The company has also appointed a new Board of Directors as it transitions to private ownership. However, its existing management team will remain in place.
"As we celebrate the Pac-12’s next chapter, we are excited to partner with Compass Media Networks and Playfly Sports to deliver high-quality audio broadcasts at a national scale for our championship games in football and men’s and women’s basketball."
"For this to have finally cut through, gotten a floor vote in mid-September in the House of Representatives, and now sitting on the doorstep in the U.S. Senate, it's entirely a tribute to listeners' passion around this issue."
"The partnership itself shouldn't be viewed as a failure. It was different. It generated attention, created conversation, reached audiences in ways traditional television has struggled to reach them and, for a time, it worked."
94% of the 352 DI schools lost money on athletics, with a median gap (half above and half below) of $20.8 million. All DII schools lost money on athletics. Read those results, and you may believe the U.S. radio industry isn't in such bad shape.
"Ohio State and Ryan Day bitched and moaned to the Big 10 and threatened Fox till they had no choice. Juice wasnt worth the squeeze amd frankly I dont blame them."
The company has also appointed a new Board of Directors as it transitions to private ownership. However, its existing management team will remain in place.