San Antonio-based Quarter Moon Productions is "ramping up operations in advance of its fall roll out of a new television network that will focus on collegiate sports teams in the region," including UTSA, according to W. Scott Bailey of the SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL. Citywide Sports Network (CSN) will launch with the '17 collegiate football season. Its "initial broadcast" will be UTSA’s Sept. 16 home game against Southern Univ. In all, CSN "plans to televise nearly a dozen college football games, including as many as eight" featuring UTSA. The new network is also "scheduled to broadcast football games involving three other San Antonio schools" -- St. Mary’s, Trinity and Univ. of the Incarnate Word. Texas State is also "expected to appear on the new network, as will other Texas schools that are playing against the five core universities." Quarter Moon CEO Bob Wills said, "All of our games are going to be in prime time." CSN, which has "deals in place with multiple local affiliates," will also carry a "total of 18 men’s and women’s college basketball games involving the same universities." Former UTSA Senior Associate AD/Promotion, PR & Broadcast Jim Goodman joined CSN as VP/Programming & Development. Wills said that one of the factors that "prompted his decision to launch the new TV network was the lack of attention major outlets like ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are paying to leagues such as Conference USA" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/3).
