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Board weighs RFP and revenue‑sharing for streaming high‑school events

Mercer County Board of Education · August 15, 2025
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Summary

Board members discussed issuing a countywide RFP for streaming/photography vendors after complaints that third‑party streamers retain most ad revenue; options discussed included subscription fees, flat per‑game fees, and requiring a revenue share to return proceeds to school athletics programs.

Board members raised concerns that third‑party streamers and contractors currently retain most ad and subscription revenue from live broadcasts of high‑school events, and discussed a countywide approach to procurement that would capture a larger share of those receipts for schools.

Why it matters: Members described athletics and other extracurricular programs as costly to operate and said local…

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