B1G TV Deal: ESPN out; CBS and NBC emerge as likely networks to carry games
Per John Ourand from Sports Business Journal, ESPN will not be part of the B1G's new TV contract. CBS and NBC have emerged as front runners. Not sure what that means for FOX but have to believe they continue to carry games as well.
CBS is looking for a replacement to the 3:30 SEC game. Does NBC get night games and/or a game to anchor before or after Notre Dame games?
https://twitter.com/Ourand_SBJ/status/1556791596175196166?t=OkUMdgceglp0Jlfg3yZjKQ&s=19
I'm not sure what it means, but I'm confident wherever the games land, there will be too many commercials.
Imagine Michigan played IU at 3:30 on NBC, while nd played usc at 8pm.
Guess what the commercials will be for?! 🤢🤮
Corn?
Hoosiers Part 2?
Children of the Hoosiers
August 9th, 2022 at 12:00 AM ^
I'm gonna take the liberty of piggybacking on your cow with a clickable link:
https://twitter.com/Ourand_SBJ/status/1556791596175196166?t=34lvUNYtbNrbklJj8vuDQw&s=19
August 9th, 2022 at 12:11 AM ^
I think that's called bovinebacking. :)
August 9th, 2022 at 12:35 AM ^
Thank you.
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Thank you - posted this from mobile and wasn't able to imbed a clickable link.
August 9th, 2022 at 11:23 AM ^
Being an opening act for ND would make my skin crawl.
Get the red hat off the field
Does NBC pressure nd to join the B10, or would it somehow benefit the network for them to remain independent?
Facets...🤔
Answer: To Hell with Notre Dame
If they are paying what the rumors are, they won't have much money to give ND
How does this impact YouTube TV and Gus Johnson?
Watching Football on NBC is horrible!! They do a terrible job. If it’s CBS and they are only looking to replace the 3:30 SEC time slot where does that leave the rest of the league after the 1 game every week. A lot of questions to be answered.
I like Mike Tirico. I would be OK with him doing play by play for a bunch of Michigan games. And Michigan home games would be quite easy for him to travel to.
August 8th, 2022 at 10:07 PM ^
tirico is a very good announcer and a big U of M fan. i think he lives in or near AA, also.
August 9th, 2022 at 12:46 AM ^
I agree Tirico is a top notch announcer and very unbiased.
There is the rub on Tirico as I want MICHIGAN bias. I want former Michigan players calling Michigan games as I have had to endure on ESPN with Herbie and Spielman. Greise, Jake Butt (he did a tremendous job for BTN on the spring game btw) ANY former player.
So pair Tirico with any Michigan bias commentary and I am good.
Correct, he lives in A2.
August 9th, 2022 at 11:25 AM ^
Yes, he does live in A2, but he has no ties to UM and certainly isn't a big UM fan. Not a hater, but not a fan.
August 9th, 2022 at 11:44 AM ^
well, sometimes they're pretty fun to watch...
August 9th, 2022 at 12:09 PM ^
Yup. I was in line behind him once at Bruegger Bagels on Ann Arbor- Saline Rd.
There are waaaaay too many commercials, but from a production standpoint I think ND games are presented pretty well on NBC.
And I would love to hear Mike Tirico call some Michigan games.
August 8th, 2022 at 10:04 PM ^
He did the 2004 game against STAEE and it was glorious
August 9th, 2022 at 11:26 AM ^
You are joking right? ND games are unwatchable.
You do realize that CBS shows night games, right?
Link?
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/SB-Blogs/Newsletter-Media/2022/08/08.aspx
SBJ Media: Big Ten talks in the home stretch
By John Ourand
August 8, 2022
I’m heading on vacation to the Delaware shore next week, which undoubtedly means that this will be one of the busiest weeks of the year!
Fox, CBS, NBC look likely to win Big Ten deals
Barring a last-minute change of direction in the Big Ten’s media rights negotiations, ESPN will be without the conference’s football and basketball games for the first time in 40 years. With Big Ten negotiations nearing an end -- I’m told agreements could be reached by the end of this week or push into next -- CBS and NBC have emerged as the clear front runners to pick up Big Ten rights alongside Fox Sports.
ESPN still is negotiating with the conference, and as long as they’re talking there remains the possibility ESPN could wind up with a package. Remember, Chicago-born Bob Chapek graduated from Indiana and earned an MBA from Michigan State, creating deep Big Ten roots between the conference and Disney leadership that can’t be overlooked. Conversations with several sources describe ESPN on the outside looking in with a bid that is not big enough to secure a deal. All it takes is a Chapek phone call to increase that bid.
