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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 1497372, member: 44"] Agree as to UConn value in the CT. I did a quick search and [URL='http://www.gophersports.com/genrel/102507aaa.html']found this[/URL], which seems to back up your numbers. [INDENT][INDENT][B][I]MYTH: Big Ten Network is the second most expensive network behind ESPN.[/I][/B] [I][B]FACT: [/B]The license fee the Big Ten is charging cable operators ranks 30th out of 39 regional sports networks tracked by Kagan Research, a well-respected industry source. Regional sports networks such as Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic and Chicago cost double the Big Ten Network’s fees in the region. Outside the Big Ten’s eight-state footprint, Kagan ranks the network’s cost of about a dime at 84th out of 159 national networks. Kagan estimates that the average monthly license fee per subscriber for larger operators such as Comcast, Time Warner and Charter which have subscribers both inside and outside the eight states is 27 cents.[/I][/INDENT][/INDENT] A different number[URL='http://www.whatyoupayforsports.com/numbers/'] here, [COLOR=#000000]however[/COLOR]:[/URL] [INDENT][INDENT] [B]Network[/B] [B]Subscriber Fee (monthly)[/B] [B]Number of homes (thousands)[/B] [B]Annual Revenue (millions)[/B] ESPN $6.61 91,772 $7,279 ESPN2 $0.83 91,679 $913 ESPNU $0.22 71,445 $188 [COLOR=#ff0000]Fox Sports 1 $0.99 84,434 $1,003[/COLOR] Fox Sports 2 $0.28 47,827 $161 NBC Sports Network $0.30 83,623 $301 CBS Sports Network $0.26 61,000 $190 NFL Network $1.31 69,032 $1,085 MLB Network $0.26 66,564 $208 NBA TV $0.29 53,933 $188 NHL TV $0.32 37,400 $144 [COLOR=#ff0000]Big Ten Network $0.39* 79,250 $371 [/COLOR] Pac-12 Network $0.39 12,300 $58 SEC Network $0.66* 69,100 $547 Golf Channel $0.35 77,077 $324 [I]* – Numbers for Big Ten Network and SEC Network are estimated based on homes inside and outside of conference territories. [COLOR=#ff0000]Homes within Big Ten states, including [URL='http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/big-ten-network-hits-the-nyc-jackpot-worth-tens-of-millions-of-dollars.html']New York[/URL] and [URL='http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/btn-strikes-carriage-deals-in-maryland-new-jersey.html']Maryland[/URL], pay $1.00/month for BTN. [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Homes within SEC states pay $1.30/month for SECN.[/COLOR][/I][/INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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