review: 2011 Q3 » Global Deals Review: 2011 Q2 » Global Deals Review » Inflows Outflows » 1 of 2. The Yahoo logo is seen at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:10am EST (Reuters) - Yahoo! Inc and NBC Sports Group said they will integrate and promote each others sports content on the Internet as well as on television in a move that would help both the companies draw on their respective strengths across both mediums. The collaboration will increase NBC's digital presence as well as bolster its college and fantasy game coverage, while Yahoo will gain access NBC's video content, live sports coverage and big name television personalities. The two companies will maintain separate websites and independent newsrooms, but will collaborate on big sports news stories as well as events coverage both online and on the air, the companies said in a statement late on Sunday. Yahoo has looked to increase its involvement with television content, it announced a major content sharing deal for financial news with CNBC in June. The sports news providers will also jointly develop made-for-web video programs that will appear on both Yahoo Sports and NBCSports.com as well as collaborate in how they provide advertising. The alliance will include, Yahoo Sports, the Rivals Network, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports Regional Networks, Golf Channel.com, Rotoworld.com and Allisports.com. NBCSports.com will continue to provide sports content for NBCNews.com. NBC Sports is part of NBC Universal Media, a unit of Comcast Corp. (Reporting by Tej Sapru in Bangalore; Editing by Matt Driskill) Global Deals Review: 2011 Q3 Global Deals Review: 2011 Q2 Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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