New Healthcare Marketing Platform to Deliver Premium Content Across Leading TV, Streaming & Digital Properties

argenx, Avalere Health and Sermo Serving as Charter Brand Partners

NEW YORK (June 4, 2025) – NBCUniversal Local and Digital Health Networks (DHN) announced the launch of The Care Collective, a new healthcare marketing platform producing premium multimedia health and wellness storytelling for distribution across leading TV, streaming and digital media properties.

The Care Collective marries DHN’s health storytelling expertise, content production capabilities, and access to health talent and opinion leaders with NBCU Local’s audience scale and precision targeting capabilities – including nationwide via NBC SpotOn, the advanced CTV advertising platform – to offer health and wellness brands an end-to-end story-driven marketing platform to reach, engage, inform, and entertain audiences.

The charter brand partners include argenx, a global immunology company committed to improving the lives of people suffering from severe autoimmune diseases by developing precision medicines to target the foundational components of the immune system; Avalere Health, a global strategic partner for the healthcare industry; and Sermo, a global platform for real-world medical discovery and discussion that is home to over one million healthcare providers worldwide. 

“The experiences of those managing their own health and caring for their loved ones are inspiring, and health marketers value powerful storytelling as much as audiences,” said Victor Parada, Director of Business Development and Brand Partnerships for NBCU Local. “We are proud to collaborate with DHN to marry their creative prowess with our marketing power and media portfolio, and we are excited about the enthusiastic response we’ve received from brands, as well as creative, strategy and innovation leaders at agencies.”

The Care Collective, utilizing a range of video content and formats, such as feature documentaries, short films, unscripted series, audio, and interactive features, will work with health and wellness brands to produce and distribute compelling human-interest stories covering a variety of health-related subjects, including disease-state education, the patient journey, innovation in healthcare, and access to leading experts and resources. One of the first projects in production is Rare, Well Done, a reality makeover program for people living with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), a rare autoimmune disease.

“In every health story, we find relatable human-interest stories,” said Jon Cody, CEO of DHN. “From patient journeys to caring for our loved ones, from the heroic efforts of our healthcare professionals to the medical research and innovative breakthroughs, we believe the future of health is storytelling and we are proud to create The Care Collective with NBCU Local, and to work with our charter partners and other brands in the future to bring these stories to life.”

Content produced by The Care Collective will be presented across NBCU Local and other NBCUniversal media properties. NBCU Local’s portfolio includes 11 NBC- and 31 Telemundo-owned stations, four NBC Sports Regional Networks, three national multicast networks, and 16 free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, as well as local and regional news desktop and mobile sites, and mobile and OTT apps.

About NBCUniversal Local

NBCUniversal Local, part of NBCUniversal News Group, is comprised of more than 50 media properties, including local TV stations and regional sports networks that deliver English and Spanish-speaking audiences in 30 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico comprehensive news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, lifestyle content and live sports across television, streaming and digital platforms. NBCUniversal Local consists of three individual media groups – NBC Owned Television Stations, NBC Sports Regional Networks and Telemundo Station Group – plus multicast networks COZI TV, American Crimes and TeleXitos, regional cable news network NECN, and 16 free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels – including 11 NBC local news, four Telemundo regional news channels and NBC LX Home. NBCUniversal Local also features NBC Spot On, an advanced CTV and OTT advertising platform; LXTV Productions; marketing and promotions company Skycastle; out-of-home business NBC Everywhere; and The Arthouse, a graphic design group.

About Digital Health Networks

Digital Health Networks (DHN) is a media company dedicated to producing and distributing health and wellness stories.  Through its production arm, DHN Studios, DHN produces premium video and audio health scripted and non-scripted feature and short films, episodic series, podcasts, medical animations, and other health-related content.  DHN produces the annual international health and wellness film and video festival, Cine>Health, attracting health storytellers from around the globe.  DHN accesses health talent through its majority stake in Medi³cina, a management agency for physician Key Opinion Leaders and Health Opinion Leaders.  DHN’s direct-to-consumer offering DHN.TV aggregates health and wellness stories into one of the world’s leading health-focused streaming services.

