Perkins Miller is PlayOn’s new CEO as founder David Rudolph makes a planned transition into a new role overseeing analytics and streaming.
Rudolph was PlayOn CEO for 17 years after spinning the company out of Turner— the firm merged with ticketing platform GoFan and acquired MaxPreps under his watch. NFHS Network is also under the banner.
Rudolph spoke about his move on LinkedIn.
“Six months ago, I decided it was time for a different role at PlayOn. Not because I wanted to leave (far from it), but because I believe I can make my greatest impact by going deeper into the parts of our business that I’m most passionate about: streaming and analytics – where this whole journey began.”
We spoke to Rudolph on the podcast this summer (watch it here, download it here). He showed his enthusiasm for the AI-powered streaming tech coming:
INDUSTRY NEWS: PlayOn Sports (NFHS Network, GoFan) announced that founder and CEO David Rudolph would be stepping down and that sports and media veteran Perkins Miller would take over his role.
Rudolph isn't leaving though. He'll focus on the streaming and analytics side of the
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3:04 PM • Oct 24, 2025
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