Vavel
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Type of site | Sports news |
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| Available in | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Created by | Javier Robles |
| Website | vavel.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | June 28, 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Vavel (stylized VAVEL) is a Spain-based sports news website. It has 8 editions; Spain, United States, United Kingdom, France, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, and Colombia. VAVEL is able to readers in 4 different languages.
In August 2016, VAVEL launched a daily digital broadcast[1] available through Facebook and YouTube live channels.
History
The site was created by Javier Robles, a sports journalist, while studying at the University of Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid (2008–2009).
The website was launched in April 2009 as a social media platform revolving around sports where users could configure their profiles with team logos and preferences. There was also multimedia tools in which users could personalize their own blog, upload images and videos, and interact with other users through direct messaging within their profile.
At the same time that this social media platform was launched in vavel.com, in the domain vavel.es, a sports newspaper was released. The first article was published on June 28, 2009[2] and the writing staff consisted of college students entirely. Later the newspaper changed to vavel.com domain.
VAVEL was selected by the Foreign Trade Institute of the Spanish Government [3] in its Spain Tech Center immersion program in Silicon Valley at the end of 2017 as startup with the possibility to settle in the American market.
VAVEL is recognized as an accredited media outlet by prominent sports organizations worldwide, including the NFL, NBA, NASCAR, UEFA, FIFA, Olympic Games, Premier League, and UFC, among other major competitions.[4] In 2023, Vavel launched a subscription platform [5] and pay-per-content for journalists.
References
- ↑ Núñez, Alan. "VAVEL México salta a la radio y televisión". VAVEL.com (in español). Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ↑ "First article on Vavel.com". June 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Nine Spanish startups will participate in the seventh edition of the Silicon Valley immersion program of the Spain Tech Center". Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ VAVEL (February 2, 2023). "VAVEL information". Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ VAVEL (February 2, 2023). "What's new in VAVEL? A memberships platform to incentivize monetization for creators and media companies". Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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