"Apple TV+ is emerging as a potential landing spot for Pac-12 college football rights"
Apple is making a move for more sports. They lost out on Sunday Ticket. But now are trying to get the Pac-12 football. Though it looks like it's going to be very difficult for them to do, as streaming is not used by enough college sports fans. TV is still the major mode of choice.
"A Pac-12 spokesman and an Apple spokeswoman both declined comment."
Losing USC and UCLA has turned the Pac-12 on its head. Will it land on its feet? Can the Pac-12 hold on to Washington and Oregon? Maybe the new big boss of the BIG10, Tony Petitti, will have something to say about that.
April 11th, 2023 at 11:54 PM ^
Hey now, hands off Apple! I'm still hoping to catch some games between CW re-runs!
April 11th, 2023 at 11:57 PM ^
Package it with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I might be interested.
I love me some Buffy.
Q, she makes CW worth watching…
April 12th, 2023 at 12:01 AM ^
I can think of nowhere else that The Apple Cup would be a big deal.
I knew that the cw deal was too good to be true. It would’ve topped the snoop x sketchers collab
Pulling up a tweet from February? This is old news at this point. So many different providers have "emerged" as the landing spot for the Pac12 since February. ESPN, Amazon, Ion, CW, USA. Apple may still be a landing spot, but at this point only those within the negotiations really know as so many rumors have been thrown around about this.
Colorado is rumored to be leaving here in the last couple days; reputable insiders like Bruce Feldman confirming the rumor is interesting. Could be another summer of massive movement.
Pulling up a tweet from February?
EC pulls up tweets from all over the place. You'll get used to it. Look at the D.J. Turner post from this morning. (EC: Some long-form sources would be a nice change of pace.)
Where are they going to go? Back to the Big 12? That would be some humble pie.
I visited a Colorado message board recently and they seemed to believe that Coach Prime was worth an upgraded TV contract for the entire conference. Seriously.
That’s a lingering effect of John Denver and the Colorado Rocky Mountain high…
The chips are all in on Coach Prime. I'm not sure how long his contract is but I think he'll get three seasons to become serviceable but if this era doesn't pan out, it won't be pretty.
Washington is famous for apples, so there's that.
gas station tv screens emerging as leader for landing pac 12 deal
Not just Apple TV, it’s Apple TV+ (don’t forget the plus sign).
Or, CW…. Hmmmm. What a decision.
This is probably a reflection of the fan bases and interest in college football in the PAC-12 footprint, which has been discussed in other threads.
I don’t know how the Power Five conferences would “rank” by interest level, media following, fan bases, attendance, etc. My guess is.. the B1G and SEC are 1 and 2. The Big 12 and ACC are 3 and 4. The PAC-12 wraps it up - solidly in fifth place.
Of the remaining PAC-12 teams, I think Oregon and Washington are the outliers in terms of fan support - and, Utah’s not too far behind them.
April 12th, 2023 at 11:38 AM ^
I don't know how they'll do with football but Apple's baseball broadcast may be the worst sports coverage I've ever seen.
I saw an Oriole's game and they used the Baltimore announcers. When the O's were at the plate they interviewed Gunner Henderson full screen the entire 3rd inning, with a small inset of the game. Men on base? - so! A game going on? - who cares.
For the 4th inning they did the same thing. It was the Gunner Henderson show that they happened to shoot at a baseball ball game.
Twitter went ballistic. Even Baltimore fans were losing it.
No thanks.
April 12th, 2023 at 11:59 AM ^
Maybe Charles Woodson should buy the CW. Then we would all remember what CW stands for.
April 12th, 2023 at 12:17 PM ^
OH MY GOD. HUGE IF TRUE!
or not. whatever. looking forward to updates regarding C-USA’s overseas streaming package.
April 12th, 2023 at 12:51 PM ^
Apple TV+ had it right in going after NFL Sunday Ticket. They lost, but you have to go for the BIGGEST property possible to make an impact, much like FOX TV did in 1994.
Pac-12 games will be like the MLB package they bought - it won't move the needle for them at all.
I know no one here really cares about this but that could be huge in terms of drawing viewers to Major League Soccer who is already on AppleTV
April 12th, 2023 at 11:00 PM ^
Enough with the Washington and Oregon nonsense. They’re dilutive to the TV deal and won’t happen!