No ESPN+ on current deal. They are talking about next deal. And it’s a no bid contract from the sounds of it.
ESPN+ exists totally outside of the cable ecosystem. It doesn't come with any other package, but you don't need any other package to get it.
ESPN + is not a channel on cable - it’s 100% a streaming service.
Most of the MAC & Sun Belt are ESPN+ starting this year. So's the Ivy League and a few other FCS leagues. Over 100 games are ESPN+ only this year.
Yeah I guess I didn't word that as well as I thought I did.
Our athletic department is not viable over even the intermediate term. What is the end game for the athletic department?
Miraculous invite to P5 conference - 2%
Is BEast for non-football even on the table?
So is WatchESPN going away entirely?? Is it going to be fully replaced my this ESPN + garbage in the near future? Just curious because I find myself using the Watchespn app often but won't shell out the extra $5 a month for the few football games.
No. Not actively. It is always possible and I would expect an open door for any talks, but there is no assurance of an invite should UConn show interest.
On the recruiting trail CSU in FL picked up several kids that we had offered or looked at. They have been winning their share of recruiting battles at our level of player. Pros: on campus stadium, attractive state, high growth state, weather overall is a plus. I think the ingredients are here to be what UConn was in 1985.Reading some comments about Colorado and Colorado State. These two schools are more similar than I thought. Same enrollment. UC is AAU, Flagship, Space-grant; CSU is APLU, Flagship, Land-grant. UC has higher revenues and larger endowment but CSU still seems like a great candidate and has more grad students. Unfortunately. Brand new football stadium to boot. Similar in size to The Rent but on campus.
I can't see ESPN being unhappy about getting paid for the local broadcast rights (a la SNY in the northeast). National stuff is absolutely at risk.
Is that Psychic Seal? Prognosticating Pup? Does it know anything? Is the Kitty OK?
The league’s current television and media rights deal is up in 2020. Is there an update on any negotiations?
) The TV discussion was important and we’re filling in our membership on what’s going on. We’re trying to identify where the competition would be and what’s our value with the assets we bring and what we could do to enhance our value. All of those things were discussed in the meeting. The league is in a great place and it’s come a long way, but now we just need to get fair value for what we offer.
Gonna have to repeat what we have already done as a conf football wise in 2018 and 2019. Kind of a tall order in some respects. And it would be preferred if our conf took a big step forward in MBB.The league’s current television and media rights deal is up in 2020. Is there an update on any negotiations?
Aresco: “Nothing formal going on. (Two years out?
“One of our presidents said that it’s agenda item 1 through 25, which is a good way to put it.
“We’ve had a great year and it’s probably the best time we ever could have picked
in terms of the value of our conference being at its highest since we reconstituted ourselves five years ago. I think we’ve got a great product and when you’ve got a great product you're confident ultimately you can figure out the right kind of TV and media.”
Sounds like there's not much demand or urgency, doesn't it?