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re: Football TV Contracts. CBS
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:21 am to RealDawg
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:21 am to RealDawg
Hopefully Sankey made the contract include a stipulation that ESPN has to remove the bottom line and treat at least the top 2 games like they would a CFP national championship or NBA Broadcast quality.
The current ESPN broadcast quality and losing 1/4 of your TV screen to scores and UFC ads is terrible.
The current ESPN broadcast quality and losing 1/4 of your TV screen to scores and UFC ads is terrible.
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Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:27 am to deeprig9
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When was the last time Florida got a CBS 3:30 spot, other than the annual UGA game?
I ask the same for Auburn.
Florida
09/24/2022 at Tennessee
Auburn
11/26/2022 at Alabama
10/08/2022 at Georgia
09/17/2022 v. Penn State
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:43 am to T
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losing 1/4 of your TV screen to scores and UFC ads is terrible.
Heard they’ve had to sell the time slot twice to break even. Get ready for a mini-Cornhole league picture in picture broadcast.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 9:27 am to RealDawg
By all accounts the big ten tv contracts, coming up, are more lucrative than the SEC tv contracts that are to take place. The business side of sports broadcasting is something I know nothing about.
Do big ten games bring more eyeballs to TV screens than SEC games? Are eyeballs the only relevant factor in these type of things? I know Ohio St and Michigan draw well, not sure about the rest of the conference.
Do any of you work in the field of sports broadcasting?
Do big ten games bring more eyeballs to TV screens than SEC games? Are eyeballs the only relevant factor in these type of things? I know Ohio St and Michigan draw well, not sure about the rest of the conference.
Do any of you work in the field of sports broadcasting?
Posted on 3/29/23 at 9:46 am to HonorThyWarEagle
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I hope the Big Ten enjoys Gary Danielson
I can see it now. During the Michigan/Ohio State game, "This is how Alabama can still make the playoffs."
Posted on 3/29/23 at 10:02 am to bunkerhill
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Do big ten games bring more eyeballs to TV screens than SEC games?
Don’t know if the big games get more weight, but tOSU-Michigan was highest rated game according to On3.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 10:30 am to bunkerhill
"By all accounts the big ten tv contracts, coming up, are more lucrative than the SEC tv contracts that are to take place. The business side of sports broadcasting is something I know nothing about. "
The SEC has more games that get big ratings nationally.
The SEC is suffering from long-term contracts that looked good at the time, but ended up being undervalued, while the Big Ten has gone back several times to let all the networks bid on their national deals .
Before A&M and Missouri joined the SEC, the conference had long-term contracts with ESPN and CBS, which kept them from making a conference network. When A&M and Missouri joined they renegotiated the ESPN contract, adding years to it and forming the conference network.
The renegotiation was profitable to the SEC, but it was surely not as much money as they would have gotten if they were allowed to go on the open market and let other networks bid on it. And it still is ongoing. I'm not sure, but I think it might end at the same time the new deal for the games of the week ends (2034!).
Meanwhile, the CBS payouts are very undervalued given the ratings the games have been getting. We saw how much more they got when it was finally brought to market a few years ago.
The SEC has more games that get big ratings nationally.
The SEC is suffering from long-term contracts that looked good at the time, but ended up being undervalued, while the Big Ten has gone back several times to let all the networks bid on their national deals .
Before A&M and Missouri joined the SEC, the conference had long-term contracts with ESPN and CBS, which kept them from making a conference network. When A&M and Missouri joined they renegotiated the ESPN contract, adding years to it and forming the conference network.
The renegotiation was profitable to the SEC, but it was surely not as much money as they would have gotten if they were allowed to go on the open market and let other networks bid on it. And it still is ongoing. I'm not sure, but I think it might end at the same time the new deal for the games of the week ends (2034!).
Meanwhile, the CBS payouts are very undervalued given the ratings the games have been getting. We saw how much more they got when it was finally brought to market a few years ago.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 10:34 am to RealDawg
Most of the SEC is in the Central Time Zone
Posted on 3/29/23 at 2:18 pm to RealDawg
SEC was beyond dumb to not keep CBS.
Their production is light years ahead of ESPN.
A very poor decision.
Plus you never put all your eggs in one basket.
Their production is light years ahead of ESPN.
A very poor decision.
Plus you never put all your eggs in one basket.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 2:38 pm to Godawgs4
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SEC was beyond dumb to not keep CBS.
Their production is light years ahead of ESPN.
A very poor decision.
Plus you never put all your eggs in one basket.
I thought it was dumb also. Perhaps I am not fully understanding all the facts of the matter.
I know Slive let CBS have a sweetheart deal in order to take the SEC nationwide.
I wonder if Sankey and the suits at CBS got into a spat when it came time to negotiate a new contract. Sankey said I will take my toys and go elsewhere and CBS said we will go to the big ten then.
I know the final deal with Disney has not been struck at the present time. With Texas and Oklahoma coming aboard, and both bring eyeballs, the final contract should be better than what has been quoted.
I question the wisdom of getting completely in bed with Disney.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 2:46 pm to Godawgs4
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SEC was beyond dumb to not keep CBS.
Their production is light years ahead of ESPN.
A very poor decision.
Plus you never put all your eggs in one basket.
Agreed X infinity.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 4:20 pm to Godawgs4
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SEC was beyond dumb to not keep CBS.
Their production is light years ahead of ESPN.
A very poor decision.
Plus you never put all your eggs in one basket.
Yes and no. CBS games for SEC teams were always treated as A games. ESPN games we played were lesser matchups and often got worse crews so it's not quite a complete picture. ESPN will figure out their feature games and I would expect the production on those games to be on par with the old 3.30 CBS games.
But yeah, the B team side of ESPN is really bad.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 4:58 pm to bunkerhill
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I wonder if Sankey and the suits at CBS got into a spat
The explanation has always been the new deal gets more nationwide eyes.
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