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John Ourand

John Ourand

John Ourand has covered all things media for Sports Business Journal since 2006. Before then, he spent 12 years reporting on the media industry in the U.S. and Europe, reporting for International Cable magazine and serving as editor for such outlets as Cable World and CableFAX Daily. His journalism career started in 1990 as a reporter for a Washington Post-owned weekly newspaper based in Montgomery County, Md.

Key IMG executives commit to stay

IMG’s current executive team will stay with the company and assist in efforts to take it public within the next few years, ending months of speculation on the future leadership at the talent and marketing agency. IMG Sports & Entertainment President George Pyne, IMG College President Ben Sutton...

NBC deal shows focus by Bach, IOC on loyal partners

When Thomas Bach campaigned to become the International Olympic Committee’s president, he ran on a platform that focused on changing the selection process for Olympic sports and strengthening anti-doping sanctions. He never talked about the need to secure the IOC’s financial future. But it’s clear that his...

ESPN takes over out-of-market package

One unique aspect of MLS’s new media rights deal is that ESPN will manage the league’s out-of-market package. Neither ESPN nor MLS executives last week knew how the package in its new form will be presented or what it will be named, but what was certain is that...

MLS’s big play

A watershed moment in Major League Soccer’s 18-year history will occur this week, as the league is poised to announce new media rights deals that will bring in far more revenue and lead to a consistent, streamlined television schedule. The eight-year deals with ESPN, Fox and Univision are...