Score Media deal creates third-largest mobile sports app audience in the U.S. behind ESPN and Yahoo

TORONTO – Score Media announced today it has acquired rival mobile sports application service SportsTap. Launched in 2007, SportsTap, like ScoreMobile, was one of the earlier sports apps for mobiles. Its ad-supported iPhone and Android apps have been widely adopted and enjoyed by sports fans across North America. SportsTap is currently the 3rd most popular free sports app on Android, right behind the 2nd most popular free sports app, ScoreMobile.“The deal reinforces Score Media's position as a definitive market leader in smartphone sports apps,” says this morning’s press release.According to comScore’s MobiLens March 2011 report which ranks mobile sports app...