Bill Hirsh

Learfield Communications LLC manages the athletic multimedia rights for collegiate institutions and associations. The firm also owns Learfield News, its operating unit that provides state news and agriculture programming to radio stations throughout America?s Heartland, serving the needs of the listeners and advertisers throughout the Midwest. The company was founded by Clyde Lear and Derry Brownfield in 1972 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Sweetwater Sound LLC. engages in the retail of music instruments and pro audio equipment. It sells musical instruments such as guitars, basses, keyboards and percussion, studio and live sound equipment, DJ equipment, music related software and accessories through its web site and catalogs. The company was founded by Charles J. Surack in 1979 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN.

Accelerate Learning, Inc. provides educational services. It offers STEMscopes, a digital science solution for PreK through 12th grade students offering three core curriculum programs: STEMscopes K-12, STEMscopes NGSS, and STEMscopes Early Explorer. The company was founded by Jarrett Reid Whitaker in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Providence Equity Partners LLC (Providence Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Glenn Creamer and Jonathan M. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

365 Retail Markets LLC engages in the provision of platforms for vending, food service, and hospitality. It designs and implements turnkey, unattended, and automated MicroMarket self-checkout solutions. The company was founded by Joseph Hessling and Brad Pitser in 2008 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Pixellot Ltd. engages in the provision of automated sports production solutions. Its products include Pixellot S, Pixellot Prime, Pixellot Coaching, and Pixellot VidSwap. The company was founded by Michael Tamir and Gal Oz in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, srael.

IMG College LLC operates as a collegiate sports marketing company. It offers multimedia rights, licensing, digital, publishing, ticketing, seating, fundraising, and consulting services to the collegiate market. The firm holds rights in intellectual property, experiential and promotional assets, event signage, digital, tickets, hospitality, live event radio, and shoulder programming, including coaches’ TV and radio shows. The company was founded in November 2007 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

FSN New England operates sports channels. The firm also telecasts national sports events and other sports programs. It serves as cable TV home for MLB, NHL and NBA teams in the United States. The company is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Big Ten Network LLC provides coverage of athletic and academic events. The firm offers football, season men's and women's basketball games, Big Ten Championship events, coaches' shows, and classic games. The company was founded on August 30, 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of iMedia Brands, Inc., ShopNBC is a company that publishes newspapers or engages in publishing and printing. The company is based in Eden Prairie, MN.

Wasserman Media Group LLC provides sports, entertainment and lifestyle marketing and management agency. The firm focuses on athlete representation, corporate consulting, properties and media, property sales, and action sports and lifestyle. It provides global media, consulting, team sports, golf, global football, and action sports and olympics. The company was founded by Casey Wasserman in 2002 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.