Pac-12 to start media rights talks amid membership speculation
Industry questions run rampant as to college conference's future status
NBCUniversal generates record-level ad sales from its Upfront
Sports content plays a key role in network's accelerating ad sales
Pac-12 eyes expansion options in wake of UCLA, USC departures
Power Five conference shaken by forthcoming loss of two key members
Brad Griffith on creating new markets in ticketing through Gametime
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Brad Griffith, founder and chief executive of mobile-focused ticketing company Gametime. Fisher and Russo also discuss the dramatic move of the University of Southern California and University of California-Los Angeles to the Big Ten Conference, the Big 12 Conference’s hire of new commissioner Brett Yormark, the completion of the revived United States Football League’s first season and new search for additional partners, an investment by US-based Sixth Street into a share of FC Barcelona’s television rights for LaLiga, developing expansion plans for the National Women’s Soccer League, and additional legal turmoil for Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays.
Endeavor drops purchase price of OpenBet to $800m
Acquisition of betting technology platform falls in value by a third
A’s secure key vote in ongoing Oakland ballpark bid
MLB club keeps alive its bid to build new facility at Howard Terminal
USC, UCLA joining Big Ten Conference in bombshell move
Dramatic shifts further accelerate massive change hitting US college sports
Rays owner Sternberg sued again by club’s limited partners
Shareholders allege executive improperly reduced their equity to 'a mere shell'
Big 12 formally selects Yormark as its new commissioner
Power Five conference looks outside of college sports for its next leader
Endeavor combines On Location, IMG Events into single group
Caine to lead new division for global sports and entertainment conglomerate