Lee H. Berke specializes in collaborating with sports properties and media companies in developing multiplatform networks and enhancing the value of content rights across a growing array of distribution technologies. He founded LHB Sports, Entertainment & Media, Inc. in 2001, which has worked on media efforts with multiple broadcasters and streaming outlets, along with over 60 teams and properties across MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, NCAA, NASCAR, MLS, Premier League and international motorsports.

Company/career highlights include:

• Negotiating sports multimedia distribution agreements with ESPN, Fox, Comcast/NBC, AT&T/Turner, Verizon, CBS, Charter, Cox, YouTube, Roku, Facebook and Twitter
• Collaborating with Gray TV and Kiswe in developing the Phoenix Suns & Phoenix Mercury OTA and streaming networks; with Kiswe in developing the Utah Jazz+ streaming network, and with TEGNA in developing OTA networks for the Seattle Kraken and Indiana Fever
• Co-authoring the original business plan for the New York Yankees’ YES Network
• Collaborating with the San Francisco Giants in developing NBC Sports Bay Area with Comcast
• Working with the University of Oklahoma in creating their multiplatform Sooner Sports TV partnership with Fox Sports and in developing Sooner Vision on ESPN+
• Helping Verizon negotiate the first-ever streaming rights agreement for NFL Thursday Night Football
• Developing a range of media distribution agreements for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Blues, Cleveland Cavaliers, Formula E Racing and the Atlantic 10 Conference

Berke’s background also includes heading up marketing for Madison Square Garden and MSG Network.  He received a BA in Economics & an MBA from the University of Michigan, and resides in Scarsdale, NY.