Vox Media's SB Nation and DraftKings Launch DraftKings Nation

Vox Media’s SB Nation, the largest independent sports media brand, and DraftKings, the global sports technology and entertainment company, today announce a multi-year editorial and technology partnership, DraftKings Nation. The platform will have an immediate focus on the 2019 NFL season with plans to expand quickly to cover the NBA, NCAA football and basketball, along with MLB and other sports.

“Over the past decade, SB Nation has honed a unique ability to engage massive fan communities while Vox Media's innovative technology platforms, Chorus and Concert, have accelerated that growth," said Jim Bankoff, Chairman and CEO, Vox Media. “Now, in partnership with DraftKings, we have combined our editorial vision and expertise, paired with our technology capabilities to serve passionate sports fans in this fast-growing area.”

DraftKings Nation combines SB Nation’s community-building prowess with DraftKings’ deep insights into how fans engage with and immerse themselves in the sports they love. In the coming months, as the newsroom expands, DraftKings Nation will provide original content, key insights, analysis and lifestyle coverage from all angles of daily fantasy and sports betting.

“DraftKings’ partnership with SB Nation provides a new, best-in-class content destination for passionate, skin-in-the-game sports fans,” said Ezra Kucharz, chief business officer at DraftKings. “In addition to consumers being able to access expert analysis, this partnership gives advertisers, brands and marketers a new platform to reach highly engaged and coveted sports fans.”

The new DraftKings Nation site operates on Chorus, Vox Media's proprietary publishing platform, which provides industry-leading publishing capabilities for modern media companies. DraftKings Nation joins the SB Nation network of nearly 300 communities dedicated to teams and passions, spanning across the NFL, NHL, NCAA, and NBA, as well as other passion-driven sites including MMA Fighting, Outsports, Banner Society, and American Ninja Warrior. Built on a commitment to empowering fans and fan communities, SB Nation reaches an audience of more than 65 million sports fans and is one of the largest independent sports networks in the United States. A leader in the sports technology space, DraftKings boasts more than 11 million customers across its daily fantasy and sports betting products and features the top-rated sportsbook app.