Primary SEC football package will leave CBS after 2023. Games likely headed to ESPN/ABC Network although FOX Sports a dark horse...

[huskymedic]

>>Multiple sources said ESPN/ABC is in the final stages of negotiating a deal that is expected to pay more than six times the $55 million per year fee that CBS currently pays, sources said. Fox Sports execs still are planning to make an official bid presentation at SEC HQ in Birmingham next month. But sources say ESPN’s negotiations are in the final stages. ESPN and Fox Sports would not comment.

CBS plans to carry SEC football for the four seasons it has left on its contract, unless the conference or winning network is able to buy it out. CBS has carried SEC football since 1996 and network execs were interested in extending. When bidding went well over $300 million per season for 15-17 football games, including the conference championship game, CBS opted to bow out.<<

 

[noeynox]

This is amazing. Its gonna bring the SEC total current deal to what 60 million a year for tv rights?

 

[Chin Diesel]

This is amazing. Its gonna bring the SEC total current deal to what 60 million a year for tv rights?

Worded a bit awkwardly? I'll assume you're referencing $60M per school per year.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Amatuer Athletics.....

 

[weyuo]

This gives the SEC the capital to corner the market on athletic talent when student athletes start getting paid for their athletic services. Pretty sad state of affairs. Somehow the NCAA needs to step in and adopt a similar type of salary cap that helped make NFL parity the reason their sport is so successful. The more parity there is in Div-1 football the more people will be interested and invested which leads to more fans, more money flowing to the schools and more student athletes gaining opportunities. Without salary caps in the NFL there is no Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Bucs or Seattle Seahawks winning Super Bowls. Unfortunately the NCAA is a paper tiger with it's leadership as easily corrupted as the swamp in Washington.

 

[TheDrifter75]

Well, the AAC signed a billion dollar deal...

 

[noeynox]

This gives the SEC the capital to corner the market on athletic talent when student athletes start getting paid for their athletic services. Pretty sad state of affairs. Somehow the NCAA needs to step in and adopt a similar type of salary cap that helped make NFL parity the reason their sport is so successful. The more parity there is in Div-1 football the more people will be interested and invested which leads to more fans, more money flowing to the schools and more student athletes gaining opportunities. Without salary caps in the NFL there is no Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Bucs or Seattle Seahawks winning Super Bowls. Unfortunately the NCAA is a paper tiger with it's leadership as easily corrupted as the swamp in Washington.

The NCAA is the schools. The schools that make the money don't want to share it with those that don't anymore than they have to. The ones not making money have no leverage.

 

[formerlurker]

All these President's being thrown around and I can't get SNY on Frontier in Ffld Cty.

 

[Brochacho]

Maybe CBS would want to get a dollar store-level replacement with UConn for those time slots!

 

[huskymedic]

CBS saving $$ for NFL challenge.

 

[Waquoit]

We would never be able to compete with that, it's smart that we stopped trying to.

 

[cohenzone]

All these President's being thrown around and I can't get SNY on Frontier in Ffld Cty.

Are you forced into Frontier, the worst cable network in history? We bailed on them as fast as we could.

 

[John Greene]

The NFL franchise in Tuscaloosa needs the additional $. They have just started a $160M upgrade to the interior of Bryant-Denny. Not sure what there is to upgrade since the reaction of most people when they see it for the first time now is "WOW". Anyway they are reducing capacity by about 1500 but expect to generate more revenue by repricing the reconfigured sections.

 

[don356]

There's declining revenue on traditional tv and broadcast ad money is becoming so splintered a lot of these old financial standards are crumbling. Not worth the money.

 

[BlueDogs]

Well, the AAC signed a billion dollar deal...

$1 per year for a billion years.

 

[BlueDogs]

There's declining revenue on traditional tv and broadcast ad money is becoming so splintered a lot of these old financial standards are crumbling. Not worth the money.

Agreed. The SEC without real external competition is a sleeper. Watch national viewership drop like a rock. Can’t stand see the SEC games on CBS every Saturday as it is.

 

[B1GEast]

This gives the SEC the capital to corner the market on athletic talent when student athletes start getting paid for their athletic services. Pretty sad state of affairs. Somehow the NCAA needs to step in and adopt a similar type of salary cap that helped make NFL parity the reason their sport is so successful. The more parity there is in Div-1 football the more people will be interested and invested which leads to more fans, more money flowing to the schools and more student athletes gaining opportunities. Without salary caps in the NFL there is no Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Bucs or Seattle Seahawks winning Super Bowls. Unfortunately the NCAA is a paper tiger with it's leadership as easily corrupted as the swamp in Washington.

Why help them by expanding the playoff to 8?

 

[CL82]

Amatuer Athletics.....

For the players, arguably, I mean we are talking SEC.

So this opens the doors for independent UConn to pick up a TV deal with CBS like ND's NBC deal, right?

 

[huskymedic]

Some further thoughts/opinions from Outkick the Coverage on the topic: Disney/ABC/ESPN Steals Away SEC Game of the Week

 

[Steelerone]

In case anyone was wondering what all these changes mean let me explain it to you in three simple words-many more advertisements.

 

[traitor71]

Is there any content the mouse doesn't own at this point?

 

[whalerfan]

All these President's being thrown around and I can't get SNY on Frontier in Ffld Cty.

Youtube TV. I'm watching the UNH game that I taped right now - unlimited dvr.

 

[Exit 4]

Some further thoughts/opinions from Outkick the Coverage on the topic: Disney/ABC/ESPN Steals Away SEC Game of the Week

And so now many more on air personalities will be strongly encouraged to lean SEC. Paul Finebaum will probably be in charge of in house re-education.

 

[Hogoff]

Youtube TV. I'm watching the UNH game that I taped right now - unlimited dvr.

I remember when we used to have to tape things.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Cable Ratings 2019: Fox News Tops Total Viewers, ESPN Wins 18-49 Demo As Entertainment Networks Slide

Ad-supported cable business’ fortunes continue to decline in 2019 unless it’s live programming – as in news and sports.

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Streaming live content is king. The big conferences are going to take in more than most imagined.