(04-15-2022 10:15 PM)Tmac13 Wrote: (04-15-2022 09:52 PM)Rube Dali Wrote: And Fox is apparently having a hand in selecting the conference's second partner(maybe paywalled):
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Jo...media.aspx
If that 2nd partner is not ESPN, watch out.
The best news in this article for college football is how many networks are interested in bidding. NBC, looking to add, CBS, looking to replace the SEC, and Turner Sporrs looking to get into the college football business. That should bode well for conferences with expiring media deals in the next few years..
From the article (it also notes Amazon and Apple are interested in streaming):
"...The specifics of Fox’s new deal are not set — not even Big Ten or Fox executives know how many games that package will have as the conference still is trying to sell one, two or possibly three more packages to other suitors. The number of games going to Fox is dependent on how the conference structures these other packages. The conference expects to award these packages by Memorial Day.
Fox will have the main package and its deal will feature at least as many games as its current deal, probably more. Under its current agreement, Fox carries 27 Big Ten football games each season.
So far, traditional media companies CBS, ESPN and NBC have taken meetings with the Big Ten and Fox Sports.
CBS is looking for top-level football games to replace its Saturday afternoon SEC game, which is leaving for ESPN after the 2023 season.
NBC has pushed for a weekly Big Ten game that it can package with Notre Dame for a Saturday doubleheader. NBC has the rights to Notre Dame football through the 2025 season.
ESPN carries more of the top college football games than any other network and wants to keep a piece of the always highly rated Big Ten.
Turner Sports also has expressed interest, though its executives have waited on making a formal pitch until Discovery’s purchase of WarnerMedia passed through regulatory channels. That $43 billion deal became official April 8, and they are expected to meet with the Big Ten in the coming weeks....":