RotoWire is a company based in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. that specializes in fantasy sports news and fantasy-style games.
RotoWire is the successor to RotoNews.com, which pioneered the concept of real-time fantasy sports information when launched in 1997.
RotoNews revolutionized how fantasy sports information was presented on the web with the innovation of the "player note" which were snippets of information every time a player was hurt, traded, benched or had a news event that impacted his fantasy value - all search-able in a real-time database.
"Back in 1997, Peter and his crew launched RotoNews.com (now known as Rotowire.com), giving us fantasy owners a wondrous gift: the player news application.
Updated information is just a mouse-click away, while instantaneous box scores make the morning paper seem like the Stone Age.