Partnership to Provide National Platform and Enhance the NEWMAC Student-Athlete Experience
Westwood, MA (February 28, 2024) – The NEWMAC and FloSports, a global independent sports media company and streaming platform, today announced a historic five-year media rights agreement under which FloSports will become the exclusive media partner of the NEWMAC beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. By providing the NEWMAC with a national platform and additional resources, the agreement will enhance the NEWMAC’s standing as a preeminent NCAA Division III conference.
“As a conference, our mission is to be at the forefront of the evolving landscape of college athletics to create the best possible experience for our student-athletes,” said Patrick B. Summers, NEWMAC Executive Director. “Our partnership with FloSports enables the NEWMAC to continue building on our success as a conference by providing our student-athletes and institutional brands with increased exposure and a national platform.”
Under the terms of the agreement, FloSports will distribute more than 1,100 regular season and postseason NEWMAC events live and on-demand across 17 sports, with member institutions having the option to post full games free of charge on their website 72 hours after each contest. FloSports investment into the conference will enhance overall production quality and media operations of member schools throughout the term of the contract. FloSports will also leverage the nationally and internationally recognized brands of the NEWMAC member institutions by producing original content and social media programming throughout the conference over the five-year term.
“This partnership will allow the NEWMAC to continue to elevate its brand and highlight our most valuable asset – our student-athletes. We are proud to be a leader among athletic conferences, and our NEWMAC Presidents Council is unanimous in its belief that this is the right path forward for the NEWMAC,” added Stephen Spinelli Jr., President of Babson College and Chair of the NEWMAC Presidents Council.
With 90 percent of the revenue from the agreement going back to the NEWMAC member institutions, the agreement will enable the implementation of improved broadcast production standards and continued equity in production quality between corresponding men’s and women’s sports.
“We are committed to providing the comprehensive destination that NCAA Division III conferences, schools, student-athletes, and fans deserve, and are proud to make an investment in the NEWMAC to serve this mission,” said Mike Levy, Senior Vice President, Global Rights Acquisition & Partnerships at FloSports. “We remain steadfast in our belief that there is significant value to be unearthed at the Division III level, and the NEWMAC’s combination of athletic excellence and nationally recognized member institutions makes the conference a significant addition to our platform.”
FloSports college programming reached more than 38 million people in 2023 and the platform is anticipating streaming over 6,000 total NCAA events during the 2023-2024 season. More than 51 million live minutes were watched for NCAA conference partner events in the 2022-2023 season.
For more information on the NEWMAC and its partnership with FloSports, visit https://newmacsports.com/tournaments/?id=39
About NEWMAC:
The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.
About FloSports:
Founded in 2006, FloSports is a subscription video streaming service dedicated to sports, offering live and on-demand access to hundreds of thousands of competition events across 25+ vertical sports categories in the US and abroad. FloSports’ vision is to give underserved sports the love they deserve. With a growing library of more than 300,000 hours of premium content including news, expert commentary, films, documentaries, and more, FloSports has established itself as an innovator and leader in sports streaming. Finally, your sport has a home. For more information, please visit flosports.tv.
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