It grew concerned that one company with so much market share would restrict a competitive marketplace, preventing smaller players from winning business or tying executives down with non-compete clauses. [3] ISP Sports was founded in 1992 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina providing sports marketing and broadcast services for collegiate athletics across the United States. So, where will the new money come from? The other condition is that non-compete clauses in Learfield IMG College employee agreements are voided. The DOJ reviewed both companies, which combined own the multimedia rights to more than 200 schools in all. Atairos CEO and Chairman Michael Angelakis and Brown will represent Atairos, while Endeavor Executive Chairman Patrick Whitesell and CFO Jason Lublin are Endeavor’s representatives. [5] The company also maintains the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, an athletics-focused preparatory school. Sources say that Andrew Judelson, an executive vice president over sales and marketing at IMG College, will move into a senior sales position at Endeavor. In complete collaboration with the university, this locally based Learfield IMG College team is committed to extending the affinity of the Ragin’ Cajuns’ brand to businesses and corporations of all sizes looking to align with the undeniably loyal and passionate collegiate fan base. IMG represents more than 90 universities in multi-media rights and more than 200 universities in trademark licensing, including, but not limited to:[6], Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network stations, "LEARFIELD AND IMG COLLEGE COMPLETE MERGER", "The Collegiate licensing company renews agreements with 16 bowls, signs 4 additional, now represents 26 bowl games", "Our Properties: Colleges & Universities", Broadcast radio networks in the United States, Mutual Progressive Network/Mutual Lifestyle Radio, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Learfield_IMG_College&oldid=974503802, Companies based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Notre Dame Fighting Irish football broadcasters, Articles with a promotional tone from July 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Sports Marketing, Television and Radio Production and Broadcasting, Jim Connelly, senior vice president, special projects, Mark Dyer, senior vice president, business ventures, Lou Doherty, senior vice president and general counsel, Joe Potter, senior vice president, operations, Roger VanDerSnick, chief sales and marketing officer, Andrew Judelson, senior vice president, national sales, Rick Barakat, vice president, sales strategy and operations, Andrew Giangola, vice president, strategic communications, This page was last edited on 23 August 2020, at 12:31. Learfield IMG College is a large collegiate sports marketing company, representing more than 200 of the nation's top collegiate properties including the NCAA and its 89 championships, NCAA Football, leading conferences, and many of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country. Additionally ISP Sports was acquired in 2010. Oklahoma, whose multimedia rights are owned by Learfield, and IMG College partner Texas are two of the prominent properties that are now controlled by the single entity Learfield-IMG College — and no longer have exclusive negotiating windows for their rights. Sports Affiliates; Inquiries. For property details, click on the respective collegiate entity below. ■ Andy Rawlings: Chief revenue officer The IMG College Audio Network consists of more than 2,100 radio stations airing primarily football and men's basketball games along with weekly call-in coaches' shows. digital.learfieldimgcollege.com. Additionally, we have close to 1,200 radio stations nationwide we are proud to call partners. PLANO, TX and NEW YORK, NY – Learfield and IMG College today jointly announced that they have completed their merger, creating a dynamic service provider that will support collegiate institutions, conferences and arenas across the country with enhanced services, more consistent promotions, technological innovation and greater economic opportunities.