knapplc Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Fixing a Moos Mistake. NU, JMI Sports agree to 12-year multimedia rights deal worth up to $215 million Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts confirmed on Monday that the athletic department has agreed to a long-term multi-media rights deal with JMI Sports. The deal, which begins July 1, puts NU back with a third-party vendor for athletics media operations after the school spent the past year running its media rights in-house. The finalized deal must be approved by the NU Board of Regents in April. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Journal Star sources said it is a 12-year agreement worth up to $215 million overall, nearly $18 million per year. “Nebraska Athletics moved our multi-media rights and radio network operation in-house last year, and the venture has been successful due to the hard work and dedication of our Huskers Athletics Partners and Huskers Radio Network teams," Alberts said in statement to the Journal Star. "The decision to keep our multi-media rights in-house allowed for the opportunity to thoughtfully evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of an internal program while multimedia rights companies reset themselves for a post-pandemic marketplace. "After thoughtful consideration and feedback, we believe the best model is for Husker Athletics to return its MMR rights to an industry expert. We are proposing to enter into a contract with JMI Sports LLC for a long-term MMR agreement, beginning on July 1, 2022. We have reviewed the proposed agreement with the Board of Regents’ Business and Finance Committee and the item will go before the full Board for consideration in April. 2 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Thank God it's not with the last company. Quote Link to comment
84HuskerLaw Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 42 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: Thank God it's not with the last company. Amen. Moos did well to get rid of that deal. This one much more money. Who knows if the quality better but that’s big bucks it sounds like. Quote Link to comment
ladyhawke Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 So what exactly does this means with regards to how the fans will access Husker sports? 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 9 hours ago, ladyhawke said: So what exactly does this means with regards to how the fans will access Husker sports? We won't have to constantly hear....."You're listening to IMG College". No...I'm listening to Husker sports. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said: We won't have to constantly hear....."You're listening to IMG College". No...I'm listening to Husker sports. Learfield IMG College. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Cdog923 said: Learfield IMG College. Yeah....I know it's probably just me and it's a strange thing to complain about. But, that always irritated me. 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 11 hours ago, ladyhawke said: So what exactly does this means with regards to how the fans will access Husker sports? Shouldn't change anything. This new partner will still drive things through NU's radio affiliates and the Huskers app. Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said: Yeah....I know it's probably just me and it's a strange thing to complain about. But, that always irritated me. Yea, I'm just making note of how they said it at least 3 times during every commercial break. 1 Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 hours ago, BigRedBuster said: We won't have to constantly hear....."You're listening to IMG College". You'll now hear "You are listening to JMI College." Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Red Five said: You'll now hear "You are listening to JMI College." Just shoot me. We aren't Jersey Middle Institute College. Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 4:02 PM, BigRedBuster said: Just shoot me. We aren't Jersey Middle Institute College. No, but there is a 60/40 chance we would beat JMI College if we played them in football or basketball. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, JJ Husker said: No, but there is a 60/40 chance we would beat JMI College if we played them in football or basketball. Thank god we are favored over someone. 1 Quote Link to comment
ladyhawke Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 9:36 AM, ColoradoHusk said: Shouldn't change anything. This new partner will still drive things through NU's radio affiliates and the Huskers app. I wish KFAB still carried Husker sports. Better reception and we don’t hear the announcers competing with the crowd noise!! Quote Link to comment
Micheal Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I hope we can use the TuneIn Radio app again as the Husker Sports app hasn't done the best for me when it comes to listening to games. And I hope this means they will make changes to the current iteration of Sports Nightly. 1 Quote Link to comment
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