AAC reworking media deal
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And there is this courtesy of @huskymedic on the football board:
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As in past years, all football games will be handled by the AAC/ESPN and broadcasted on one of the main ESPN networks - ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 (or CBS Sports Network, which is part of a smaller agreement) - and both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are each guaranteed two home games on a major ESPN network as well where ECU won’t have to handle production costs.
But, for every basketball game that’s not picked up by ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU, East Carolina will be responsible for hiring the talent and producing the game on its own on ESPN3 or ESPN+, whichever channel the league and ESPN decides to place it on. With ECU’s basketball program currently struggling, the likelihood of many games inside Minges Coliseum being picked up in the near future seem slim. The new subscription channel ESPN+ currently costs $4.99 per month for fans to watch. ESPN3 is a streaming channel that’s part of most people’s cable package.
Outside of football, ECU must broadcast around 45 games on its own during the first year of the new television deal, per the terms of the agreement.
East Carolina athletics director Jon Gilbert said each broadcast will cost the athletic department around $6,500-$7,500 to hire announcers and a production crew. Multiplied by 45, that’s more than $300,000 annually spent on broadcasting games that wasn’t on the books previously.
Pirate baseball and women’s basketball games, among other events, are currently streamed online on ECUPirates.com with the radio announcers dubbed over top of the in-house production, but that will no longer be allowed on ESPN+ and ESPN3, per ESPN’s broadcast standards. ECU must hire outside, neutral talent and deliver a TV-like broadcast.
ECU is also having to construct a new broadcast control room that will cost around $1 million in time for the 2020-21 academic year.<<
New AAC TV deal provides more money to ECU, but also challenges
ECU must begin producing its own broadcasts for its home sporting events outside of football in late 2020.
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As in past years, all football games will be handled by the AAC/ESPN and broadcasted on one of the main ESPN networks - ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 (or CBS Sports Network, which is part of a smaller agreement) - and both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are each guaranteed two home games on a major ESPN network as well where ECU won’t have to handle production costs.
But, for every basketball game that’s not picked up by ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU, East Carolina will be responsible for hiring the talent and producing the game on its own on ESPN3 or ESPN+, whichever channel the league and ESPN decides to place it on. With ECU’s basketball program currently struggling, the likelihood of many games inside Minges Coliseum being picked up in the near future seem slim. The new subscription channel ESPN+ currently costs $4.99 per month for fans to watch. ESPN3 is a streaming channel that’s part of most people’s cable package.
Outside of football, ECU must broadcast around 45 games on its own during the first year of the new television deal, per the terms of the agreement.
East Carolina athletics director Jon Gilbert said each broadcast will cost the athletic department around $6,500-$7,500 to hire announcers and a production crew. Multiplied by 45, that’s more than $300,000 annually spent on broadcasting games that wasn’t on the books previously.
Pirate baseball and women’s basketball games, among other events, are currently streamed online on ECUPirates.com with the radio announcers dubbed over top of the in-house production, but that will no longer be allowed on ESPN+ and ESPN3, per ESPN’s broadcast standards. ECU must hire outside, neutral talent and deliver a TV-like broadcast.
ECU is also having to construct a new broadcast control room that will cost around $1 million in time for the 2020-21 academic year.<<
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AAC schools agreed 13 year(?) or so contract, $1m investment each, $300K per annum increased expenses each, etc? Aresco really schokoladenrolled them while enhancing his retirement pot.
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ESPN, however, considered UConn basketball — particularly the historically dominant women’s program — a blue-chip asset. In fact, a person with knowledge of the talks said ESPN had actually negotiated to increase the number of UConn women’s games it could air in 2020 prior to news of the school’s departure. The network has previously sublicensed some of the team’s games from Fox Sports.
ESPN, AAC Renegotiating Media Rights Deal As UConn Heads to Big East
ESPN, AAC Renegotiating Media Rights Deal As UConn Heads to Big East
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Some of us remember when UCONN WAS THE DRAW and it didn’t really matter who the opponent was. But until we start actually winning games again I guess people will come to see the opposition. But MSG Baby!
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That only started when we got in the Big East.
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And UConn got $0 in additional revenue for this “blue chip asset” and actually lost money as there was no SNY deal possible in the new contract. As was said many times, the deal was acceptable for all AAC teams except UConn, but Aresco and ESPN thought that UConn had no options.
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No.... def not. I'm actually indifferent -- just could not care less.....
The time in the AAC was kinda like that rando you hooked-up with in your mid-to-early 20's, drunk, and then woke up the next morning and all you wanted to do was forget it ever happened.
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Feels good to screw both the AAC and ESPN on our way out the door. They can have each other.