05-05-2016, 07:47 PM
http://coacheshotseat.com/chsblog/archives/1453
We've been spoiled with such a great commissioner of the B1G for the past 25+ years that it's a little surreal to see a conference commissioner coming under heat. I thought Larry Scott was a great hire to bring in fresh ideas to the conference as they moved forward but patience is apparently wearing thin. The only issue that matters (as far as I'm concerned) is the lack of revenue created by the Pac 12 Networks. It is obvious that the decision to go it alone was not the right move in retrospect.
The models that have been successful have been 100% ownership by ESPN ala the SEC Network & the 51% stake Fox holds in BTN. Assuming the Pac will want to retain an ownership interest in their conference network. The 51% Model appears to be a better fit if in fact the conference wishes to sell a stake to promote wider distribution and increased revenue streams.
Right now, being extremely generous, the conference is paying out 2 Million per year per school. We'll call it 25 Million per year. Using a simple 10 Times earnings valuation the Network would be worth 250 Million Dollars. 51% of that would be 127.5 million which would be a one time payout of 10.625 million per school plus increased expected revenue by having a muscular (thank you Hillary for the verbage) partner behind the distribution efforts.
Given the rumors earlier this week (not sure of the credibility of those reports) that BTN may have an interest in helping the Pac 12 and Big 12 with distribution. Let's assume BTN is interested in a stake. Questions to be answered: If Larry Scott is fired does the Pac sell a percentage? Who are the bidders besides BTN (Fox/B1G)? What is a solid valuation for the Network in order to determine what a suitor would pay?
What say ye?
We've been spoiled with such a great commissioner of the B1G for the past 25+ years that it's a little surreal to see a conference commissioner coming under heat. I thought Larry Scott was a great hire to bring in fresh ideas to the conference as they moved forward but patience is apparently wearing thin. The only issue that matters (as far as I'm concerned) is the lack of revenue created by the Pac 12 Networks. It is obvious that the decision to go it alone was not the right move in retrospect.
The models that have been successful have been 100% ownership by ESPN ala the SEC Network & the 51% stake Fox holds in BTN. Assuming the Pac will want to retain an ownership interest in their conference network. The 51% Model appears to be a better fit if in fact the conference wishes to sell a stake to promote wider distribution and increased revenue streams.
Right now, being extremely generous, the conference is paying out 2 Million per year per school. We'll call it 25 Million per year. Using a simple 10 Times earnings valuation the Network would be worth 250 Million Dollars. 51% of that would be 127.5 million which would be a one time payout of 10.625 million per school plus increased expected revenue by having a muscular (thank you Hillary for the verbage) partner behind the distribution efforts.
Given the rumors earlier this week (not sure of the credibility of those reports) that BTN may have an interest in helping the Pac 12 and Big 12 with distribution. Let's assume BTN is interested in a stake. Questions to be answered: If Larry Scott is fired does the Pac sell a percentage? Who are the bidders besides BTN (Fox/B1G)? What is a solid valuation for the Network in order to determine what a suitor would pay?
What say ye?