https://seekingalpha.com/news/3874653-bi...bs-nbc-fox

The Big Ten Conference has struck a deal for media rights to its college sports that is reportedly worth up to $7.5B, amping up an already competitive arms race in sports programming as power among colleges continues to concentrate in a few buckets.

The conference reached a seven-year deal with CBS (NASDAQ:PARA) (PARAA), NBC (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Fox (NASDAQ:FOX) (FOXA) and NBCU streaming platform Peacock, and will also show sports on the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports 1.

The approach resembles the NFL's stance of spreading media rights over several partners, and the breadth will "place conference football, women's and men's basketball and Olympic sports student-athletes on the biggest stage and provide fans with the most exciting matchups across traditional over-the-air linear television and direct-to-consumer streaming," the Big Ten says.

Big Ten football in particular will "dominate" Saturdays, it says, starting in the fall of 2023 with a game on Fox at noon ET, CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET, and NBC in prime time.

The newly expanded deal is in line with a newly expanded conference: With the addition of USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference, the Midwest-focused Big Ten is expanding coast to coast.

The seven-year deal is worth up to $7.5B, according to The Wall Street Journal. And it effectively helps narrow what was a group of five athletic conferences (the "Power Five") to two prominent leagues, the Big Ten and SEC - with the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 now significantly smaller in influence.

In contrast to the Big Ten's approach, the WSJ notes, the SEC places its premium football games on Disney (NYSE:DIS) properties and relies heavily on cable through ESPN channels.

Several partners, not including ESPN.

I can say without hesitation that I won’t be watching big 10 football for many years to come. Of course I never watched it before because it’s soooooo boring.

(08-18-2022 09:53 AM)Stammers Wrote:  Several partners, not including ESPN.

Which means ESPN has some scheduling holes to fill.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Da...-Deal.aspx

(08-18-2022 10:04 AM)aardWolf Wrote:  

(08-18-2022 09:53 AM)Stammers Wrote:  Several partners, not including ESPN.

Which means ESPN has some scheduling holes to fill.

Correct. Also, the Big 12 has 3 schools in the eastern time zone.

(08-18-2022 09:49 AM)BengalBurger Wrote:  https://seekingalpha.com/news/3874653-bi...bs-nbc-fox

The Big Ten Conference has struck a deal for media rights to its college sports that is reportedly worth up to $7.5B, amping up an already competitive arms race in sports programming as power among colleges continues to concentrate in a few buckets.

The conference reached a seven-year deal with CBS (NASDAQ:PARA) (PARAA), NBC (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Fox (NASDAQ:FOX) (FOXA) and NBCU streaming platform Peacock, and will also show sports on the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports 1.

The approach resembles the NFL's stance of spreading media rights over several partners, and the breadth will "place conference football, women's and men's basketball and Olympic sports student-athletes on the biggest stage and provide fans with the most exciting matchups across traditional over-the-air linear television and direct-to-consumer streaming," the Big Ten says.

Big Ten football in particular will "dominate" Saturdays, it says, starting in the fall of 2023 with a game on Fox at noon ET, CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET, and NBC in prime time.

The newly expanded deal is in line with a newly expanded conference: With the addition of USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference, the Midwest-focused Big Ten is expanding coast to coast.

The seven-year deal is worth up to $7.5B, according to The Wall Street Journal. And it effectively helps narrow what was a group of five athletic conferences (the "Power Five") to two prominent leagues, the Big Ten and SEC - with the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 now significantly smaller in influence.

In contrast to the Big Ten's approach, the WSJ notes, the SEC places its premium football games on Disney (NYSE:DIS) properties and relies heavily on cable through ESPN channels.

Welcome to $10 beer and $10 hot dogs......

(08-18-2022 03:06 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

NTR

Not according to the Ike dude. He says we are B1G bound

(08-18-2022 03:07 PM)Eagleonpar Wrote:  

(08-18-2022 03:06 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

NTR

Not according to the Ike dude. He says we are B1G bound

Ike says we are ACC bound.

(08-18-2022 03:27 PM)MemphisFootballFan Wrote:  

(08-18-2022 03:07 PM)Eagleonpar Wrote:  

(08-18-2022 03:06 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

NTR

Not according to the Ike dude. He says we are B1G bound

Ike says we are ACC bound.

Same thing in Ike’s world

(08-18-2022 03:27 PM)MemphisFootballFan Wrote:  

(08-18-2022 03:07 PM)Eagleonpar Wrote:  

(08-18-2022 03:06 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

NTR

Not according to the Ike dude. He says we are B1G bound

Ike says we are ACC bound.

Yes he does----however not long ago he was saying the BIG10 was interested in the MEMPHIS TIGERS---------but at least he didn't say that we were #2 on everybody's list --I guess Ike doesn't sprinkle drano crystals on his food

Ike has been saying Virginia and Notre Dame will head to the BIG, possibly UNC
TIGERNATION to the ACC along with West Virginia, Cincinnati ECU and USF

(08-18-2022 04:01 PM)memphisike Wrote:  Ike has been saying Virginia and Notre Dame will head to the BIG, possibly UNC
TIGERNATION to the ACC along with West Virginia, Cincinnati ECU and USF

The latest is that the B1G is "not done expanding". The new contract has an "elevator clause" that adds to the contract if more teams are added to the conference.

The speculation is that more Pac 10 teams are about to be grabbed.

If the PAC is decimated, the leftovers will almost certainly go to the Big XII.

If that happens, get your AAC merchandise. You'll wear it out before we get another chance to change conferences.

(08-18-2022 04:11 PM)Claw Wrote:  The latest is that the B1G is "not done expanding". The new contract has an "elevator clause" that adds to the contract if more teams are added to the conference.

The speculation is that more Pac 10 teams are about to be grabbed.

If the PAC is decimated, the leftovers will almost certainly go to the Big XII.

If that happens, get your AAC merchandise. You'll wear it out before we get another chance to change conferences.

Most of the speculation is focused on the ACC - not the PAC.
There is still a chance for a couple more PAC teams - but a greater chance for Virginia, UNC/Duke, Notre Dame.