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Post by Tipp City Raider on Aug 14, 2008 18:33:41 GMT -5
CBS agrees to 15-year extension to carry SEC football, hoopsAug. 14, 2008 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference has agreed to a 15-year contract extension with CBS Sports to broadcast football and basketball games. The agreement announced Thursday takes effect next year. CBS will carry a football game of the week along with prime-time games and doubleheaders and continue to broadcast regular-season SEC basketball games. The agreement also covers other platforms, including certain digital and Internet rights. The league's TV deals with ESPN, Raycom Sports and FSN South expire after the academic year. SEC commissioner Mike Slive has said the SEC's options include an SEC Network similar to ones started by the Mountain West and Big Ten conferences and the NFL. SEC spokesman Charles Bloom said the league continues to explore its options. www.sportsline.com/general/story/10931909
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Post by Raider Alumni on Aug 14, 2008 18:39:32 GMT -5
The HL really needs to get a real TV deal. I like the HL network, but it isn't going to expose us to new potential fans. It also doesn't bring in any revenue for the conference.
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Post by Raider Alumni on Aug 14, 2008 20:50:14 GMT -5
We had one with foxsports up until 2 years ago. There is no reason we cannot get another one.
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Post by Raider Country on Aug 14, 2008 21:01:11 GMT -5
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Post by bballraider on Aug 15, 2008 18:03:30 GMT -5
The thing is, if the SEC and PAC10 and BIG IIX all start getting their own tv networks like the BIG10, then CBS, FOX, ESPN, etc. are going to have to find somebody to put on the air that they can afford. Now, depending how these networks allow access to their games to outside networks, this very well could open up some of the mid-major markets for television, especially the ones in major cities (ie. television markets) like the HL.
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Post by Raider Country on Aug 15, 2008 18:40:19 GMT -5
The MVC originally signed their TV contract with Foxsports in 2002. The were the 14th ranked conference that year. They added their contract with ESPNU in 2003 when they were the 12th ranked conference. The HL was the 11th ranked conference last year and 12th the year before. There is no reason we cannot sign a TV contract with a network like Foxsports or ESPNU. We may not get 54 games on TV, but their is no reason we cannot get 1-2 league game on TV each week. Our old contract with Foxsports was for 1 game per week.
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Post by Raider Alumni on Aug 15, 2008 18:48:53 GMT -5
The MVC is the best mid-major conference. Then the A-10, WCC, then HL. You are not going to get a deal like the MVC. You are making my point for me. The MVC, A-10, and WCC all have TV contracts. The HL should too. The MAC hasn't been as good as the HL lately, and they still have better coverage on the ESPN networks than us.
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Post by bballraider on Aug 15, 2008 19:28:13 GMT -5
The thing to check is whether the MVC is actually paying the networks to put their games on or whether they are getting paid.
The HL used to have games on FOX but the league was paying FOX to put those games on the air. LeCrone and the ADs then decided to take the money the league was paying to FOX, and put that into internet streaming (HLN) instead. I am sure getting games on TV is not a problem if you are willing to pay, but getting paid like the Big 6 conferences do, is another story. Getting advertisers willing to foot the bill for the games of mid-majors is tough in the current state. As I said in my earlier post, things could change if all the big conferences go to their own paying networks.
I am curious as to whether the A10 and MVC are getting their games on TV for free or not.
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Post by Raider Rowdies on Aug 15, 2008 20:59:45 GMT -5
Dennis Dodd August 14, 2008 Good news for me. CBS and SEC have hooked up for the next 15 years. Bad news for Fox. To my knowledge, there are no major-conference TV contracts up there for renewal. The Fox mothership remains in a somewhat awkward position of televising five college games a year -- the BCS games minus the Rose and the Cotton Bowl. When I talked to Fox Sports president Ed Goren in April he reiterated that the network was still looking for a regular-season piece. For now, the SEC was the last, most lucrative piece, available. dennis-dodd.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/9914375
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Post by Raider Alumni on Aug 20, 2008 18:24:00 GMT -5
If I were the Horizon commish … By Andy Katz ESPN.com I would improve the television contract. The Horizon League has been very competitive at the top. Butler, Cleveland State and Valparaiso all had legitimate postseason teams last season. Other teams in the league, like Wright State, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, Detroit and Illinois-Chicago have had good runs, too. But the Horizon League gets lost amid the power teams in the middle of the country. There are good league matchups that don't get seen. Butler's games at Valparaiso, Milwaukee and Cleveland State were all "rocking" last season, coach Brad Stevens said. Also, protecting the top seeds in the conference tournament has worked, with the best team from the regular season hosting the event, assuming it is in the final. If the bottom of the league gets better, then protecting the top seeds in the semis might need to be reviewed as well. sports.espn.go.com/ncb/notebook?page=notebook/shootaround/horizon
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Post by Glory Days on Aug 21, 2008 19:09:52 GMT -5
If I were the Horizon commish … By Andy Katz ESPN.com I would improve the television contract. The Horizon League has been very competitive at the top. Butler, Cleveland State and Valparaiso all had legitimate postseason teams last season. Other teams in the league, like Wright State, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, Detroit and Illinois-Chicago have had good runs, too. But the Horizon League gets lost amid the power teams in the middle of the country. There are good league matchups that don't get seen. Butler's games at Valparaiso, Milwaukee and Cleveland State were all "rocking" last season, coach Brad Stevens said. Also, protecting the top seeds in the conference tournament has worked, with the best team from the regular season hosting the event, assuming it is in the final. If the bottom of the league gets better, then protecting the top seeds in the semis might need to be reviewed as well. sports.espn.go.com/ncb/notebook?page=notebook/shootaround/horizon Sounds like Katz has been reading this message board.
