ESPN Buys Prep Sports Media Company

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Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN sports network said Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire Student Sports Inc., a Torrance-based digital media and event production company focused on high school sports.


Founded by Andy Bark, Student Sports has been a leader in prep sports content for 22 years, Disney said in a release.


Assets include StudentSports.com and DyeStat.com as well as more than 160 events the company promotes and organizes. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.


In conjunction with the acquisition, ESPN will enter into a licensing and content sharing agreement with SPARQ, a Portland, Ore.-based athletic training and assessment company.

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