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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