Huh, if that is part of the deal it would be very strange for Amazon to accept. The late night slot is one of the few geographic advantages the Pac10 will have.
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College Football Realignment
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I didn't think it was the late night kick offs, but the really late ones
7p local kickoff ok, 8p not so much.
Just pointing out there are a lot more options for the average sports fan that ESPN now has to compete with. I agree that there is a market for the highlight shows.
When I lose my ass on the betting apps I want to at least say I did my research.
Although I believe that a well-produced highlight show will still draw viewers, I also understand ESPN's attempt to drive engagement through personalities. ESPN's problem has been in its selection of personalities, the vast majority of which have no insight or talent, and several of which are downright off-putting to typical sports fans.
I think the main problem for ESPN is that its business model was built on maximizing revenue through cable & satellite carriage fees. Now they have too much overhead with all these channels. It's changing fast to where they really need is ESPN and ESPN2 plus streaming of all the live sporting events for which they have rights but not enough channels to broadcast them. They're set up to manage to the peaks, which leaves them with hours of filler no one cares about. (Similar to the issue of PACN having 6 regional networks on top of the main.)
What the hell is an “app?”
Yeah. It’d be nice if games were available on Amazon and I could tell Dish to get lost, go back to DirecTV and be able to watch the Nuggets, Avs and Rox.
Wilner's mailbag a couple days ago with some insight on likely timing of media rights and expansion announcements:
Do you anticipate expansion news in January? — @lilcmac5
Based on a recent conversation with one of the Hotline’s most-trusted industry sources, I would peg mid-January to mid-February as the likeliest window for a media rights deal.
And given that Kliavkoff has stated the expansion piece would come after the media rights contract and subsequent grant-of-rights agreement, it could be March or April before the Pac-12 resolves the expansion issue.
Do you anticipate expansion news in January? — @lilcmac5
Based on a recent conversation with one of the Hotline’s most-trusted industry sources, I would peg mid-January to mid-February as the likeliest window for a media rights deal.
And given that Kliavkoff has stated the expansion piece would come after the media rights contract and subsequent grant-of-rights agreement, it could be March or April before the Pac-12 resolves the expansion issue.
FOS PM: Amazon Eyes Sports-Only App - Front Office Sports
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I don't like this.
If Pac signs with Amazon I can easily see that there will be additional cost to purchase this 'sports only' App.
Not good. The casual fan won't be coughing up $$ for it. Less exposure than Big12.
Bruh. The future is fragmented sports viewing.FOS PM: Amazon Eyes Sports-Only App - Front Office Sports
I don't like this.
If Pac signs with Amazon I can easily see that there will be additional cost to purchase this 'sports only' App.
Not good. The casual fan won't be coughing up $$ for it. Less exposure than Big12.
Doesn't mean I like it or feel like it's for the best.
Its a consequence of the lust for having shinny things
How reliable is this 247 moderator from UCLA?
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Would make sense if RG is reading the tea leaves and making the Prime hire his notice to the CFB world that CU is all in and ready to roll.How reliable is this 247 moderator from UCLA?
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I just love the, “maybe it won’t happen soon” caveat at the end. Awesome, thanksHow reliable is this 247 moderator from UCLA?
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He is moving up, beyond being a college commissioner. He has his sights set on being the next NFL commissioner.
This.
A revitalized CU was always a great strategic fit with the B1G. A downtrodden CU, not so much.
Not only does a revitalized CU add value to the conference in its own right, it's the rare commodity that actually makes some of your current assets more valuable. NU is a much more valuable school with CU in the conference than it is outside the conference.
If there's a conference that understands both the value of and how to market and hype rivalries, it's the B1G.
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Combine that with big10 comish on a resume and it sets him up nicely for NFL comish.
At this point in time, probably. Warren did everything he needed to do for the B1G at the moment, securing the largest CFB media contract in history, and stole the LA market. Next big thing would be further expansion and renegotiating the next deal in 5-6 years, so nothing new.
If he has his sites set on NFL commissioner, getting back into the league is the next step, IMO
Yeah. It seems there are a lot more Jason Scheer’s on 247 than Adam M’s.