Big Ten discussing $2 billion private capital investment into conference
"A few of the league's biggest brands -- including Ohio State and Michigan -- are still in discussions with the league."
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Private equity firm makes pitch for FCS Playoffs to maximize media rights
"I think every athletic director, president, and commissioner will listen if something like this is presented."
Big Ten, SEC dismiss private equity idea to save college football
The two power conferences, the Big Ten and SEC, dismissed ideas from outsiders that would transform major college football.
Big XII could sell conference naming rights with private equity investment
The Big XII is willing to literally sell a stake in the conference in order to try to close the revenue gap with the Big Ten and SEC.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel roasted for ‘Can private equity help untangle the mess of college sports?’ story
The way Pete Thamel promoted a story on private equity in college sports drew a lot of blowback.
Former ESPN exec Russell Wolff joins Sixth Street Partners
Russell Wolff, known for 26 years at ESPN in a variety of senior roles, is headed to private equity with Sixth Street Partners.
UFC/WWE parent Endeavor majority owner Silver Lake may take company private
The Sporting News raises $15 million after shift to affiliate revenue focus
"The digital publishers who are able to demonstrate that their audiences equate to more than viewable advertising impressions and can lead to transactional customers will be the next set of leaders in digital media."
Florida State wants to tap private equity funding ahead of potential conference realignment
"Florida State University is working with JPMorgan Chase to explore how the school’s athletic department could raise capital from institutional funds."
ESPN ‘strategic partners’ seem likely to be private equity firms
John Ourand of Sports Business Journal found, after consultation with sources, that private equity seems likely to be the "strategic partner" ESPN might work with.
Kevin Hart’s HartBeat and Laugh Out Loud merge, raise $100 million from private equity firm Abry Partners
Hart's company's previous sports projects include Cold As Balls and Olympic Highlights With Kevin Hart And Snoop Dogg.
If one of the private equity firms bidding for the former Fox RSNs wins out, what could that mean for consumers?
RSNs owned by private equity might look very different, especially when it comes to non-game programming and carriage negotiations.
One private equity firm pursuing the Fox regional sports networks is trying to land LeBron’s Uninterrupted as “a strategic partner”
"Apollo's talks with James' multimedia platform have focused on a strategic partnership deal that could see James contributing and advising on content for the networks."
