Balls.ie

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Balls.ie
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Type of site
Sport website
Available inEnglish
OwnerBalls Media
URL balls.ie

Balls.ie is a sport website based in Ireland. It was founded in 2010. [1] [2]

According to The Irish Times in 2015, 1.2 million unique visitors experienced Balls.ie every month. [3] This had risen to 1.7 million by 2016. [4] According to Balls Media's Brian Reynolds, it refused two full takeover attempts in 2015. [3]

Enterprise Ireland and the National Digital Research Centre provided it with funds of €75,000 in 2014, with a return of around 15 per cent equity at a value of around €500,000. [3] Key Capital, majority owner of The Sunday Business Post , became involved in 2015, investing approximately €100,000. [3] At this time, the business had ten staff. [3] Enterprise Ireland offered a further €150,000 in 2016. [4]

Basketball Ireland have had Balls.ie as a "digital content partner", with this being the website's first such partnership. [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Basketball Ireland announces digital partnership with Balls.ie". Basketball Ireland . 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. Sexton, Colette (20 November 2016). "Balls Media out for online television growth plan". businesspost.ie. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Paul, Mark (24 July 2015). "One More Thing: Key Capital ponies up to fund growing Balls - Balls Media score fresh capital as it eyes further digital expansion, perhaps including sports for the 'Sunday Business Post'". The Irish Times . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Sports Website Gets €150,000 From Taxpayer". bizplus.ie. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
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