B1G TV RIghts Finalized and it's a shitload

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2016/06/20/Media/ESPN-Big-Ten.aspx?

The $2.64 billion six year deals with Fox, ESPN and CBS average $440 million per year and nearly triple the amount ESPN and CBS had been paying for the same programming.

The deal does not include Big Ten Network’s package of rights, which runs to 2031-32. Fox owns 51 percent of BTN.

Like Fox Sports, ESPN will have around 25 football games and 50 basketball games each year — programming that will provide big ratings and an advertiser-friendly audience of diehard alumni in some of the country’s biggest media markets.

The difference between the two packages is that Fox Sports will carry the Big Ten football championship game every season, which is a strong draw each December. Fox also will have game selection advantages over ESPN, which almost certainly means that the coveted Michigan-Ohio State rivalry will move to Fox most years.

Before each season, the networks will pick the weeks where they get first choice of games. Fox will have the first pick every year; ESPN will have the second; Fox will have the third, and so on.

ESPN will carry Big Ten football games on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ESPNU will see far fewer Big Ten games than it has in the past.

With the BTN payout it works out to $40 mil plus per school per year.

"Student Athlete"...LMFAO

This is why we are here. THANKS FOR THE BAILOUT!!!

Best Wishes,

Rutgers

Looks like ESPN caved. That is a lot of dough for second tier rights. Especially for a company that has been slashing costs lately. I didn't think they would pony up and the rights would of been moved to someone else. Glad they are still keeping something with ESPN.  

Say what you want about Delany, but he knows how to make money.

Dr. Strangelove wrote:With the BTN payout it works out to $40 mil plus per school per year.

Anyone know what else with-in the university system brings in that kind of cheddar PER YEAR?

CheesySpartan wrote:

Dr. Strangelove wrote:With the BTN payout it works out to $40 mil plus per school per year.

Anyone know what else with-in the university system brings in that kind of cheddar PER YEAR?

Equestrian club

Nordic wrote:Looks like ESPN caved. That is a lot of dough for second tier rights. Especially for a company that has been slashing costs lately. I didn't think they would pony up and the rights would of been moved to someone else. Glad they are still keeping something with ESPN.  

Say what you want about Delany, but he knows how to make money.

But it's all about the Student Athlete....

Turtleneck wrote:

CheesySpartan wrote:

Anyone know what else with-in the university system brings in that kind of cheddar PER YEAR?

Equestrian club

Obviously...but what else???

CheesySpartan wrote:

Dr. Strangelove wrote:With the BTN payout it works out to $40 mil plus per school per year.

Anyone know what else with-in the university system brings in that kind of cheddar PER YEAR?

Tuition from the Chinese

Drug market in Sny-Phi basement

pulling69 wrote:

CheesySpartan wrote:

Anyone know what else with-in the university system brings in that kind of cheddar PER YEAR?

Tuition from the Chinese

You could charge EVERY student at MSU
$100000 and not even be close...

pulling69 wrote:

CheesySpartan wrote:

Anyone know what else with-in the university system brings in that kind of cheddar PER YEAR?

Tuition from the Chinese

Winner Winner General Tso Chicken Dinner !!!!!!!

pulling69 wrote:

CheesySpartan wrote:

Anyone know what else with-in the university system brings in that kind of cheddar PER YEAR?

Tuition from the Chinese

And their parking tickets