Thursday, April 27, 2000
ESPN Internet Group scoring high marks
April 27, 2000
ESPN Internet Group (EIG), part of GO.com (NYSE:GO) and the worldwide leader in online sports, saw its number of unique users increase by 22 percent from February to March as it continued to hold a healthy lead in the Internet sports marketplace.
EIG generated 8.1 million unique users in March, compared to 6.7 million users in February, for a reach of 10.6 percent of the Web universe.
ESPN.com is part of GO.com (NYSE:GO), the Internet business of The Walt Disney Company.
GO.com manages some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, including the GO.com portal, as well as ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, ABCSports.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, Family.com, ESPN.com, ESPNstore.com, EXPN.com, Mr. Showbiz, NASCAR Online, NBA.com and NFL.com. Steven M. Bornstein is the chairman of GO.com, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, California, with operations in Sunnyvale, California, Seattle, New York, Bristol, Connecticut, and London.
