The way I read it was the conference and ESPN were far apart on money.
Looks like ESPN probably doesn’t have enough money to pay for all the content they want. F them.
The SEC f’ed up by not going after markets too. The B1G is positioned to do very well because they made very solid business decisions. The SEC crowd doesn’t understand that the B1G led viewership and revenue already. They also can’t grasp that these companies pay regardless if the cable/streaming companies get all the viewers. Basically it moved the B1G network to basic in more viewing areas and households. They pay wether they watch or not. That’s why a team like UCLA is more valuable to the B1G than say a Clemson or Ga Tech.
ND will struggle finding opponents at some point. Won’t be enough quality teams left to schedule.
That more realignment is coming sooner than we might think. It was an interview. He was pretty open about it too. Like the SEC just lost the pie eating contest and sucked at pin the tail on the donkey. Sticking with ESPN probably hurt them.
I think Stanford will be in. ASU, Washington and Oregon probably too. Stanford vs Michigan for the academic bowl.
There are a lot of BT grads in Cali, so even the lower marquee USC/UCLA games against the rest of the tilt will draw eyeballs.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU 200 million households as of Jan 2022.
What? This deal is mostly on regular network TV and ESPN has lost market share every year. They’ve been an almost dumpster fire of crappy programming for years. They already cater to the SEC. So now they get what they ask for. If you haven’t noticed the B1G hasn’t won anything yet their popularity is still higher than the SEC. The numbers say so. Hopefully the flood of cash helps. ESPN will reap what they have sowed. Inmho.
Not anymore. The B1G just lopped off over a 1/3 of their clout. They don’t have the money.
The info I provided above was after this date. They still tower over FS1/2ESPN is in for a rude awakening.
ESPN Pay-TV Carriage Fell Another 10% To End Fiscal 2021 At 76 Million U.S. Households
ESPN continues to lose pay-TV distribution and shrank another 10% in fiscal 2021, to 76 million U.S. households.deadline.com
Disney's shift to streaming puts ESPN in awkward position of clinging to the past
Disney has executed the transition to streaming effectively, but its popular ESPN channels are still reliant on traditional pay TV.www.cnbc.com
If you put both main channels head to head FS1 is leading. That’s were the main tier 1 content is. 80 million vs. 75 million. They are losing 8-10% a year while Fox is gaining. You think splitting with the B1G will not change those ratings even more? Also, with cable losing households espn platform going forward will make those other channels worth less and less.
ESPN is the 2nd most watched channel on cable. FS1 is 38th. The ESPN audience is over five times that of FS1. The new Big 10 deal will be great for the member schools, but ESPN likely didn’t mind pushing up the price their competitors will have to pay while still being the carrier for the ACC, the SEC, and their respective networks.
That’s not the issue. It’s how many homes it’s in not viewers per se. ESPN main channel has 75 million households FS1 has 80million. The info is there. Read it. The B1G is also winning the viewership battle. Markets matter and ESPN just gave up a big chunk.
I read the info. The viewership battle is easily won by ESPN, who has over five times as many viewers as FS1. I understand the household figures, but ESPN still outpaces FS1 by a considerable margin.
I’m with you.
Personally I think FOX has a better pre game show than ESPN. They do a terrific job of actually breaking the games down. I also like Joel Klatt and Gus Johnson. I don’t know if Gary Danielson and Brad Nessler will stay with CBS when the SEC leaves but they are very good. On a very positive note… The days of having to hear Beth Mowins will be ending.
I don’t. The B1G and ESPN have been moving away from each other for a decade. The campy analysis from the game day crew has been turning people off especially with SEC slant. ESPN has dictated what the experts should talk about than real analysis. This is why FS1 has been gaining on them. The only thing that has kept ESPN going is they are on in sports bars. I saw an interview stating this and the numbers back it up. I can’t tell you the last time I watched espn at my house or on my phone. Only time I have is at the bar. That’s how they get those viewership numbers. You wait and see what happens now with the B1G moving away from ESPN. Bars will be forced to change the channel.
That’s changing and changing fast.
Only thing saving espn is the sports bars.