About argenx

argenx is a global immunology company committed to improving the lives of people suffering from severe autoimmune diseases. Partnering with leading academic researchers through its Immunology Innovation Program (IIP), argenx aims to translate immunology breakthroughs into a world-class portfolio of novel antibody-based medicines. argenx developed and is commercializing the first approved neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) blocker and is evaluating its broad potential in multiple serious autoimmune diseases while advancing several earlier stage experimental medicines within its therapeutic franchises. For more information, visit www.argenx.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

About Avalere Health

Avalere Health is guided by a single mission to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. Its Advisory, Medical, and Marketing capabilities move as one, ensuring every patient is identified, supported, treated, and cared for. Equally. Avalere Health is a global strategic partner, perfectly formed to solve the biggest challenges in health—at pace and at scale. The organization is united across the product lifecycle, uniquely positioned to understand every angle of life, health, and the human condition. Partnering with its clients, its experts are building a world where healthcare is not a barrier. And no patient is left behind. Visit www.avalerehealth.com and follow Avalere Health on LinkedIn.

About Sermo

Sermo is a fast, frictionless physician engagement platform providing the healthcare industry with real-time business insights and authentic physician touchpoints through our global community of 1M+ healthcare professionals and state-of-the-art technology. For over 20 years, Sermo has been turning physician experience, expertise, and observations into actionable insights that benefit pharmaceutical companies, healthcare partners, and the medical community at large. To learn more, visit www.sermo.com.

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TAMPA, Fla. (June 3, 2025) – Michael Kelly, vice president for athletics at the University of South Florida, has accepted the position of athletic director at the United States Naval Academy.

Since joining USF in 2018, Kelly has overseen a period of significant growth and achievement within USF Athletics. Under his leadership, the department expanded to 21 varsity sports with the addition of women’s lacrosse and beach volleyball. The Bulls captured 21 American Athletic Conference team championships, including firsts in men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, and men’s track and field. USF Athletics programs also achieved two divisional titles, two NCAA championships, eight cheer national championships and one cheer world cup, while more than two dozen student-athletes were named All-Americans. USF Athletics also earned more than 30 NCAA postseason berths during his tenure.

“This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came along at a time that feels right for me and my family,” said Kelly. “This decision isn’t about leaving South Florida—it’s about the chance to serve a place that’s long been meaningful to me. I’m deeply proud of what we’ve built together here and incredibly grateful for the relationships, achievements, and momentum that will continue to carry USF forward. I am confident that with this team—and in alignment with the university—even better days lie ahead for the Bulls.”

“Michael Kelly is a servant leader who has always put others and the greater good of our USF community above himself,” said USF Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford. “Having known MK for well over a decade, I can definitively say that he is a coach of coaches, a man who gives credit and accepts responsibility, and that he will serve the U.S. Naval Academy and our nation with distinction.”

USF student-athletes shined academically, maintaining a 3.0 grade-point average or higher for 21 consecutive semesters under Kelly’s leadership. The department also improved its average Graduation Success Rate to a program record of 88 percent in the most recent report, up one percentage point from the previous high.

“USF Athletics and our student-athletes have excelled under Michael Kelly‘s tenure,” said USF President Rhea Law. “Michael has supported our students, coaches, alumni and fans like a family, and that culture of success is among the highlights of his legacy here as a leader within Bulls Nation. We are grateful for his service and wish him continued success at the U.S. Naval Academy.”

Under Kelly’s leadership, the athletic department nearly doubled its budget to $100 million and secured more than $100 million in philanthropic gifts. He oversaw major facility projects, including plans for the new $348.5 million on-campus stadium and training center set to open in 2027, the $22 million Porter Family Indoor Performance Facility, and a $3 million football locker room renovation.

“MK has forever changed our campus and our community for the better, and I am proud to call him my friend and to have worked with him to move USF Athletics forward,” said USF Foundation CEO Jay Stroman, who has co-chaired the stadium project planning committee with Kelly. “Bulls Nation is stronger thanks to his efforts, and we wish him and the Kelly family nothing but the best in Annapolis.”

In 2024, Front Office Sports named USF Athletics to the inaugural “Best College Athletic Departments” list.

Kelly’s leadership was also instrumental in securing high-profile football matchups against national powerhouses such as Alabama and Miami, elevating the university’s national profile. He spearheaded the development of a comprehensive master facilities plan, which included the advancement of the on-campus stadium project and reestablished the USF Athletic Hall of Fame to honor the university’s athletic history.

