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Revitalized Pac-12 Can Work With Focus On TV Product
The Pac-12's rebirth is in progress, but the main thing it needs to keep focus on is being a cohesive and entertaining league -- and TV product, by extension.
Over Half Of College Football’s Audience Is Controlled By Two Conferences
iSpot data shows that this year's Big Ten and SEC could combine for over 57% (or more) of this year's college football viewing... which has some larger ramifications for the sport.
New Joint Venture Flattens Sports Streaming In Wake Of Media Rights Battles
Some of sports’ biggest rights holders are combining forces, in a move that makes us wonder what the point of escalating rights fees were to begin with.
College Football Playoff Pushes Sport Closer To TV-Based Consolidation
College Football’s consolidation looks assured following Sunday’s playoff selections that excluded Florida State.
College Sports Consolidation Is Now Just A Battle For Best TV Inventory
The Pac-12 was effectively killed off last week… by TV.
Does Big 12 Expansion Move TV/Fan Needle Enough For Conference?
Big 12 expansion is less about pulling ahead than it is about keeping pace with a rapidly evolving TV rights environment for college football.
Sports Are Cutting Themselves (And TV) To Pieces
It’s getting increasingly difficult for TV viewers to tune into all of the sporting events they want to watch… and it’s only poised to get tougher from here.
ESPN Pays Up For College Sports Rights Consolidation
The Big 12’s new TV deal shows how ESPN is going to use college sports to keep fans tuning in en masse.
College Football Playoff Expansion Gives Linear TV More Premium Inventory — For A Premium Price
An expanded College Football Playoff could be one of the most lucrative rights deals on TV as networks are still scrambling to keep audiences watching.
B1G Implications: What’s Next For Networks After Big Ten’s Record TV Rights Deal
The Big Ten’s record deal has lasting implications for the Big Four broadcast networks, ESPN and its own cable channel.
Reported UCLA, USC Plan To Join Big Ten Resets College Sports TV Rights
UCLA and USC leaving the Pac-12 could set off a chain of events that resets the college sports TV landscape.
ESPN's College Football TV Rights Consolidation Play
ESPN's the big winner when the dust settles on Texas and Oklahoma's move to the SEC.
Sports Media Rights: Current TV Deals and What's on the Horizon
The next few years. of sports media rights negotiations have an opportunity to alter TV... if any of the rightsholders really change, of course
Why Can't the Pac-12 Conference Just Figure Out TV?
The Pac-12's latest streaming announcement misses the mark once more as the league won't just focus on trying to get live games to fans.
Conference-Only College Football Season Could Have Numerous TV Effects
As college football conferences start trimming schedules for fall, it has major effects for both the schools and television partners alike.
Pac-12, Apple TV+ May Not be the Answer to Each Other's Problems
Apple TV+ and the Pac-12 are entering into a discussion because of the situations they've found themselves in. A deal may not fix those issues.
College Sports Success Continues to be Decided by TV Revenues
College sports have been staring down the changing dynamics of TV for some time. And while the top teams and conferences that drive most of the revenue around college athletics continue to find more ways to deliver content digitally, they’re still largely dependent on network deals to make money.
College Football Stares Down Major Changes in the Form of Cord-Cutting
College football's long been the beneficiaries of massive broadcast rights fees. But are those good times about to come to a halt?