Arent Fox’s Richard Brand represented the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), one of the largest youth sports organizations in the nation, in its  recently completed transaction with Time Warner Cable by which Time Warner Cable will become the official content distributor of CIF Regional and State Championship sports programming throughout the State of California beginning in the 2011-2012 season. This deal, one of the largest high school sports programming agreements in the country, gives Time Warner Cable broadcast rights to distribute high school sports Regional and State Championships in California, including through cable television, internet and mobile platforms. In the first year, a minimum of 60 games will be produced and in subsequent years, a minimum of 80 games will be produced for the life of the 15-year contract.