Some info on ISP from their website

[Open season]

http://www.ispsports.com/what_we_do.cfm

[Greg Auman]

They're becoming a major player nationally. They landed FSU's contract in February -- $66-million for 10 years, and they run a similar co-op agreement with ESPN Regional, I believe, at Oregon.

[crambone]

wow...66 million smackers...

[bulls96go]

who are they?

will they do a good job?

will we get above the minimum?

[E.T.]

Vanderbilt University has extended its agreement with ISP Sports, the exclusive multi-media and advertising rightsholder for Commodore Athletics since 2000, through 2021 with the signing of a new multi-year contract.

The Villanova University Athletics Department has extended its agreement with ISP Sports, the exclusive multi-media and advertising rightsholder for Wildcat Athletics since 2001, through 2013.

http://www.ispsports.com/our_team.cfm

They will soon be adding our logo ... they don't have any NUMBER$ for these deals listed. Anyone want to do the research? Any Knights know the details of their deal ?

[Guest]

In April of 2006, TCU and ISP Sports reached an agreement that provides ISP, the national leader in collegiate sports marketing, with primary multi-media rights to TCU Athletics for the next seven years.

With the partnership, which went into effect on July 1, TCU is guaranteed an annual rights fee and will share in additional revenues as well. In consideration, ISP Sports receives the rights to all sales and marketing opportunities associated with Horned Frog sports, including the TCU radio network for all sports, print advertising in various athletic department publications, promotions, and all signage in TCU athletic facilities.

http://gofrogs.cstv.com/multimedia/tcu-multimedia.html

SP Sports has partnered with the University of Cincinnati since 1998 as the multi-media rights holder for Bearcats athletics to help the University deliver these fans to sponsors. ISP Sports mission is to help develop relationships with companies and organizations in Cincinnati that will help grow our clients businesses and allow the University of Cincinnati to continue its excellence in athletics.

ISP Sports works closely with each of our clients to help develop a sponsorship package which best fits the individual client's needs. If you are looking for help in branding your company or product, driving traffic to retail locations or looking to make a connection with Bearcats fans and your customers, ISP Sports will help you make it a reality.

http://gobearcats.cstv.com/marketing/cinn-ads-hosp.html

Syracuse ISP Sports is the exclusive multi-media right holder for Syracuse University Athletics.  ISP Sports (www.ispsports.com) is one of the most respected sports marketing companies in the country representing 25 different schools.  

Syracuse ISP provides the broadcast, marketing and sponsorship support to the athletic department. Syracuse ISP is in charge of providing local, regional and national marketing and promotional support to the Syracuse University athletic department and the Carrier Dome. Syracuse ISP Sports is responsible for all of Syracuse University's sports media properties including: radio play-by-play, television and radio coaches shows, facility signage, game programs, event marketing, game-day promotions, publications, internet sponsorship and corporate hospitality.

http://www.suathletics.com/sports/gen/2001/sportproperties.asp

Since 2000, ISP SPORTS has been a part of Southern Miss athletics, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the south Mississippi business community. This partnership has proven itself to be a strong one over that time and the Southern Miss ISP Sports network is pleased to be here for another great year.

     As media rights-holder for Southern Miss, ISP SPORTS provides the business community with unique ways of contacting its fans and supporters to help drive business. The Southern Miss ISP staff operates with an "a-la-carte" philosophy providing its sponsors with specifically tailored packages to fit their individual business needs.

http://southernmiss.cstv.com/isp/

Auburn, Ala. - The Auburn Athletics Department and ISP Sports have agreed to terms which will continue ISP's affiliation as Auburn's multi-media rights holder for nine years following the end of the current agreement in 2007. The new terms will include revenue to the Auburn Athletics Department of an average of more than $5.7 million annually, more than double of the previous contract of nearly $2.4 million per year.

"We're very pleased about our contract extension with ISP Sports and feel this is a win-win for both Auburn and ISP in terms of value and benefit," Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs said. "Auburn has long prided itself on protecting the game day experience and Auburn traditions for our fans. With this agreement, we will more than double our revenue while maintaining our high standards."

As the exclusive producer and marketer of Auburn sports programming, ISP Sports coordinates and distributes football, men's and women's basketball and baseball radio broadcasts, a weekly coaches call-in show, Tiger Talk, and weekly television shows for football and men's basketball.

"We've always been pleased with ISP Sports' ability to deliver a high-quality product," Jacobs said. "Our radio and television broadcasts along with our several game-day publications are some of the very best in the country. We look forward to continuing our relationship with ISP in the years to come."

Auburn's official game day publications are also published by ISP Sports. Auburn Football Illustrated has been voted "Best in the Nation" six times by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

ISP is also in charge of the official athletics department website, AuburnTigers.com, as well as pay-per-view television production and Auburn video products. ISP is heavily involved in a wide range of marketing, promotional and licensing activities.

"We are delighted to continue our association with Auburn, and build on the long and rich heritage of the partnership between the Auburn Network and the university athletic department," said ISP President Ben Sutton. "We have great confidence in Jay Jacobs' vision and leadership, and we are confident about the long-term future of Tiger athletics."

https://www.lindyssports.com/content.php?id=87

[Guest]

ISP Sports has reached an agreement with the University of Washington to be the multimedia and marketing-rights provider for the school's athletic department.

The final details of the contract are still being negotiated, but Winston-Salem-based ISP Sports will be responsible for the sales and management of the athletic program's corporate sponsorship efforts for most multimedia opportunities, including the radio network, print advertising in athletic department publications, online sponsorship and e-commerce on the school's athletic Web site.

The contract will run from July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2016, ISP said. Over the course of the contract, the University of Washington's athletics department is guaranteed more than $50 million in revenue.

ISP Sports will have a five-person staff at the school. The firm works with many athletics programs, including Wake Forest University, UCLA, California and Virginia Tech.

http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2006/02/13/daily32.html

Here are some of the biggest rights deals in the nation, stacked up against the Gophers current deal with Learfield. For now, the Gophers arrangement doesn't give Learfield rights to marketing the new TCF Bank Stadium. But that could come this summer and with it an increase in Learfield's guaranteed payment to the U.

School Value Number Contractor

Arizona $80.4m - 12yrs Host Communications

Texas $80 - 10 Host

Kentucky $80 - 10 Host

Wisconsin $76 - 12 Learfield

LSU $74.5 - 10 CBS Collegiate

Tennessee $73.4 - 10 Host

Florida State $66 - 10 ISP Sports

Kansas $65 - 10 Host

Auburn $51.3 - 9 ISP Sports

GOPHERS $35.1 - 7 Learfield

http://www.startribune.com/503/story/1195528.html

[E.T.]

Auburn Athletics ... the previous contract of nearly $2.4 million per year.

Now we have a very good budget.

Thanx Jim !

[crambone]

What exactly will our 2.2 million a year go towards?  Anyone know?

[E.T.]

Cram,

Read the original post regarding this announcement. Eric did a broad stroke.