Big East TV Deal with FOX, TNT, and NBC

[ZooCougar]

Is it 4k at least? I'm fine going to apps if they actually stream at the resolution that 99% of all modern TVs are produced at.

Ever used Peacock?

 

[Dooooooomed]

Embarrassing if true...

 

[HuskyAlum012]

Embarrassing if true...

Fire Val Ackerman into the sun if this is true

 

[bendm]

where the bleep was 15 mill per year coming from

 

[shizzle787]

You can't justify the math based on a made up number of 20%

It’s not a made-up number. It’s conservative. If anything it’s closer to 85/15.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Embarrassing if true...

This is fine so long as UConn gets 100% of the 30-40% increase.

 

[aburks41]

Sportico is reporting the number (6.8-7.3M annually per team):

Big East Renews With Fox, Lines Up New Rights Deals With NBC, TNT

The Big East Conference has inked a new package of six-year media rights deals, re-upping with lead partner Fox Sports while bringing on NBC Sports and TNT Sports in secondary roles. With one year left on the legacy contracts with Fox and CBS Sports, the new deal will tip off with the 2025-26...

sports.yahoo.com

Val needs to be fired. That is absolutely PATHETIC. Knowing how spineless the Big East front office people are they didn't even try to negotiate the number. Probably just took what they were told and said thank you

 

[shizzle787]

I would be happy with 7 million given the situation. Let’s hope that’s the floor.

 

[superjohn]

The B1G basketball ratings on the same network as ours and absolutely dominate the BE. The BE ratings really are not impressive one bit outside of UConn games.

Big 10 for sure gets better ratings but the gap isn't all that crazy. These are their same week totals for games on the same network this past season...

Fox- Wisconsin Purdue 1.14 million
Fox- Creighton Nova 886,000
FOX- UConn Providence 817,000

Fox- Michigan State Purdue 1.32 million
Fox- Marquette Creighton 786,000
Fox- Nova Providence 675,000

Fox- Michigan State Michigan 1.32 million
Fox- UConn Marquette 1.1 million

Fox- Purdue Indiana 1.195 million
Fox- Creighton Xavier 661,000

Fox- UConn St. John's 1.1 million
Fox- Michigan State Maryland 873,000

Fox- Purdue Rutgers 1 million
Fox- Providence Georgetown 596,000

Fox- Ohio State Michigan 988,000
Fox- Nova Marquette 877,000
Fox- Marquette St. John's 824,000

 

[Ucxc24]

I wouldn’t freak out quite yet. This is a “suggested” estimate from the source so who knows

 

[superjohn]

Is Val going to write a note that gets released on Friday at 4:59 pm detailing the $ and how happy she is with our generous media partners?

 

[HuskyAlum012]

Is Val going to write a note that gets released on Friday at 4:59 pm detailing the $ and how happy she is with our generous media partners?

Strongly worded statement dropping imminently

 

[nickp91]

Turner grabbing up all these properties after losing the NBA reminds me of CBS circa 1994

 

[king conn]

I will wait to form an opinion until we hear from Kobe

 

[gsmooth]

Embarrassing if true...

if these figures are true this is my reaction..

 

[Kolumbo]

These were the expectations from our poll thread. 62.6% thought we'd get over $8 mill. Is there a report of any changes in UConn's commitment or exit fees through 2031?

What will the Big East TV contract pay each school per year?

Take a stab at it.

the-boneyard.com

 

[nelsonmuntz]

where the bleep was 15 mill per year coming from

The anti-basketball people so they could justify the tantrum they would have when the actual numbers came out.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Ever used Peacock?

It is pretty good.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

$7.5M is not “almost double”

Quit putting lipstick on this pig.

So you were on the fence before, but now you think UConn should join the Big 10?

 

[CL82]

I’m gonna start telling people you need a bucket of water from the pond to flush the toilet at our Vermont house. Then maybe people will stop coming. This is brilliant.

Meh, flushing is really the next guys issue...

 

[CL82]

People need to be realistic. Its a decent enough number. What other non FBS FB conference is anywhere near those figures?

Is that our competition now? If not, why do I give two sh.its what they make or don't make.

 

[noeynox]

Is that our competition now? If not, why do I give two sh.its what they make or don't make.

What do you mean by this? UConn or the Big East? The Big East by any metric is out performing the competition in terms of money for its product.

 

[huskyjawz]

Val needs to be fired. That is absolutely PATHETIC. Knowing how spineless the Big East front office people are they didn't even try to negotiate the number. Probably just took what they were told and said thank you

Yeah, the media partners are popping corks right now, saying we really got the Big East on the cheap thanks to that pushover Val.

They paid what they were going to pay. If Val switched places with the Big Ten or SEC commissioner, then right now you would still be complaining about our deal and Val would look great bringing in the money.

 

[CTBasketball]

$7.5M is not “almost double”

Quit putting lipstick on this pig.

I don’t know man. For basketball only 7-8M is pretty good, and as others have pointed out, without football that’s solid. It’s not like we can just leave the Big East and go elsewhere. We tried that, and the power conferences told us to kick rocks.

And I may be in the minority, but Big East hoops and our basketball program are the only thing holding me to college sports right now. It’s the only thing that feels right. College football is a joke, completely new rosters for hire every year, even our football team. Bowl games are dead, it’s just a garbage product.

We aren’t missing out on millions from ESPN, CBS because we never had it in the first place. I’m fine with where we’re at.