ESPN MVP - Top Mobile Applications 2007

ESPN MVP

Company: ESPN
Why It's a Top App: Like a franchise quarterback stuck on a last-place team, the comprehensive mobile sports news, video and fantasy application ESPN MVP got lost in the shuffle as part of the Worldwide Leader in Sports' ill-fated and short-lived ESPN Mobile venture. After the MVNO crashed and burned, ESPN teamed with Verizon Wireless to resurrect the app for exclusive distribution via the operator's V Cast platform--no longer tied to an overpriced handset and flawed business model, ESPN MVP offers pretty much everything your average SportsCenter junkie could want from a mobile service. Highlights include real-time play-by-play updates from across the pro and collegiate sports landscape, personalization tools enabling subscribers to spotlight their favorite teams and players, exclusive commentary from ESPN columnists, and fantasy alerts (e.g., injury and substitution notifications, league updates and information, and player statistics). Also available from Verizon Wireless: ESPN Mobile TV, a 24-hour V Cast channel featuring news and commentary, real-time scores and updates, and live game and event coverage, most notably more than 75 NCAA football match-ups.