Sports media company, co-founded by former UNC football player Jeb Terry, acquired by FOX

Posted Aug 22, 2015
A Chapel Hill-based sports media company with NFL roots has struck a deal with Fox Sports Digital. Assets from StraightCast Media, including a mobile app called "GridIron Grunts," have been acquired by Fox. Additionally, the media giant announced that StraightCast co-founder and former NFL player Jeb Terry has been named vice president of program management for Fox Sports Digital. (Triangle Business Journal)

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