LOS ANGELES—Fox Sports Digital has announced that is has acquired assets from StraightCast Media, which was founded by former NFL players Jeb Terry and Ryan Nece. In addition to the acquisition, Fox Sports Digital has appointed Terry as its new vice president of program management.

One of the StraightCast Media assets that Fox has acquired as part of this deal is Gridiron Grunts, a mobile app that captures video that can be shared across multiple platforms. NFL players have used the app to share game previews, behind-the-scenes insight, and as a forum to answer fan questions.

Fox Sports partnered with StraightCast during the 2014 NFL season for a segment on its “Fox NFL Sunday” program. Fox now plans to expand StraightCast Media’s reach to other sports, including MLB, UFC, soccer and golf.

Mark Pesavento

NEW YORK – FOX Sports has announced that Mark Pesavento, former USA Today and Yahoo! Sports executive, has been hired to the position of senior vice president of content for FOX Sports Digital. Pesavento will oversee all editorial and video content development for FOX Sports Digital, focusing on multiplatform programming, mobile consumption and social sharing. He will also manage social media partner relationships.

Most recently, Pesavento served as VP of digital strategy for USA Today Sports Media Group. Prior to that, he served as a managing editor at Yahoo! Sports as well as the sports editor for LATimes.com.

Pesavento will report to Pete Vlastelica, executive VP, digital, FOX Sports.