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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."
