Michael Calderon Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

BTN is a joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Sports that produces and distributes more than 2,500 Big Ten events per year, plus a variety of studio, original and digital Big Ten content. I am an original member of the management team that launched the groundbreaking linear network in 2007.My role has expanded over the years and I currently manage a team of more than 45 employees and have a wide-ranging list of responsibilities, including:-- Serving as BTN’s primary business contact between the Big Ten Conference office and all 14 Big Ten athletic departments, maintaining strong working relationships with key BTN stakeholders-- Selecting and scheduling all games for telecast, in addition to managing the football and basketball game selection process with Fox, CBS and NBC/Peacock-- Running point for live broadcast operations on football game days, coordinating with BTN’s master control in the Fox Technology Center to ensure BTN’s affiliates are receiving the correct games and troubleshooting any problems-- Setting the strategic direction for and managing all aspects of BTN’s digital media strategy, including B1G+, one of the industry’s first streaming sports subscription services-- Crafting BTN’s social media strategy and business model and investing in the tools, resources and relationships to execute it-- Overseeing BTN Originals, BTN’s award-winning in-house production team responsible for The Journey, The B1G Story, B1G Moment, Campus Eats, Big Ten Elite, original documentaries, training camp shows and more-- Leading the network’s business development efforts, focusing on maximizing the value of BTN’s rights in the marketplace

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Cary, Nc, Us

Backed by leading private equity firm Pfingsten Partners, Premiere Global Sports (acquired by PrimeSport in 2013) was an industry-leading provider of sports travel, hospitality and marketing services for consumers, corporations and universities worldwide. As Director of Online Operations, I was responsible for the company's Internet and online initiatives. My responsibilities included, but were not limited to, strategic planning, implementation and financial management of web initiatives across the company and its divisions.

Sporting News Radio, which launched as One-On-One Sports in 1993, was the country’s first live 24x7 sports talk radio network. It is credited with fueling the explosive growth of the sports talk format throughout its first decade. My accomplishments included: -- Managed digital P&L and set strategic direction for network’s digital strategy-- Negotiated content distribution agreements with Yahoo!, AOL, RealNetworks, GoTV, OnStar, XM Satellite Radio and MSpot-- Created and executed marketing plans for cross promotion of Sporting News Magazine and SportingNews.com-- Served as a liaison between all radio departments and corporate general counsel-- Played a key role in sale of One-On-One Sports to Paul Allen’s Vulcan Ventures

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Served as a Producer and Tape Editor for One-On-One Sports (which later became Sporting News Radio). Produced the nationally distributed Larry Cotlar Show and Papa Joe Chevalier Show.

Ba, Telecommunications & Business

Graduate Work In Mba Program And In College Of Mass Communications & Media Arts

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