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MVC Signs Three-Year Deal with Niles Media Group

     ST. LOUIS -- Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today that the Missouri Valley Conference has signed a three-year agreement with Kansas City-based Niles Media Group to continue to serve as the production company for the its television package on FOX Sports Midwest-Indiana-Kansas City and NBC Sports Chicago through the 2019-20 academic year.

Niles Media Group Announcement (PDF)

    The Missouri Valley Conference and Niles Media Group, which began producing MVC events during the 2010-11 academic year, just completed a three-year agreement on June 30, 2017.

    Through its distribution partnerships with FOX Sports and NBC Sports Chicago, the Missouri Valley Conference clears a 16-game regular-season men’s basketball package plus the the first contests from the State Farm MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center in St. Louis each March.

    Now in its 111th year of collegiate sports competition, the Missouri Valley Conference is comprised of 10 NCAA Division I institutions -- Bradley University, Drake University, University of Evansville, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, Loyola University Chicago, Missouri State University, University of Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois University and Valparaiso University. 

    Based in St. Louis, The Valley sponsors 17 sports, including men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s golf, women’s tennis, softball and baseball. 

    Founded in 2010, Niles Media Group is dedicated to excellence in media content creation, TV remote productions, sales, marketing, distribution and education. Niles Media has emerged as a leader in the industry, working behind the scenes to produce television and online broadcasts for national clients. 

    Niles Media Group’s productions have aired live on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN3, SEC Network, CBS Sports Network, NBC Sports Network, NBC Sports Chicago, FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Kansas City and more.