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is observer still hanging around?

Last year, the league reportedly turned down an ESPN deal worth $1.4 billion over nine years. The Big East negotiations are expected to start at $2 billion.

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From the NY Times:

The Big East announced on Monday the hiring of Bevilacqua Helfant Ventures, the firm that negotiated the Pacific-12’s TV deal last year. In an agreement with Fox and ESPN, the conference will make $3 billion over the 12-year deal.

Chris Bevilacqua, who orchestrated the deal, said the Big East’s pact might not be the same, but could follow a similar trajectory. A regional network may be more difficult for the geographically challenged conference.

“The marketplace is going to determine their value, so it’s hard to predict where it all ends,” Bevilacqua said. “But I can tell you that I’m very confident that there’s a very strong marketplace for content.”

Read that quote as: "NBC wants content and others want to keep them out. I can leverage that tension for a pretty damn big deal for the NBE."