Fox to make major push for B1G rights
September 5, 2013 3:02 PM
Fox Sports expects to make a major push to acquire Big Ten media rights when the league's television contract expires after the 2016 football season, a company executive told The Gazette on Wednesday.
"I think when the time comes, we will certainly be an active participant in next round of Big Ten rights talks," said Mike Mulvihill, senior vice president for programming at Fox Sports. "Clearly we have a majority interest in the Big Ten Network. We have an ongoing relationship with the conference with the Big Ten championship game. I think the relationship between our management and Big Ten Conference management is exceptionally strong. I expect that we'll be a very active participant in those discussions."
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"I think when the time comes, we will certainly be an active participant in next round of Big Ten rights talks," said Mike Mulvihill, senior vice president for programming at Fox Sports. "Clearly we have a majority interest in the Big Ten Network. We have an ongoing relationship with the conference with the Big Ten championship game. I think the relationship between our management and Big Ten Conference management is exceptionally strong. I expect that we'll be a very active participant in those discussions."
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