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“I don’t know that we will merge with an entity that has sports rights only because we have plenty of programming to help drive our linear business. I think the future will be acquisitions—inorganic acquisitions, which help diversify our revenue streams. It will really be continuing to invest in our core linear business, and then looking for inorganic opportunities that complement that linear business.”

– Versant Sports President Matt Hong in an interview with CNBC Sport

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Aug. 18-20: Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Association of Broadband Cooperatives Rural Fiber Expo, Richmond

Sept. 3-5: Citi 2025 Global TMT Conference, NYC

Sept. 4: Paley Center with John Malone, Barry Diller, Mike Fries & David Zaslav, NYC

Sept. 15-18: NTCA Fall Conference, Las Vegas

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