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Post by Sixth Man on Aug 26, 2008 18:44:20 GMT -5
ESPN signs 15-year deal with SECAssociated Press August 25, 2008 The Southeastern Conference has signed a 15-year deal with ESPN reportedly worth more than $2 billion to televise sporting events, including football and men's and women's basketball. The agreement announced Monday is the longest ESPN has ever signed and matches the length of the powerhouse league's deal with CBS earlier in August. "This agreement makes the SEC the most widely distributed conference in the country," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. He declined to disclose financial terms. "The bottom line here is that fans of SEC football will have more access to games and better distribution than they ever have in the past," Slive added. The deal begins with the 2009-10 season and ends the league's look into starting a network to carry its sporting events. ESPN will have rights to every SEC home football game not on the network package and all league matchups will be shown on some outlet, including at least 20 a year on ESPN or ESPN2. That includes two primetime Thursday night matchups and Saturday night games. "We're thrilled with the historic nature of this deal," ESPN executive vice president John Skipper said, adding that college sports have been "part of our DNA" for nearly 30 years. "It's not hard to figure why we'd want to be involved with it, given the quality of SEC sports, for 15 more years." Alabama coach Nick Saban said the league's exposure nationally helps in recruiting and image. "One of the reasons that this league has developed into one of the top leagues in the country is because we have tremendous exposure," Saban said. "I think we had the best exposure from a TV standpoint in our last contract and this one is only going to enhance it more." The new deal will also add a second and third night of SEC basketball coverage on ESPN and ESPN2 each week. ABC will add two nationally televised regular-season hoops games and broadcast the SEC tournament semifinals and championship game. ESPN's various outlets will carry more than 5,500 SEC events over the 15-year period, including league championships in women's basketball, baseball, softball and gymnastics. The deal will end the SEC's affiliation with Raycom Sports, which has aired basketball since 1986 and SEC football since 1992. sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3553033
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Post by Nutt House on Aug 26, 2008 20:51:28 GMT -5
The Southeastern Conference has signed a 15-year deal with ESPN reportedly worth more than $2 billion to televise sporting events, including football and men's and women's basketball. WTF?
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Post by Raider Fanatic on Aug 27, 2008 19:10:07 GMT -5
The Southeastern Conference has signed a 15-year deal with ESPN reportedly worth more than $2 billion to televise sporting events, including football and men's and women's basketball. WTF? My thoughts exactly.
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Post by Glory Days on Sept 4, 2008 19:05:35 GMT -5
WAC, ESPN agree on extension through 2016-17ESPN.com September 4, 2008 The Western Athletic Conference and ESPN have agreed to a seven-year contract extension that will give the network multi-platform rights through the 2016-17 academic year. As a result of the comprehensive deal, ESPN will receive rights to distribute WAC football, basketball, Olympic sports and conference championships across its television networks, as well as ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV. As part of the agreement, ESPNU will obtain rights to televise conference-controlled games for the first time beginning with the 2008-09 season. "For the past five years, WAC football has benefited greatly from the exposure it has received from ESPN," said WAC commissioner Karl Benson. "The WAC values its relationship with the 'leader in college sports' and is confident that this extension will allow WAC football to continue to be a prominent player in the BCS. But just as important, this deal will finally get the WAC's men's basketball teams the type of national exposure it deserves. And finally, for the first time ever, women's basketball regular-season games will be aired on the ESPN networks along with the championship contests for volleyball and women's basketball." "The WAC is a significant player on the college landscape and we are thrilled they will call ESPN home through 2016-17," said ESPN senior vice president Burke Magnus. "You cannot talk championship level teams without including WAC members in that conversation. With this agreement, college sports fans will continue to see -- in a bigger and better way -- the quality and depth of the conference as well as the passion and enthusiasm of their supporters." sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3569332
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