FloSports Signs Gulf South Conference Deal

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Multichannel News )
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Sports streaming service FloSports has reached a multi-year rights deal with the Gulf South Conference, the service announced Wednesday.

The four-year deal includes full streaming rights to the Division II conference’s complete football and other championships across the conference’s 18 official and associate member schools, said network officials.

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“We are proud to partner with Gulf South Conference to bring high-quality sports and content to their fans,” said FloSports CEO & co-founder Mark Floreani. “We believe it’s important to open up access to these Division II conference sports and teams to a wider audience and collaborate with partners like Gulf South to deepen their sports communities and strengthen the direct relationship with their fans.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.