Update on B1G Media Deal

[Chickadee34]

Sports Media: Fox Sports consults Big Ten in media rights negotiations

A curious situation has been afoot during Big Ten media rights negotiations this year that has caused a lot of head scratching by TV network and digital executives. Two senior Fox Sports executives — Mark Silverman and Larry Jones — are taking active roles during the conference’s media rights...

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

 

[The Spin Meister]

Sports Media: Fox Sports consults Big Ten in media rights negotiations

A curious situation has been afoot during Big Ten media rights negotiations this year that has caused a lot of head scratching by TV network and digital executives. Two senior Fox Sports executives — Mark Silverman and Larry Jones — are taking active roles during the conference’s media rights...

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

Strange twists there. But some really big bucs acomin to the B1G.

Looks like some games will be streaming only, which sucks. But money talks.

 

[heckmans]

If I never had to turn on ESPN to watch another game, I would not shed a tear.