I would be very skeptical of getting into bed with NBC on the other hand. They've shut down NBCSN and are putting more and more of their Premier League soccer programming on Peacock, which is a paid streaming app and an unusually bad one. And I've never been particularly impressed with their Notre Dame coverage either.
The good news is that we have the uber smart communicator Kevin Warren as captain of our ship!I would be very skeptical of getting into bed with NBC on the other hand. They've shut down NBCSN and are putting more and more of their Premier League soccer programming on Peacock, which is a paid streaming app and an unusually bad one. And I've never been particularly impressed with their Notre Dame coverage either.
That billion-per-year figure strikes me as absolutely ludicrous btw, more than 3x what the SEC got over a long-long term deal.
It's a little tricky because the league has to keep both Fox (co-owner of the BTN) and ESPN's beaks wet (never, ever turn your back on the worldwide leader, as the NHL learned, they can make you cease to exist in the discourse) while also wanting to court third partners. It's a complex arrangement.
That Peacock app is phenomenally bad. My wife is an ND alum, and a couple games this past season were on the app exclusively. There was much consternation amongst their fans. I don't know how you can mess up a streaming app that badly, when the technology has been around for over a decade.I would be very skeptical of getting into bed with NBC on the other hand. They've shut down NBCSN and are putting more and more of their Premier League soccer programming on Peacock, which is a paid streaming app and an unusually bad one. And I've never been particularly impressed with their Notre Dame coverage either.
That billion-per-year figure strikes me as absolutely ludicrous btw, more than 3x what the SEC got over a long-long term deal.
It's a little tricky because the league has to keep both Fox (co-owner of the BTN) and ESPN's beaks wet (never, ever turn your back on the worldwide leader, as the NHL learned, they can make you cease to exist in the discourse) while also wanting to court third partners. It's a complex arrangement.
This. When any game was on the NBC / NBCSN app, it would either never work or would need to be reloaded at any commercial break. I have no confidence in Peacock as a platform either. I really, really hope we can avoid them.I would be very skeptical of getting into bed with NBC on the other hand. They've shut down NBCSN and are putting more and more of their Premier League soccer programming on Peacock, which is a paid streaming app and an unusually bad one. And I've never been particularly impressed with their Notre Dame coverage either.
That billion-per-year figure strikes me as absolutely ludicrous btw, more than 3x what the SEC got over a long-long term deal.
It's a little tricky because the league has to keep both Fox (co-owner of the BTN) and ESPN's beaks wet (never, ever turn your back on the worldwide leader, as the NHL learned, they can make you cease to exist in the discourse) while also wanting to court third partners. It's a complex arrangement.
I would be very skeptical of getting into bed with NBC on the other hand. They've shut down NBCSN and are putting more and more of their Premier League soccer programming on Peacock, which is a paid streaming app and an unusually bad one. And I've never been particularly impressed with their Notre Dame coverage either.
That billion-per-year figure strikes me as absolutely ludicrous btw, more than 3x what the SEC got over a long-long term deal.
It's a little tricky because the league has to keep both Fox (co-owner of the BTN) and ESPN's beaks wet (never, ever turn your back on the worldwide leader, as the NHL learned, they can make you cease to exist in the discourse) while also wanting to court third partners. It's a complex arrangement.
If you represent Michigan and tOSU's interests, then Commissioner Warren is interested in your opinion. If not.....I would like to see the B1G on CBS and FOX.
It would be a mistake to fully leave ESPN behind, especially now that they're so deeply embedded with the SEC.I would like to see the B1G on CBS and FOX.
Being junior partner to the SEC at ESPN would offer no advantages.It would be a mistake to fully leave ESPN behind, especially now that they're so deeply embedded with the SEC.
ESPN has the power to create the sports conversation, even now in the social media era.
They also tend to be the high bidder in these things.
We may not get THIS bite at the apple, but that's a whole other story.We may not get another bite from this apple. Sooner or later companies are going to figure out that tv advertising is like burning money, and the broadcast rights are going to be worth a whole lot less.
The good news is that we have the uber smart communicator Kevin Warren as captain of our ship!
Good article. I thought that having the Fox execs in the (negotiating) room was another Warren special, but after reading that, it's a lot more understandable.Interesting read on the upcoming Big Ten media rights deals...
With Fox reaching an extension with the Big Ten, what happens now for ESPN and other possible rights suitors?
Fox has renewed with the Big Ten while other media companies lineup to strike their own deal. What will shake out?awfulannouncing.com
Yah that caught me off guard too about the fox execs but I think it mentioned that is similar to what happened the last time or was that only referring to the B1G not hiring an agency to help with the negotiations?Good article. I thought that having the Fox execs in the (negotiating) room was another Warren special, but after reading that, it's a lot more understandable.