OT: In-House NU Radio and Media Rights

[HuskerFever]

This seems like some fairly significant news... No more Learfield/IMG College:

 

NU athletics set to bring radio network, multimedia rights operation in-house

 

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/nu-athletics-set-to-bring-radio-network-multimedia-rights-operation-in-house/article_7f75b963-7c2e-551b-beb3-45c4809a6317.amp.html

[49r]

I feel like this might be significant?

 

 

https://www.publicaddressannouncer.org/job/pa-job-2021-03-11c/

 

But maybe not.  This might be a formality the University has to go through to get the guys employed by IMG formally hired by the University.

 

[HuskerFever]

Interesting...either way, things are moving along. Wonder what other jobs pop up as the result of this decision.

[hhcmatt]

37 minutes ago, 49r said:

But maybe not.  This might be a formality the University has to go through to get the guys employed by IMG formally hired by the University.

 

Yeah I think you'll see that with a lot of these media jobs unless Nebraska is looking to shed $$ on some of these contracts.

 

[Nighthawk]

Please tell me this will have zero impact on Kent. 

[49r]

2 hours ago, Nighthawk said:

Please tell me this will have zero impact on Kent. 

 

Any comments on this @Kent Pavelka???

[Nighthawk]

5 hours ago, 49r said:

 

Any comments on this @Kent Pavelka???

 

If my guess is correct, he can't say anything one way or the other until after the switch is made.  If it does impact him, I hope it's in a positive way. 

[Huskerpapa]

The changes may be more behind the scenes then out front.  But that said...Homerism may be more of a possibility; if that is even remotely possible with our current crews.

[Red Don]

Just happened to see this tweet from Sam McKewon and thought it germane here.

 

 

[Red Don]

(https://nebraska.rivals.com/news/big-red-business-nebraska-makes-big-bet-on-marketing-rights

(Good follow-up article)

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“We’re taking on 100 percent of the risk, but we get 100 percent of the revenue,” Garrett Klassy, a senior deputy athletic director said in an interview. “We know schematically this will work.”

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Speaking in general terms, Klassy said the athletic department “plans on keeping a lot of elements” of the existing broadcasting and marketing networks. “But we’re also looking at ways to improve. We also recognize the importance of having familiar names and voices.”

 

Now if we could only get into the sports-gear business  (i.e. "Why I Hate Adidas" the thread that refuses to die ).  Just think of the shot-in-the-arm" to business in Nebraska!

Edited April 11, 2021 by Red Don