NBC, TNT Sports expected to broadcast Big East men’s, women’s basketball games this season

[BRS24]

NBC, TNT Sports expected to broadcast Big East basketball next season

While Fox Sports will remain the top partner, both NBC and TNT Sports are anticipated to add a large number of games.

www.nytimes.com

Big East men’s and women’s college basketball is on the verge of adding new television partners as NBC Sports and TNT Sports are expected to join Fox Sports in presenting games beginning this season, sources briefed on the negotiations told The Athletic.​

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While Fox Sports will remain the top partner, both NBC, which will feature most of its games on Peacock, and TNT Sports, which operates the streaming service Max, are anticipated to add a large number of games.​

The thought of not having to stream WBB games is a dream. And Peacock is discounted right now, so I may sign up for that (sigh).

 

[Huskee11]

I wonder where this leaves SNY.

Hopefully still in the picture (no pun intended).

 

[zls44]

I wonder where this leaves SNY.

Hopefully still in the picture (no pun intended).

- SNY is probably out
-The new deals won’t start until 2025-26, it was a typo by Marchand

 

[hoopsfan22]

- SNY is probably out
-The new deals won’t start until 2025-26, it was a typo by Marchand

Losing SNY would be bad because we'd lose a lot of the extra coverage SNY provides plus it's likely all the Tier 1 and 2 partners won't pick up every game, so we could end up having no TV coverage for a bunch of games none of the networks want.

 

[Henry]

At least we'll have one more season of SNY, if the contract is still in force.

 

[JoePgh]

Why should we assume that NBC and/or TNT will not be as willing as Fox has been to allow SNY to televise any UConn games that they are not interested in televising? I have to believe that there will be as many of those games on the women's side as there have been in previous years.

On the other hand, the fewer games SNY televises, the more @MJL243 can put on YouTube for us all to replay.

 

[zls44]

Why should we assume that NBC and/or TNT will not be as willing as Fox has been to allow SNY to televise any UConn games that they are not interested in televising? I have to believe that there will be as many of those games on the women's side as there have been in previous years.

On the other hand, the fewer games SNY televises, the more @MJL243 can put on YouTube for us all to replay.

Because TNT and NBC will want UConn WBB content


All the games will be televised, it’s just that instead of SNY for Seton Hall it’d be Peacock, for example.

 

[Old Geezer]

So we’re not going to know what streaming services we have to buy until the final tv schedule comes out. Great.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

I really like the coverage SNY gives UConn WBB!
The pre & post game shows and all the special shows they produce are excellent!
I would really miss SNY if they were to lose their contract!

 

[nickp91]

I don’t see a world where SNY continues having a UConn deal They’ve been a great partner, but this is the way the business is evolving

 

[CL82]

I wonder where this leaves SNY.

Hopefully still in the picture (no pun intended).

- SNY is probably out
-The new deals won’t start until 2025-26, it was a typo by Marchand

I don't know about that. They may have a few less games, but I wouldn't expect every UConn women's basketball game to be picked up by the broadcast partners.

 

[UConnCat]

Here's a thought: Maybe wait until the terms of the deal are finalized and made public before speculating that UConnWBB on SNY is done.

 

[CL82]

Here's a thought: Maybe wait until the terms of the deal are finalized and made public before speculating that UConnWBB on SNY is done.

It's like you don't know us at all...

 

[zls44]

So we’re not going to know what streaming services we have to buy until the final tv schedule comes out. Great.

It’s for 2025-26

 

[zls44]

I don't know about that. They may have a few less games, but I wouldn't expect every UConn women's basketball game to be picked up by the broadcast partners.

If you were trying to sell Peacock and MAX subscriptions would you use Providence WBB or UConn WBB?

 

[CL82]

If you were trying to sell Peacock and MAX subscriptions would you use Providence WBB or UConn WBB?

Neither. I would use men's basketball games.

 

[itsasport]

It's like you don't know us at all...

bravo!

 

[Skeets]

So we’re not going to know what streaming services we have to buy until the final tv schedule comes out. Great.

I am anti-streaming. It's going to become where you have to pay through the nose for internet, a cable company for local and network content, and then 4 or 5 streaming services for "exclusive" stuff. Some people, usually young, think this is just fine. I may be as old as dirt, but I remember when everything that could be seen came out of the ether for free.

 

[HuskyNan]

If you were trying to sell Peacock and MAX subscriptions would you use Providence WBB or UConn WBB?

Yep. NBC started showing big Notre Dame football games on Peacock last season. THAT was an irate fan base

 

[GoUconn7961]

Currently Peacock is running a deal $19 for the year. Mostly likely for the Olympics coverage. I'm going to try it.
For me, if SNY is out I'd go back to YouTube TV because it's cheaper than Hulu. Plus with Hulu, in order to get Live TV I have to bundle with Disney+ which I never watch.

 

[HuskyNan]

Out of curiosity, I looked up the cost of Peacock. They’re currently running a special - $20 for a year. Looks like the regular cost is $6/month

 

[zls44]

Currently Peacock is running a deal $19 for the year. Mostly likely for the Olympics coverage. I'm going to try it.
For me, if SNY is out I'd go back to YouTube TV because it's cheaper than Hulu. Plus with Hulu, in order to get Live TV I have to bundle with Disney+ which I never watch.

Exact same boat I’m in. Though I do love The Bear

 

[meyers7]

This is excellent news. Going to be so much easier to see the games.

 

[Ucxc24]

i can see it where any games nbc/peacock have are obviously not SNY. I can see fox again sublicensing UConn games to SNY for their portion, but it will probably be less games than there are now. Kind of like how fox sub license a couple games to CBS on the men’s side each year

 

[Centerstream]

Here's what I don't understand or am confused about.
All of the biggies (Fox, CBS, Peacock, MAX, etc) are signing up deals with the Big East.
The SNY deal is with UConn but I believe it was negotiated while in the BE the first time.
Will/can UConn continue to negotiate their own coverage (ie SNY) or can the BE now prevent them, even though the original SNY contract was negotiated while we were in the BE?