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2012 NCAA Television Revenue By Conference

As we’ve done in 2011 and previous years, here’s an updated list for the 2012 NCAA television revenue by conference for the BCS conferences. Note that there will be additional changes once league specific networks (like Pac-12 Network) are generating more money. Other contracts are expected to be altered to reflect new membership additions such as [...]

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Conference Realignment: What’s Up Next?

Feb 17th, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Big East Expansion & Realignment, Big Ten Expansion & Realignment, College Sports Television News, Conference USA Expansion & Realignment, Editorial, Featured News, Mountain West Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment, SEC Expansion & Realignment, Sun Belt Expansion & Realignment, WAC Expansion & Realignment

The Recap: So the ACC struck first by adding Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East. The SEC followed by adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12. The Big 12 then added TCU and WVU. And things seemed normal. Patterns remained intact. And we waited for the next, seemingly logical move. And then [...]

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2011 NCAA Television Revenue by Conference

Oct 3rd, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: College Sports Television News, Editorial, Featured News

As we’ve done in previous years, here’s an updated list for the 2011 NCAA television revenue by conference for the BCS conferences. Note that there will be additional changes once league specific networks (like Pac-12 Network) are finalized. Other contracts are expected to be altered to reflect new membership additions such as ACC, SEC and Big [...]

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Pac-12 Lands Richest TV Contract

May 3rd, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: College Sports Television News, Featured News, Pac-12 Expansion & Realignment

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott put out a number, $300 million per year for all Pac-12 media rights, saying that unless a broadcaster hit that number, the Pac-12 would hold onto at least one of their prized chess pieces. And when Fox and ESPN came to an agreement with the Pac-12 on a contract for nearly [...]

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Source: ESPN Won’t Pay for Pac-12 Football

Feb 17th, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: College Sports Television News, Pac-12 Expansion & Realignment

Some interesting insights on the state of the Pac-12 football television contract negotiations. There are many who have felt that ESPN has had bottomless pockets and would lock up western conference to add to it’s stable. But apparently, that is not the case. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News takes a stab at [...]

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Ebersol: Versus to be Re-Branded to include NBC Sports Brand

Feb 3rd, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: College Sports Television News, Editorial, Featured News

This week we saw NBC Sports President, Dick Ebersol make an official comment on the worst kept secret: that Versus would eventually be rebranded in some capacity as NBC Sports. Versus will be the primary NBC Sports network, that much seems to be known. But the regional networks will also likely be in the mix [...]

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Big 12 Considers Name Change

Dec 20th, 2010 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, College Sports Television News, Featured News

The running joke…a much overused one…has been that the Big Ten has 12 teams and the Big 12 has 10, so why not swap names? (gimme those ribs!). And this past week, we saw the Big Ten announce their new divisions names, with much public disgust. But for the Big 12, there has been much [...]

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2010 College Football TV Ratings

Dec 17th, 2010 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: College Sports Television News, Featured News

From the Sports Business Daily: Source: Sports Business Daily: CBS led all nets broadcasting college football this season with a 4.2 rating and 6.9 million viewers for its package of SEC games. The net this season topped ABC’s college football broadcasts for only the second time since ’90. However, CBS’ figures are down 4.5% from the [...]

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ACC TV Deal Almost Complete: $155 Million per Year

May 17th, 2010 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: College Sports Television News, Featured News

It’s being reported that the ACC and ESPN are on the verge of a TV deal that will pay them $1.86 billion over 12 years, an average of $155 million per year. That’s a huge increase over the current $67 million per year the conference makes. This boost will put the ACC third behind the [...]

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NCAA Agrees to Deal with CBS/Turner for Basketball Tournament – eyes 68 teams

Apr 22nd, 2010 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: College Sports Television News, Featured News, NCAA News

The NCAA has agreed to a 14 year, $11.8 billion dollar deal with CBS & Turner for an expanded basketball tournament, to start in 2011. The NCAA seems to initially favor expanding from 65 to 68 teams, by adding 3 more play-in games. But all signs point to an eventual 96 team scenario before the [...]

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2012 NCAA Television Revenue By Conference

Conference Realignment: What’s Up Next?

2011 NCAA Television Revenue by Conference

Pac-12 Lands Richest TV Contract

Source: ESPN Won’t Pay for Pac-12 Football

Ebersol: Versus to be Re-Branded to include NBC Sports Brand

Big 12 Considers Name Change

2010 College Football TV Ratings

ACC TV Deal Almost Complete: $155 Million per Year

NCAA Agrees to Deal with CBS/Turner for Basketball Tournament – eyes 68 teams

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