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03-04-2008, 04:00 PM
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Big Ten could reap $2.8B from network deal
News Corp. projects that the Big Ten Network could pay $2.8 billion to the Big Ten Conference over the 25-year life of its deal to operate the channel, according to the media company?s most recent 10-Q federal filing, which provided the first glimpse of its agreement with the conference.
The Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp. has a 20-year contract with the Big Ten, with an option for five more years.
The total payout over the term of the 25-year agreement is based on profit projections by News Corp., and the money distributed to the schools on the front end will be significantly less than the average over the life of the deal.
Entire article: Big Ten could reap $2.8B from network deal
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03-04-2008, 04:10 PM
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i wonder what the impact of the BTN and increasing the b10 schedule to 18 games had on this basketball season for the big ten...
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03-08-2008, 12:09 PM
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For TSUN, increasing darkness in the afternoon...
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Originally Posted by ScriptOhio
News Corp. projects that the Big Ten Network could pay $2.8 billion to the Big Ten Conference over the 25-year life of its deal to operate the channel, according to the media company?s most recent 10-Q federal filing, which provided the first glimpse of its agreement with the conference.
The Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp. has a 20-year contract with the Big Ten, with an option for five more years.
The total payout over the term of the 25-year agreement is based on profit projections by News Corp., and the money distributed to the schools on the front end will be significantly less than the average over the life of the deal.
Entire article: Big Ten could reap $2.8B from network deal |
If I am right, this is a $66 million deal this year that escalates about 4% a year in their projections. So, even if the inflation rate hangs at about 4%, it's about $6 million a year per university in 2008 dollars.
Sounds a whole lot less impressive when you think about how many alumni are angered by not being able to see their team.
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03-09-2008, 01:51 PM
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Time for a Single Malt and a Cigar.....
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Sounds a whole lot less impressive when you think about how many alumni are angered by not being able to see their team.
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Nothing like living in the City that hosts the B10 Mens and Womens Championships and not being able to get any B10 games on the City's major cable provider.
So glad that I can watch SEC, B12, and ACC games until the cows come home....
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03-10-2008, 10:30 PM
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Good news on the Comcast front.
Big Ten Network, Comcast nearing deal | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
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According to a source close to the negotiations, Comcast and the BTN have made significant progress toward a deal and only an unforeseen setback would prevent it from being on the cable system by football season.
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03-10-2008, 10:37 PM
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Another story on the Comcast deal.
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After a flurry of backroom deals, the Big Ten Network appears poised to land its most significant carriage deal to date, as top executives from Comcast and the network have agreed on the framework of an agreement, according to sources from both sides.
A signed deal could still be weeks, or even months, away, as lawyers from both sides hammer out the specifics. Snags still could develop, but sources are optimistic that a deal will get done.
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03-11-2008, 12:02 AM
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grinning from ear to ear...this is great news. This deal needs to get done.
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03-11-2008, 10:21 PM
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Negotiations continue over issues such as new media and video on demand, but officials expressed a high level of optimism that a deal would be completed, certainly in time for football season.
One insider quantified his optimism as a 95 out of 100.
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Some less than reassuring news for those of you with Time Warner though...
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But BTN officials hope a Comcast agreement would pressure the other cable companies to follow suit, although sources say the BTN has had virtually no dialogue with Time Warner.
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04-14-2008, 10:23 PM
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