Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) has named Dan Mason, former CEO of CBS Radio, as its new chairman. Mason will work with VSiN’s management to capitalize on opportunities in the sports betting and media space.
“There are few media executives with both the experience and reputation that Dan brings to the table,” said VSiN founder and CEO Brian Musburger. “He’s already brought invaluable guidance to our team as a senior adviser and investor, and we look forward to having even greater access to his unmatched depth of knowledge and relationships in this industry.”
VSiN broadcasts more than 80 hours of sports betting coverage each week from a studio in the middle of the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The network equates the location to CNBC being on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
VSiN recently extended its agreement with SiriusXM, where its sports betting content broadcasts 24/7 on a dedicated channel on SiriusXM radios (channel 204) and on the SiriusXM app.
“Brian and his team have caught lightning in a bottle here,” Mason said. “Besides establishing itself on the satellite platform, recently extending its agreement with SiriusXM, VSiN has made tremendous inroads into the OTT space with Sling TV and fuboTV, as well as growing its own subscription offerings.”
Mason said VSiN will look to “further expand our reach across video and audio channels, including terrestrial radio where sports have thrived for decades.”
Mason spent more than 15 years as president and CEO of CBS Radio, where he presided over all functions relating to more than 125 stations across 27 markets. He led the launch of CBS Sports Radio, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week lineup of national programming.
Mason was inducted into The National Radio Hall of Fame in 2015 upon his retirement from CBS Radio.
