Tameka Kee
Mar 19, 2009 3:59 PM
Guess the idea is that one action sports-focused digital media company is better than two in this economy: SoftBank-backed GrindTV and Wasserman Media Group’s Sportnet have decided to merge, though, they’re not calling it a merger. The combined company will operate as Sportnet, with Wasserman Media Group and SoftBank as…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 23, 2008 3:59 PM
The combo of expansion and tough economy is catching up with Casey Wasserman, whose Wasserman Media Group slashed its Sportnet division by 41 percent. Twenty-eight of the group’s 68 employees were laid off late Friday, including Gabe Huerta, VP-product development, and a number of others from product development and support.…
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Rafat Ali
Dec 23, 2007 6:12 AM
Wasserman Media Group is in talks with the likes of Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), ESPN (NYSE: DIS) and Fox on investment or the sale of its online sports network Sportnet, reports SBJ. Sportnet was founded in 2005 to aggregate sites and advertisers across Olympic and action sports sites that WMG operates,…
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