Shuken to lead Pac-12 Networks

Sports media executive Mark Shuken has been appointed as the new president of Pac-12 Networks, the content and multi-platform media company for the Pac-12 US college sports conference.

Shuken has previously worked at a variety of media companies, including DirecTV, Fox Sports, Liberty Media and Time Warner Cable.

He will begin his role on September 6.

Lydia Murphy-Stephans, the previous president of Pac-12 Networks, stepped down in June.