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CUMULUS MEDIA’s Westwood One Presents Exclusive Audio Coverage of the 2023 Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Hosted by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this year’s game will feature the Virginia Union University Panthers and the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers.

Key Points: 
  • Hosted by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this year’s game will feature the Virginia Union University Panthers and the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers.
  • The team of Troy Clardy, Anthony Herron, and AJ Ross will provide the network’s live broadcast coverage from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
  • Ross currently serves as sideline reporter for “The NFL on CBS” and for the network’s college football and basketball coverage.
  • Westwood One’s coverage of the 2023 Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic can be heard on terrestrial radio stations nationwide and via SiriusXM.

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Former Pac-12 Network President and CFO Against Pac-12 For Firing and Defaming Them, Alleging Pac-12 Knowingly Hid $50 Million in Overpayments

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Monday, April 24, 2023

Shuken was the President of Pac-12 Network, LLC, and Willman was the Chief Financial Officer of the Pac-12 Conference, LLC.

Key Points: 
  • Shuken was the President of Pac-12 Network, LLC, and Willman was the Chief Financial Officer of the Pac-12 Conference, LLC.
  • Comcast, like most other cable and satellite operators and distributors, enter into distribution agreements to pay Pac-12 for subscriber services and determines their subscriber fee calculations unilaterally.
  • In November 2022, Comcast conducted its own internal audit and discovered the overpayment itself, which had then accumulated to $50 million dating back to 2012.
  • Willman and Shuken, respected and loyal professionals with decades of experience, bring claims for defamation, retaliation, breach of contract, and injunctive relief.

Pac-12, Curastory and Tempus Ex Machina Partner to Empower Pac-12 Student-Athletes with New Content-Creation and Brand-Building Resources in Evolving Digital Media Landscape

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

BROOKLYN, N.Y. and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pac-12 Conference, Tempus Ex and Curastory, a media enablement company for video creators, announced a partnership that will provide Pac-12 student-athletes with additional and innovative content-creation and brand-building resources, introducing new ways to create and monetize content. Through this new partnership with Curastory, Tempus Ex Machina's proprietary technology will be available to the Pac-12 student-athlete creator community, beginning with football student-athletes as a pilot in early 2023.

Key Points: 
  • By utilizing Tempus Ex's technology, Curastory will provide Pac-12 football student-athletes access to bespoke game highlights for distribution across their digital and social media channels.
  • "Mic'd up content from athletes is some of my favorite content on social media," said Tiffany Kelly, founder and CEO of Curastory.
  • Pac-12 Networks President Mark Shuken commented: "Introducing new brand-building and content-creation resources for our Pac-12 student-athletes is a tremendous part of our partnership with Tempus Ex.
  • We are thrilled to introduce this new opportunity for our student-athletes, thanks to both Tempus Ex and Curastory."

FuboTV & Sinclair Broadcast Group Announce Comprehensive Carriage Agreement, Including Launch of Bally Sports Regional Sports Networks

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

FuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO), the leading sports-first live TV streaming platform, and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair) announced today a carriage agreement that will bring Bally Sports’ 19 regional sports networks (RSNs) to Fubo in the coming weeks.

Key Points: 
  • FuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO), the leading sports-first live TV streaming platform, and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair) announced today a carriage agreement that will bring Bally Sports’ 19 regional sports networks (RSNs) to Fubo in the coming weeks.
  • The Bally Sports RSNs are owned and operated by Diamond Sports Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221220005767/en/
    With this new agreement, FuboTV will provide subscribers with access to their respective local Bally Sports RSN(s), including: Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports Detroit, Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports New Orleans, Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Oklahoma, Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports SoCal, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports Sun, Bally Sports West and Bally Sports Wisconsin.
  • “Fubo has been a great partner, and we are excited to continue to grow our relationship to serve our collective viewers.”

FuboTV, Altitude Sports Announce Carriage Agreement, Newest Streaming Deal for Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche Coverage

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Fubo will stream Altitude Sports coverage of the Denver Nuggets (74 regular season games), the Colorado Avalanche (69 regular season games) and the Colorado Mammoth (NLL).

