The Madison Square Garden Company announced that John Sykes, one of the entertainment and media executives, has joined its board of directors as a new independent Class A director. The company is currently pursuing a spin-off of its sports and entertainment business from its media business and expects, with the anticipated completion of the transaction, that Mr. Sykes would continue to serve on the media company's board of directors. John Sykes has more than 30 years of experience in music, television and media.

He currently serves as President of Entertainment Enterprises at iHeartMedia Inc. (formerly CC Media Holdings Inc.), where he is responsible for managing new business partnerships and platforms across a broad range of media, including television, digital platforms and live events. Â In addition, Mr. Sykes creates value and content partnerships for advertisers and major partners, and guides iHeartMedia's relationships with key talent. He is the co-executive producer of iHeartRadio branded annual live events, including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the iHeartRadio Music Awards and the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, all of which are broadcast across the country on iHeartRadio stations, streamed live on video platforms, and aired on major television networks.

One of music television's pioneers, Mr. Sykes was a co-founder of MTV, President of VH1, President of Network Development for MTV and CEO of Infinity Broadcasting (now CBS Radio).