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Skyview Expands Playfly Partnership

Skyview Networks is elevating its collegiate footprint with the expansion of its agreement with multimedia rights holder Playfly Sports that brings Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) into its network of NCAA partners and adds new capabilities for current partner San Jose State University. Under the new terms, Skyview Networks will provide audio distribution, production and its AdView Inventory imgManagement and Live Read Management software for the Aggies, while the Roadrunners join as a new client for AdView Inventory Management. San Jose State’s Spartans, meanwhile, are adding production services to round out their existing audio solutions lineup. Skyview COO Andrew Kalb states, “The addition of Texas A&M and UTSA to our NCAA portfolio along with the expansion of services for San Jose State demonstrates the trust our partners have in Skyview and how these partnerships often grow over time as existing clients look to us for additional services and support. Our team is focused on giving our partners the tools they need to run a first-class broadcast, while simultaneously providing valuable inventory opportunities to our sales team for continued revenue generation.”

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Skyview Networks Announces Organizational Changes for “More Focused Leadership”

Skyview Networks is unveiling a series of organizational moves that president and CEO Steve Jones says are “designed to sharpen strategy, improve alignment and increase efficiency across the company. These changes create clearer, more focusedimg leadership around the priorities that matter most, and I’m confident they will help us move quickly, enhance innovation and stay at the leading edge of a changing media landscape as we build toward the future.”

Among those changes are Andrew Kalb rising to chief operating officer. Jones says his new title and oversight reflect the leadership role he plays across the organization, a change imgintended to strengthen coordination and execution across our operational functions. Clayton Nix is now chief financial officer. Jones says Nix has become an instrumental member of the executive team in guiding the company’s financial direction, and this title reflects both his growing responsibilities and his impact in shaping our strategic decisions, enhancing partner service and delivering industry insight through reporting and analytics.

Additionally, Sarah Foss joins the company in the role of chief transformation officer in which she’ll work closely with executive leadership to drive key initiatives across the company and ensure disciplined execution. Ethan Aragon rises to senior executive director, business strategy, and Nicholaus Tzineff joins the company as revenue analytics strategist.

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Broadcaster Maria Garcia Dies at 52

Radio pro Maria Garcia passed away on July 12 at age 52. During her career, she served with WINZ, WIOD,im and WHQT in Miami; WCBS-AM, New York; WINS, New York; and WBLI, WALK, and WKJY on Long Island. She was a two-time Gracie Award winner and was a recipient of other honors and awards. Her greatest joy was her son Ethan, who she shared with her former husband Andrew Kalb. Garcia loved her animals and fostered many kittens through the years as well. Those wishing to do something in her name, might consider a donation to the North Shore Animal League.