CBS/CSTV Buys High School Football Site MaxPreps
CBS has bought out high school sports/football site MaxPreps, and the business will become part of CBS-owned CSTV (College Sports Television). Terms were not disclosed.
Launched in 2003, MaxPreps.com publishes detailed high school sports information to a nationwide audience. The company aggregates its sports information from a network of thousands of high school coaches, professional photographers and freelance writers. It was funded by DFJ Frontier, Dolphin Equity, and BEV Capital, and based in Cameron Park, CA. CSTV is the college sports network CBS bought last year for $325 million.
Details in release.
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CBS should look into acquiring Collegiate Sports of America as well. CSA / Prepstar is used by more than 17,000 coaches at more than 2,000 colleges and universities throuhout the nation. CSA also publishes Prepstar magazine which is considered the #1 high school football recruiting magazine in the country. CSA / Prepstar is the leader in college recruiting with over 40,000 student athletes recruited since 1981. They would make a nice fit with CBS and MaxPreps.