The Big 12 lost one of the best national TV draws in college football (Nebraska), the most popular college team in its largest and fastest-growing market outside of the state of Texas (Colorado) and its conference championship… and then signs a contract for a 350% increase for its second tier cable football rights with Fox. [...]
Archive for April, 2011
What American Idol Viewers Show Us About Rising TV Sports Contracts
Posted: April 18, 2011 in Big East, Big Ten, College Basketball, College Football, Major League Baseball, NBA Basketball, NFL Football, NHL Hockey, SportsTags: American Idol, Big 12, Comcast, Dan Beebe, Fox, NBC, Pac-12, Rupert Murdoch, SEC
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Big East Says No Va to Nova For Now
Posted: April 11, 2011 in Big East, SportsTags: Big East Expansion, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Villanova Wildcats, West Virginia Mountaineers
Back in the fall, the Big East extended an “invitation” to Villanova to move up from Division I-AA football and join the football side of the conference. After several postponements on a decision by Villanova, the school’s Board of Trustees was finally prepared to vote today to approve the football upgrade. However, the Big East [...]
