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re: Will the SEC Network have the same success as the BTN?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 5:55 pm to IT_Dawg
Posted on 8/22/14 at 5:55 pm to IT_Dawg
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Hrmmmm, $23M per school added on from the SEC Network is waaaaaay more than BTN and LHN
Could you provide a definitive link to this claim? I have seen projections, but nothing concrete. Thank you.
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 6:10 pm to texashorn
ESPN has not released the profit share. The carriage contracts are also not part of the public record nor are the costs. It's a rough estimate.
Honestly the widely rumored 50/50 split makes little sense. I'd go into detailed reasons but the gist of it is that the question for the SEC was have a partner or not. Having a partner means (theoretically) a bigger pie but a smaller piece of it.
For ESPN the option was $0 or X%. Given missing on this meant $0 in profit and long term potentially losing the SEC altogether, even a 10% profit for ESPN is a win for them. No idea what the actual split is, but it's obvious the leverage is greatly in the SEC's favor and something as skewed as 80/20 to the SEC wouldn't really be unreasonable. It might also explain why everyone is so hesitant to release it.
Honestly the widely rumored 50/50 split makes little sense. I'd go into detailed reasons but the gist of it is that the question for the SEC was have a partner or not. Having a partner means (theoretically) a bigger pie but a smaller piece of it.
For ESPN the option was $0 or X%. Given missing on this meant $0 in profit and long term potentially losing the SEC altogether, even a 10% profit for ESPN is a win for them. No idea what the actual split is, but it's obvious the leverage is greatly in the SEC's favor and something as skewed as 80/20 to the SEC wouldn't really be unreasonable. It might also explain why everyone is so hesitant to release it.
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