President Law has asked Stroman to serve as interim vice president for athletics, in addition to continuing as senior vice president for advancement and alumni affairs and USF Foundation CEO. He has more than 20 years of successful institutional advancement experience and a proven track record for building strong relationships with USF’s alumni and community supporters. Stroman has played a key role and worked alongside Kelly in the planning for USF’s on-campus stadium over the past four years, including raising more than $40 million for the project. At all of his institutions, including most recently at the University of Georgia prior to joining USF, Stroman worked closely with athletics on new fundraising initiatives, operational strategy and facility enhancements. He also played college basketball at Mercer University and spent five years there as an assistant men’s basketball coach.

Additional details regarding the search for Kelly’s permanent successor will be announced at a later time.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Making her first championship appearance, Sara Sanders will represent Oregon State University at the NCAA Championships.
 
The senior will make her debut on Thursday, June 12, competing in javelin at 5:15 p.m.
 
Sanders will walk away from the weekend as a javelin All-American. If she places in the top eight, she will be first-team All-American, second-team if she finishes in the top 16 and honorable mention if she places 17th-24th.
 
If Sanders earns a national title, it would mark OSU’s first NCAA championship and its first women’s track and field title since Robin Blaine, Kathy Costello, Kristin Trom, and Kathy Weston secured the AIAW National Championship in the two-mile relay in 1979. The last individual national champion for Oregon State was Joni Huntley, who won the high jump and long jump titles in 1975.
 
HOW TO WATCH
Live Stream
Live Results 
 
MARKS TO WATCH
53.35m/175-00 – Oregon State School Record (Isabelle Esler, 2025)
64.19m/210-7 – Facility Record (Rhema Otabor – Nebraska, 2024)
64.19m/210-7 – Meet and Collegiate Record (Rhema Otabor – Nebraska, 2024)
 
BEAVER SCHEDULE
Thursday
Javelin (5:15 p.m.)
Sara Sanders
 
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – For the first time since 2006-07, Santa Clara Athletics has won the West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Cup – an all-sports award presented at the end of each academic year to the league’s top performing school in conference play.

Dating back to the 2001-02 school year, the Commissioner’s Cup has become an annual tradition celebrating WCC athletic excellence. The award is based on a point system, reflecting the finish of each team in conference play. The institution with the highest point total after combining the men’s and women’s point totals is honored with the prestigious award.

“What an incredible honor it is to win the 2024-25 WCC Commissioner’s Cup,” said Director of Athletics, Heather M. Owen. “This is a testament to our University and its unwavering support of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff, to our athletics department, and to those who have worn the Bronco uniform. Earning this season’s Commissioner’s Cup acknowledges our relentless pursuit of excellence both on and off the field. I am thrilled for our student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and supporters, and I am thankful for our Santa Clara community and all that it does to support our department.”

This is just the third time in program history that Santa Clara has been awarded the Commissioner’s Cup. In addition to 2006-07, the Broncos also won the cup for the 2004-05 school year.

Santa Clara’s men’s and women’s programs had an outstanding 2024-25 campaign across the board. The year began with the women’s soccer program capturing their 14^th WCC Championship and was book ended with the Bronco softball team winning the WCC Championship for the first time in program history.  Men’s tennis tied for second in the regular season WCC standings while the beach volleyball program won three consecutive matches in the WCC Tournament to advance to the championship match for the first time in program history. Both the men’s and women’s golf programs finished third at the WCC Championships.

Santa Clara accumulated 85.98 points to edge out Pepperdine (84.43) for the 2024-25 Commissioner’s Cup. The Broncos finished second for the Women’s All-Sport Award and was third for the Men’s All-Sport Award. The full final standings are below.

 

2024-25 WCC Commissioner’s Cup Standings

1. Santa Clara     85.98
2. Pepperdine     84.43
3. LMU                81.10
4. Gonzaga          80.90
5. Saint Mary’s    77.30
6. San Diego        71.60
7. Portland          68.00
8. San Francisco  63.60
9. Pacific              54.03

 
2024-25 Women’s All-Sport Award

1. Pepperdine     51.10
2. Santa Clara     49.80
3. LMU                47.80
4. Gonzaga          47.70
5. Saint Mary’s    41.30
6. Portland          37.40
7. San Diego        34.40
8. San Francisco  31.80
9. Pacific              18.15

 
2024-25 Men’s All-Sport Award

1. San Diego        37.20
2. Saint Mary’s    36.00
3. Santa Clara     35.88
4. Pacific              33.38
5. Pepperdine     33.33
6. LMU                33.30
7. Gonzaga          33.20
8. San Francisco  31.80
9. Portland          30.60