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re: Pac-12 zooms past Big Ten, SEC in college sports revenue
Posted on 5/25/14 at 7:02 pm to Tigersessed
Posted on 5/25/14 at 7:02 pm to Tigersessed
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I'm curious because it seems to me everything is worded as the SEC will get a share of profits.
Devil is in the details and ESPN is ESPN.
Even if SEC got a share of ad revenue, ESPN could just inflate their expenses so there were no net profits from advertising. Part of why Delany went away from ESPN when forming the BTN. Without B1G owning the majority of BTN 51% they could not demand full disclosure from FOX on real revenues and expenses.
I view ESPN the same way Frank Pentangeli viewed Hyman Roth
Frank Pentangeli: Your father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth... but he never *trusted* Hyman Roth!
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Posted on 5/25/14 at 7:12 pm to Cheese Grits
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Even if SEC got a share of ad revenue, ESPN could just inflate their expenses so there were no net profits from advertising
That is not how the real world works. Especially when dealing with big business. Until some details are provided it does no good to guess. Keep trying to stir up the internet though.
Even if the SEC currently has no ad dollars share, in the next 20 years it will not surpass subscriber fees. At that point if ad dollars are trending up, the current deal will expire and anything is open to negotiation.
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