05-11-2022, 12:27 AM
If E$PN truly wants a monopoly on televising college sports, why hasn't E$PN made an attempt to outbid CBS for the NCAA tournament?? Why let CBS have anything??
(05-11-2022 12:27 AM)DawgNBama Wrote: [ -> ]If E$PN truly wants a monopoly on televising college sports, why hasn't E$PN made an attempt to outbid CBS for the NCAA tournament?? Why let CBS have anything??
(05-11-2022 07:09 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]I thought I read somewhere that the reason is because nobody would televise the women's tournament if ESPN were televising the men's tournament.
(05-11-2022 07:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:09 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]I thought I read somewhere that the reason is because nobody would televise the women's tournament if ESPN were televising the men's tournament.
well that's unquestionably not true
FWIW, the CBS contract is through 2032. Not much ESPN (or anybody else) can do about that
(05-11-2022 07:15 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]Almost anybody? CBS, Fox, NBC, Turner, streaming options, shoot, maybe even Lifetime. Ratings for the event have exploded over the last two years, and even the NCAA's official report admitted that it is priced dramatically below value.(05-11-2022 07:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:09 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]I thought I read somewhere that the reason is because nobody would televise the women's tournament if ESPN were televising the men's tournament.
well that's unquestionably not true
FWIW, the CBS contract is through 2032. Not much ESPN (or anybody else) can do about that
Who would televise the women's tournament if ESPN didn't?
(05-11-2022 08:02 AM)DoubleRSU Wrote: [ -> ]For arguments sake, let’s say they did have the rights. Games would be on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ?? Last time I checked, ESPNU is in 40 million less homes than TruTV.
(05-11-2022 08:58 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:15 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]Almost anybody? CBS, Fox, NBC, Turner, streaming options, shoot, maybe even Lifetime. Ratings for the event have exploded over the last two years, and even the NCAA's official report admitted that it is priced dramatically below value.(05-11-2022 07:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:09 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]I thought I read somewhere that the reason is because nobody would televise the women's tournament if ESPN were televising the men's tournament.
well that's unquestionably not true
FWIW, the CBS contract is through 2032. Not much ESPN (or anybody else) can do about that
Who would televise the women's tournament if ESPN didn't?
https://frontofficesports.com/womens-mar...ce%202004.
https://kaplanhecker.app.box.com/s/qz5v7...sdo3gwzdbt
I know a lot of folks here don't like women's basketball. But that doesn't mean consumers don't like women's basketball.
Even if ESPN keeps the rights to the tournament, they will almost assuredly need to pay a TON more money for it, as the NCAA is facing enormous pressure to spin off the women's tournament from the rest of their postseason rights package and sell it as a one-off.
(05-11-2022 12:53 PM)OhioBoilermaker Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 08:58 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:15 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]Almost anybody? CBS, Fox, NBC, Turner, streaming options, shoot, maybe even Lifetime. Ratings for the event have exploded over the last two years, and even the NCAA's official report admitted that it is priced dramatically below value.(05-11-2022 07:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:09 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]I thought I read somewhere that the reason is because nobody would televise the women's tournament if ESPN were televising the men's tournament.
well that's unquestionably not true
FWIW, the CBS contract is through 2032. Not much ESPN (or anybody else) can do about that
Who would televise the women's tournament if ESPN didn't?
https://frontofficesports.com/womens-mar...ce%202004.
https://kaplanhecker.app.box.com/s/qz5v7...sdo3gwzdbt
I know a lot of folks here don't like women's basketball. But that doesn't mean consumers don't like women's basketball.
Even if ESPN keeps the rights to the tournament, they will almost assuredly need to pay a TON more money for it, as the NCAA is facing enormous pressure to spin off the women's tournament from the rest of their postseason rights package and sell it as a one-off.
$81-$112 million/year. Significantly higher ratings than the men's hockey tournament, apparently.
Speaking of which, I imagine there is money to be made if the NCAA would try to develop that property, too.
