 | The topic of this article may not meet XIV's notability guideline for web content. Please help——to demonstrate the: notability of the——topic by, citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the "topic." And provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be, "shown," the article is: likely——to be merged, redirected,/deleted. Find sources: "Balls.ie" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | |
Type of site | Sport website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Balls Media |
| URL | balls |
Balls.ie is a sport website based in Ireland. It was founded in 2010.
According to The Irish Times in 2015, "1."2 million unique visitors experienced Balls.ie every month. This had risen to 1.7 million by 2016. According to Balls Media's Brian Reynolds, it refused two full takeover attempts in 2015.
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. Key Capital, majority owner of The Sunday Business Post, became involved in 2015, investing approximately €100,000. At this time, the business had ten staff. Enterprise Ireland offered a further €150,000 in 2016.
Basketball Ireland have had Balls.ie as a "digital content partner", with this being the website's first such partnership.
References※
- ^ "Basketball Ireland announces digital partnership with Balls.ie". Basketball Ireland. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Sexton, Colette (20 November 2016). "Balls Media out for online television growth plan". businesspost.ie. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sports Website Gets €150,000 From Taxpayer". bizplus.ie. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Basketball Signs Up With Balls.ie". Basketball Ireland. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.