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Video game Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and the USA TODAY Network today announced a multi-year agreement to become the official content partner of the Big Ten Conference , the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States.
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- Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and the USA TODAY Network today announced a multi-year agreement to become the official content partner of the Big Ten Conference , the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States.
- “We are proud to be a content partner of the Big Ten conference,” said Nate Scott, Vice President and Publisher, USA TODAY Sports Media Group.
- “The USA Today Network’s talented writers cover so many Big Ten stories, programs, and student-athletes,” said Tyler Kupper, Big Ten Vice President of Corporate Partnerships.
- “Gannett will make for a great partner to the Big Ten Conference, Big Ten Network and coverage of our championship events.”
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Management ROSEMONT, Ill., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference has named Paul Kennedy vice president, sports communications and Scott Markley vice president, strategic communications.
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- ROSEMONT, Ill., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference has named Paul Kennedy vice president, sports communications and Scott Markley vice president, strategic communications.
- Effective August 7, 2023, Kennedy will oversee communications operations for all 28 Big Ten Conference-sponsored sports, while Markley will lead strategic communications and media relations across the Big Ten Conference.
- Both Kennedy and Markley will report to deputy commissioner Diane Dietz and will be based at Big Ten Conference headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois.
- Big Ten Conference names Paul Kennedy VP, sports communications and Scott Markley VP, strategic communications
"I am thrilled to welcome Paul and Scott to the Big Ten Conference," Dietz stated.
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Hunting ROSEMONT, Ill., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference today announced opponents for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons. With the additions of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) into the conference, 2024 will be the first season with 16 teams and no divisional format.
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- 2024 Season to Debut Flex Protect Plus Model with no Divisional Format;
ROSEMONT, Ill., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference today announced opponents for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons.
- The 2024 Big Ten football season will also debut the Flex Protect Plus model, which features a combination of protected opponents and rotating opponents for universities.
- These matchups were finalized in conjunction with all 16 member institutions to ensure the traditions of the Big Ten Conference remain strong as the conference evolves.
- The game dates for the 2024 football schedule will be announced later this year.
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Content ROSEMONT, Ill., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference announced Monday that Kerry Kenny has been named chief operating officer (COO) of the Big Ten Conference and will report to Commissioner Tony Petitti. As COO, Kenny will be responsible for all television/broadcast/media rights negotiations and execution, as well as oversight of content, digital and social media strategy. In addition, Kenny will oversee the conference's finance, operational legal and human resources (HR) departments.
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- Veteran Collegiate Athletics Executive to Oversee Broadcast Rights, Content and Digital Media Strategy and Conference Business Operations
ROSEMONT, Ill., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference announced Monday that Kerry Kenny has been named chief operating officer (COO) of the Big Ten Conference and will report to Commissioner Tony Petitti.
- "Kerry is a veteran executive with deep experience in the Big Ten Conference and has demonstrated an established track record of providing extraordinary service to the conference, member institutions and external partners," stated Commissioner Petitti.
- "I look forward to working with Kerry as he takes on significant new responsibilities within the conference office."
- "It is a great honor to be named chief operating officer of the Big Ten Conference," stated Kenny.
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Tutoring ROSEMONT, Ill., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) will host its first LGBTQ+ Symposium on June 1, 2023, at the Big Ten Headquarters and Conference Center in Rosemont, Illinois, to celebrate the start of PRIDE Month.
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- ROSEMONT, Ill., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) will host its first LGBTQ+ Symposium on June 1, 2023, at the Big Ten Headquarters and Conference Center in Rosemont, Illinois, to celebrate the start of PRIDE Month.
- Participants of the Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium will discuss and share leading practices, guidelines and activities relating to each of the Big Ten campuses and communities throughout the conference.
- The LGBTQ+ working group – comprised of 18 student-athletes, coaches, and administrators – advised the conference on the structure and programming of the Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium.
- Leading up to the Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium, a networking dinner for event attendees will be hosted on May 31.
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Indiana University ROSEMONT, Ill., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference has named Rebecca Pany senior vice president, sports administration.
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- ROSEMONT, Ill., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference has named Rebecca Pany senior vice president, sports administration.
- Pany will directly report to Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti and will be based at Big Ten Conference headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois.
- As senior vice president, sports administration, Pany will ensure collaboration and alignment for Big Ten Conference Olympic sports, including managing coaches' groups, games, tournaments, championships, officiating and Senior Woman Administrators to ensure all decisions best serve the academic and athletic mission of the conference, its member institutions and student-athletes.
- Prior to joining the Big Ten Conference, Pany served as the senior associate athletics director for sport administration and external partnerships in Indiana University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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Management SEATTLE, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boost announces a strategic partnership with the Big Ten Conference to transform fan engagement, accelerate e-commerce, and power fan communities in the global sports industry.
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- SEATTLE, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boost announces a strategic partnership with the Big Ten Conference to transform fan engagement, accelerate e-commerce, and power fan communities in the global sports industry.
- The Boost platform ingests, enhances, and standardizes sports data and media, creates compelling content with proprietary generative artificial intelligence (AI), and integrates third-party solutions to commercialize always-on storytelling.
- Automated content produced by Boost can be customized, personalized, and scaled across any digital channel, including the end-to-end websites that the company develops for sports and media properties.
- The Big Ten Conference will bolster its digital media strategy with its move onto the Boost platform in fall, 2023.
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Tony Petitti ROSEMONT, Ill., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) announced today that Tony Petitti has been named the seventh commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. He will begin his tenure on May 15. He replaces Commissioner Kevin Warren, whose final day with the Big Ten Conference is Friday, April 14. Warren was named president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Bears.
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- ROSEMONT, Ill., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) announced today that Tony Petitti has been named the seventh commissioner of the Big Ten Conference.
- Petitti is a proven leader who brings nearly four decades of sports, business and media industry acumen to the Big Ten Conference.
- The search for the seventh Big Ten Conference commissioner was led by the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors' Executive Search Committee.
- The entire Council of Presidents and Chancellors is thrilled to have him serve as the seventh commissioner in Big Ten Conference history."
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Sports equipment ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Ten Conference has named Brad Taylor vice president of men's basketball.
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- ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Ten Conference has named Brad Taylor vice president of men's basketball.
- "I am honored and humbled to be selected by Commissioner Warren, Diana Sabau and the Big Ten community as the conference's vice president of men's basketball," said Brad Taylor.
- As vice president of men's basketball, Taylor will ensure all Big Ten Conference men's basketball decisions and actions are focused - first and foremost - on serving the health, safety, well-being and academic achievement of our student-athletes.
- Prior to joining Big Ten Conference, Taylor served as the NCAA's assistant director for men's basketball.
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Peafowl ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference announced today that it has reached distribution agreements with CBS, FOX, NBC and NBCUniversal's Peacock. The breadth of new partners, in addition to Big Ten Network (BTN) and FS1, will place conference football, women's and men's basketball and Olympic sports student-athletes on the biggest stage and provide fans with the most exciting matchups across traditional over-the-air linear television and direct-to-consumer streaming. These landmark media rights agreements are the most comprehensive in all of college sports and further strengthen the tradition of the Big Ten Conference.
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- These landmark media rights agreements are the most comprehensive in all of college sports and further strengthen the tradition of the Big Ten Conference.
- The media rights agreements will begin July 1, 2023, and run through the 2029-30 season.
- "The Big Ten Conference media rights agreements are more than just dollars and deals.
- "Commissioner Warren's leadership and vision have resulted in the growth and recent market expansion of the Big Ten Conference.