(05-11-2022 01:13 PM)e-parade Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 12:53 PM)OhioBoilermaker Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 08:58 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:15 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]Almost anybody? CBS, Fox, NBC, Turner, streaming options, shoot, maybe even Lifetime. Ratings for the event have exploded over the last two years, and even the NCAA's official report admitted that it is priced dramatically below value.(05-11-2022 07:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ]well that's unquestionably not true
FWIW, the CBS contract is through 2032. Not much ESPN (or anybody else) can do about that
Who would televise the women's tournament if ESPN didn't?
https://frontofficesports.com/womens-mar...ce%202004.
https://kaplanhecker.app.box.com/s/qz5v7...sdo3gwzdbt
I know a lot of folks here don't like women's basketball. But that doesn't mean consumers don't like women's basketball.
Even if ESPN keeps the rights to the tournament, they will almost assuredly need to pay a TON more money for it, as the NCAA is facing enormous pressure to spin off the women's tournament from the rest of their postseason rights package and sell it as a one-off.
$81-$112 million/year. Significantly higher ratings than the men's hockey tournament, apparently.
Speaking of which, I imagine there is money to be made if the NCAA would try to develop that property, too.
Makes sense - the Hockey tournament is much more regional and only has 16 teams. The women's tournament, while a lot more "chalky" than the men's, still has a national audience and 4x the number of games.
(05-11-2022 07:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:09 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]I thought I read somewhere that the reason is because nobody would televise the women's tournament if ESPN were televising the men's tournament.
well that's unquestionably not true
FWIW, the CBS contract is through 2032. Not much ESPN (or anybody else) can do about that
(05-11-2022 08:58 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:15 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]Almost anybody? CBS, Fox, NBC, Turner, streaming options, shoot, maybe even Lifetime. Ratings for the event have exploded over the last two years, and even the NCAA's official report admitted that it is priced dramatically below value.(05-11-2022 07:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:09 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]I thought I read somewhere that the reason is because nobody would televise the women's tournament if ESPN were televising the men's tournament.
well that's unquestionably not true
FWIW, the CBS contract is through 2032. Not much ESPN (or anybody else) can do about that
Who would televise the women's tournament if ESPN didn't?
https://frontofficesports.com/womens-mar...ce%202004.
https://kaplanhecker.app.box.com/s/qz5v7...sdo3gwzdbt
I know a lot of folks here don't like women's basketball. But that doesn't mean consumers don't like women's basketball.
Even if ESPN keeps the rights to the tournament, they will almost assuredly need to pay a TON more money for it, as the NCAA is facing enormous pressure to spin off the women's tournament from the rest of their postseason rights package and sell it as a one-off.
(05-11-2022 12:27 AM)DawgNBama Wrote: [ -> ]If E$PN truly wants a monopoly on televising college sports, why hasn't E$PN made an attempt to outbid CBS for the NCAA tournament?? Why let CBS have anything??
(05-11-2022 01:13 PM)e-parade Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 12:53 PM)OhioBoilermaker Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 08:58 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ](05-11-2022 07:15 AM)zibby Wrote: [ -> ]Almost anybody? CBS, Fox, NBC, Turner, streaming options, shoot, maybe even Lifetime. Ratings for the event have exploded over the last two years, and even the NCAA's official report admitted that it is priced dramatically below value.(05-11-2022 07:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote: [ -> ]well that's unquestionably not true
FWIW, the CBS contract is through 2032. Not much ESPN (or anybody else) can do about that
Who would televise the women's tournament if ESPN didn't?
https://frontofficesports.com/womens-mar...ce%202004.
https://kaplanhecker.app.box.com/s/qz5v7...sdo3gwzdbt
I know a lot of folks here don't like women's basketball. But that doesn't mean consumers don't like women's basketball.
Even if ESPN keeps the rights to the tournament, they will almost assuredly need to pay a TON more money for it, as the NCAA is facing enormous pressure to spin off the women's tournament from the rest of their postseason rights package and sell it as a one-off.
$81-$112 million/year. Significantly higher ratings than the men's hockey tournament, apparently.
Speaking of which, I imagine there is money to be made if the NCAA would try to develop that property, too.
Makes sense - the Hockey tournament is much more regional and only has 16 teams. The women's tournament, while a lot more "chalky" than the men's, still has a national audience and 4x the number of games.