Media, independents rush to HS sports space

Don Day December 3rd, 2007

The efforts of a wide variety of media companies to capatilze on the high school sports space have been well-documented here on Lost Remote. Now, the Washington Post looks not only at the TV & newspaper folks jumping into the water - but several independents as well. One WaPo editor is skeptical that prep sports will ever make much money - noting that coverage is a loss leader for newspapers. But many are excited about the promise - and the flurry of deals and launches over the past year show that media companies and venture capital firms alike think there’s money in HS sports.