Fox agreed to the "A" package months ago. As part of its deal, it will carry a football game on the broadcast network at noon ET, plus football games on its cable channels FS1 and BTN, in which it holds a 60% stake.
The conference’s deals with CBS and NBC are not finalized. But it looks like the two networks are in the lead to split a "B" package. CBS would pick up games for the 3:30pm ET window, and NBC would carry games in primetime. NBC’s streaming service, Peacock, also would wind up carrying some games. Amazon has bid on these packages, but sources described CBS and NBC as the clear front-runners.
The Big Ten is expected to be the first college conference to eclipse $1 billion per year in rights fees once all is said and done.
If ESPN does not get a package, it would end one of the longest-standing sports media relationships in the business. ABC started carrying Big Ten games in 1966, and ESPN cut its first deal with the conference in 1982.
If ESPN moves on from the Big Ten, look for the company to be especially aggressive in trying to secure Big 12 and Pac-12 rights, as well as renewing its deals with the NCAA Championships and College Football Playoffs.
So, we'd be going back to 1982, with Peacock as ON-TV/PASS.
Disney is bleeding money, so they won’t have much for ESPN to throw around.
August 9th, 2022 at 12:00 AM ^
They spend a lot of money, but last I saw they were still quite profitable.
last I checked they were the #2 streaming service and Disney stock is booming right now, so I wouldn't necessarily call that bleeding.
August 8th, 2022 at 10:16 PM ^
Great username. The BoF small truck with a 4L I6 = perfection. Stupid government with their stupid emissions and crash/safety.
ps - fingers crossed that KM gets a 3L I6 hybrid.
1982 with BTN pushing its streaming service big time. I have no love for ESPN and to this day the names Jemeale Hill/Lord Voldemort are synonymous. I also have no issue with ESPN production quality other then years of enduring SEC and Buckeye bias.
Living in the KC area it has been easier for me to see Michigan football then for locals to get KU or K-State games and I need that to remain. As long as it remains clear how I can reliably get the Michigan game I will acquire the service.
I need reliability and clarity.
Just from a viewing quality perspective, why would they give the prime time game to NBC and not to CBS, who had been broadcasting SEC games with better announcers and quality for the last 40 years. Unless NBC brings on Desmond and Herbie from ESPN (they're kind of isolated now at ESPN), just seems like this move is being done primarily to box ND into a corner, viewing quality be damned, and perhaps accepting less money just to do this.
I don't want ND to be forced into the BIG. I want them to make a commitment to do it, to sell it to their stakeholders, and to be at peace with the decision. Otherwise they'll just be looking for a way out when the economics work in their favor in the future (if it ever does). Although if I were them now, I'd be pretty pissed at NBC for doing this. This is pretty much all about $$$.
@NJWolverine
I hear you on viewing quality, but CBS and NBC have different needs. CBS wants to fill its 3:30 vacancy, while NBC already has that slot covered with Notre Dame (more or less—their kick times are 2:30).
Peacock? Fuck that shit.
I don’t like this. When some game ends up on peacock I want to watch I will probably flip out. I already have 4 freaking streaming services; I don’t want more.
Agreed Fuck the cock!
August 8th, 2022 at 10:49 PM ^
Brian, did you see this coming? Is this why you quit ESPN?
I think Peacock is free
August 9th, 2022 at 10:23 AM ^
Peacock is not free. It's a pay streaming service like all the others.
I almost cut out Direct TV yesterday combining Google fiber ($70) and You Tube TV ($65). After 15 minutes DTV finally sent me to the "Loyalty department" and just as I was about to hang up offered to lower my AT&T Fiber (matches Google speed) DTV Choice Package (they intro at $69 but creep it on you after a year) to $150 ($60 per month drop) but includes HBO NO contract.
So I overpaid for 6 months, still pay $8 per month for a protection package so I can have someone else fix anything that breaks and will be checking the weather every Michigan football Saturday however the DTV interface and sports package is worth the $180 per year to me.
Choosing streaming services and that interface on multiple televisions-not ready.
August 9th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
Get rid of DirecTV. Everyone else is. It's terrible.
I cut the cord last year. For football season, I just used free trials for all the various services that handle college football.
4K on Direct TV is solid. The interface is very user friendly. The Genie DVR is solid and easy. ONE bill combining AT&T Fiber under the DTV Choice Package puts all (3) TV's one one platform. Just not ready but lets see how this all plays out.
August 9th, 2022 at 11:30 AM ^
If only somebody figured out a way to put all of these streaming services together into one package so you can just click through all of them like channels....oh wait that was called cable.
Fuck this shit.