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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: The Lens on March 20, 2019, 01:10:23 PM

Title: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: The Lens on March 20, 2019, 01:10:23 PM: The AAC just signed a 12 year, $1 billion deal with ESPN. Per school payouts will rise almost $5 million / year. That's 4 times what they are getting now.

The caveat is ESPN is using their content to bolster ESPN+ so most basketball games will be shifted there. In 5-7 years we may say who cares or what's the difference.

Good to see media companies continuing to invest heavily in non power 5 conferences.
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 20, 2019, 01:14:03 PM: Quote from: The Lens on March 20, 2019, 01:10:23 PM
Good to see media companies continuing to invest heavily in non power 5 conferences.

I don't think UConn and UC will see it that way.
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: NorthernDancerColt on March 20, 2019, 01:15:10 PM: Quote from: The Lens on March 20, 2019, 01:10:23 PM
The AAC just signed a 12 year, $1 billion deal with ESPN. Per school payouts will rise almost $5 million / year. That's 4 times what they are getting now.

The caveat is ESPN is using their content to bolster ESPN+ so most basketball games will be shifted there. In 5-7 years we may say who cares or what's the difference.

Good to see media companies continuing to invest heavily in non power 5 conferences.

I thought the final number included ALL sports. Not that big a deal if that’s the case.
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: BrewCity83 on March 20, 2019, 01:16:11 PM: ESPN is trying to build up more live sports programming and less personality talking head programming.
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: NorthernDancerColt on March 20, 2019, 01:17:16 PM: Quote from: TAMU Eagle on March 20, 2019, 01:14:03 PM
I don't think UConn and UC will see it that way.

Exactly. This could be the push UConn needs to figure out where their bread is buttered.
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: Mr. Nielsen on March 20, 2019, 01:21:49 PM: https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=58359.0
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: MUeng on March 20, 2019, 01:26:53 PM: Quote from: The Lens on March 20, 2019, 01:10:23 PM
The AAC just signed a 12 year, $1 billion deal with ESPN. Per school payouts will rise almost $5 million / year. That's 4 times what they are getting now.

The caveat is ESPN is using their content to bolster ESPN+ so most basketball games will be shifted there. In 5-7 years we may say who cares or what's the difference.

Good to see media companies continuing to invest heavily in non power 5 conferences.
Interesting deal no doubt. Is that $5 mil/year on par with BEast and Fox sports? Just coined Sunday, CBS used the term Power 6 by the way, including the Big East in the 6 and not the AAC. Good to see media finally realizing Power 5 only applies to football
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: The Lens on March 20, 2019, 01:28:25 PM: No Grant of Rights required so Uconn and UC are free to leave, if anyone will take them.
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: Cheeks on March 20, 2019, 01:48:34 PM: As discussed yesterday, this is purely an ESPN+ play, same reason they went exclusive with UFC on Monday for PPV. They are spending to prop up a new platform at the moment.
Title: Re: OT; The American's new TV deal
Post by: #UnleashSean on March 20, 2019, 02:29:24 PM: Quote from: The Lens on March 20, 2019, 01:28:25 PM
No Grant of Rights required so Uconn and UC are free to leave, if anyone will take them.

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