Key Points: 
  • Fubo will stream Altitude Sports coverage of the Denver Nuggets (74 regular season games), the Colorado Avalanche (69 regular season games) and the Colorado Mammoth (NLL).
  • A full list of Altitude Sports programming and coverage area can be found at www.altitudesports.com .
  • FuboTV becomes the newest streaming option for our fans as we continue to expand Altitudes distribution throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.
  • Seen in a 10-state territory, Altitude Sports is the television network of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth, and Colorado Rapids.

Zayo Customer Pac-12 Wins IDC Future of Digital Infrastructure North America Award

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Friday, September 16, 2022

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. , a leading global communications infrastructure platform, is proud to announce its network partner, Pac-12 Networks , was recognized as a winner of the Future Enterprise Best in Future of Digital Infrastructure North America Award at IDC , the premier global provider of market intelligence and advisory services.

Key Points: 
  • Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. , a leading global communications infrastructure platform, is proud to announce its network partner, Pac-12 Networks , was recognized as a winner of the Future Enterprise Best in Future of Digital Infrastructure North America Award at IDC , the premier global provider of market intelligence and advisory services.
  • This award recognizes organizations that are leaders in using digital infrastructure to transform their business, engage customers and employees, and accelerate business innovation.
  • Zayo's Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) network is used as the primary Internet Service Provider (ISP) at Pac-12 Networks corporate headquarters.
  • Zayo owns and operates a Tier 1 IP backbone spanning 134,000 miles across North America and Europe.

DISH TV and SLING TV Bring Premium Spanish-Language Streaming Service ViX+ to Customers

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

SLING offers ViX+ on all SLING supported devices, including LG and Vizio, as stand-alone service

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  • SLING offers ViX+ on all SLING supported devices, including LG and Vizio, as stand-alone service
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) announced the nationwide launch of ViX+ on DISH TV and SLING TV, enabling customers to subscribe to ViX+ directly through its platforms.
  • Through its subsidiaries, the company provides television entertainment and award-winning technology to millions of customers with its satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV services.
  • SLING TV is an Emmy Award-winning live streaming TV service that provides more than 700 channels from today's most popular networks across its general market, Latino and international services.
  • SLING TV offers customers access to free content, la carte channels and services, plus Pay-Per-View events and movies on-demand.

Phoenix-based Protecht, Inc. Announces Appointment of Respected Technology Leader Mark Kramer as CTO

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

During his eight-year tenure as Vice President of Engineering at Pac-12 Networks, Kramer started one of the most successful data analytics programs in college sports.

Key Points: 
  • During his eight-year tenure as Vice President of Engineering at Pac-12 Networks, Kramer started one of the most successful data analytics programs in college sports.
  • Kramer also logged lengthy stints as VP of Digital Technology & Products at Future Publishing.
  • "Mark Kramer is a phenomenon, a transformational leader, and a huge asset to Protecht," said Protecht CEO Bryan Derbyshire.
  • "Being part of such an impressive team developing important and impactful products is the opportunity of a lifetime," said Kramer.

SLING TV and The Basketball Tournament Announce National Partnership

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Throughout the 60+ game, 64-team tournament, SLING will be prominently featured as the official sponsor of TBT.

Key Points: 
  • Throughout the 60+ game, 64-team tournament, SLING will be prominently featured as the official sponsor of TBT.
  • "With more than 60 games of non-stop excitement and a game-winning final 'SLING Shot' for each matchup, we're thrilled to bring TBT's action to SLING subscribers," said Ajinkya Joglekar, senior vice president of marketing, SLING TV.
  • "We're proud to announce SLING as the official tournament sponsor and unveil the game winning 'SLING Shot,' which will be featured in every TBT matchup," said TBT Founder/CEO Jon Mugar.
  • The Basketball Tournament 2022 is a 64-team, single-elimination tournament hosted in eight cities and structured to include a game-winning shot in each game.

Mobile TV Group Announces New MTVG Edge Live Production Solution

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Mobile TV Group (MTVG) , the live broadcast technology services company, today announced its MTVG Edge series, a new edge computing production solution.

Key Points: 
  • Mobile TV Group (MTVG) , the live broadcast technology services company, today announced its MTVG Edge series, a new edge computing production solution.
  • MTVG is committed to furthering and innovating live production technology, said Nick Garvin, chief operating officer, MTVG.
  • With the creation of MTVG Edge, MTVG launched its second division to supplement MTVG Flex, its mobile unit division.
  • Mobile TV Group produces more than 4,000 major live events each year, covering professional and collegiate sports, live music, entertainment, eSports and business events.