Fox wins MWC Rights Deal from ESPN

[huskymedic]

>> Fox Sports has reached an agreement with the Mountain West to carry a package of the conference’s football and basketball games that formerly was held by ESPN. Separately, CBS Sports Network renewed its package of MWC games. My colleague Michael Smith and I are told that the Fox and CBS deals combined will be worth about $35 million annually -- around $20 million from CBS and $15 million from Fox. The length of the deals is not clear yet, but MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson has said that he wanted shorter terms than the 10-year deals the MWC had previously. The games in the Fox package are expected to run primarily on FS1.<<

>> Fox is now in business with five FBS conferences -- the MWC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big East. The network also is believed to be in the running for the SEC’s package of 15 football games that CBS currently has. Even though Fox won the bidding, ESPN will continue to have a bowl relationship with the Mountain West and work with the league on playing in the early-season basketball tournaments. The MWC worked with Wasserman as an adviser on the deal.<<

 

[Big East Fa]

Seems like CBSSN will be getting the better part of the deal since they are paying more.
Great move by FOX/FS1. I can see MWC on Thursday and Friday nights. Late nights on FS1. Some Pac 12 windows move to FOX.


Basketball side of things FS1 has the room on late nights and Saturday nights.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

ESPN still has corn hole and poker though