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Lachlan Murdoch on New Sports Rights at FOX: ‘I Wouldn’t Expect Anything Dramatic’
"We're constantly adjusting, but we do it with, I think, a real commitment to discipline in terms of what rights we would acquire or dispose of.”
Inflation of Sports Rights is Unsustainable
"Forbes estimates around $26 billion in rights fees will be paid this year looking at payments and revenue from network TV, regional sports networks, and streaming services."
Adam Silver: NBA ‘Much More Valuable Now Than We Were in the Old Days’
"What we’re seeing in television is that the internet has disrupted this business just like it has virtually every other business. But there’s still enormous interest in premium live sports programing."
Live Sports Rights Expected To Reach $30 Billion By 2025
"Streaming platforms entering the fight for these rights have increased their value in a major way."
If Pac-12 Can’t Get TV Deal Right It Can’t Survive
"If Pac-12 games really are airing on Saturdays after twenty-year-old reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond and an infomercial for Rodent Sheriff, would schools like Utah and Oregon want to stick around?"
Pac-12 Media Deal Expected to Put Less Than 50% of Games on TV
"The big five networks are seeing their available inventory to air Pac-12 games disappear."
CBS, ESPN Have Had Media Rights Discussions With New-Look Conference USA
“The No. 1 thing we’ve heard from our fans in the current deal is the confusion of where and when we play, and it’s been difficult to find,” Western Kentucky Athletic Director Todd Stewart said.
ESPN and Pac-12 Are Hundreds of Millions Apart For New Deal
The two sides are hundred of millions apart in terms of partnering again.
ESPN Is ‘Flexible’ on TV Rights for College Football Playoff
“We’ve been clear to anyone who is interested that we are very willing to be flexible here and be creative in terms of this expansion,” ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in an interview.
FOX, ESPN Leaders for New College Football Playoff Media Rights
“Certainly, Fox and ESPN are the leading contenders in the house,” said Thompson.