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On Oct 26, 4:55 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118061320?refCatId=14
>
> NBC wins rights to English Premier League
> New pact begins next year, runs through 2016
> By Variety Staff
>
> Europe's highly popular English Premier League soccer matches are
> moving from Fox and ESPN to NBC and its cable subsidiaries.
>
> The new pact begin next year and runs through 2016.
>
> The EPL's move to NBC and the NBC Sports Network underscores the
> importance of live sports in an age of heavy DVR usage. Professional
> leagues can obtain huge rights fees from networks because viewers are
> forced to watch commercials during games, rather than fast forward
> through them when watching hours or days later.
>
> The value of the deal of the deal was estimated to be approximately
> $250 million. It is likely NBC may schedule a game Sunday afternoons
> to compete against the NFL on Fox and CBS.
>
> Last year Fox won the rights to the World Cup from ESPN. The loss of
> the World Cup and EPL to ESPN is surprising in that the mammoth sports
> cabler has very much pushed the importance of global growth, and the
> net's topper, John Skipper, is a huge soccer advocate.
>
> Fox will retain rights to UEFA's Champions League and Europa League.
>
> Said Fox in a statement on the loss of the Premier League: "We were
> disappointed to learn that the English Premier League has elected to
> move forward with a different media partner despite Fox Sports Media
> Group's aggressive bid. Fox Soccer has been the primary U.S. voice of
> EPL for almost two decades, and has done much over the years to
> increase its popularity, value and availability. We wish them well."
>
> NBC also owns the rights to Major League Soccer.
http://radiodiscussions.com/smf/index.php?topic=222165.0
on: Yesterday at 03:21:56 PM »
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2012/10/26/EPL.aspx
Quote
Sources say NBC's bid would pay the EPL around $83M per year, an
amount that would more than triple the $23M per year that Fox
currently pays. Sources say Fox and ESPN have been told that their
joint bid was not accepted. It is not clear if the Al Jazeera network,
BeIN Sport, still is in the running. The emergence of NBC Universal as
the clear front-runner in this bidding process comes as a surprise. In
the weeks leading up to the bidding process, NBC sources downplayed
the company's interest.
Big, huge news if this thing goes as expected. This also coming at the
heels of the Big East's decision not to accept a deal with ESpiN
during its exclusive negotiating window with them and go to the open
market starting next month.
All of a sudden, with the Formula 1 deal, the possible move of the Dan
Patrick Show to NBCSN starting next week, the EPL and possibly some
part of the Big East deal going ahead, some day we may no longer view
NBCSN as a complete joke of a sports network. Don't get me wrong, with
all those things they still have a way to go to threaten ESpiN's
dominance but once other sports leagues see that they have other
options then things will get more interesting. And this is what ESpiN
is deathly afraid of.
One organization that should be watching closely is MLS. If Fox Soccer
loses the EPL long-term then Fox will be forced to compete for
properties that they may not have shown interest in before, like the
Big East and MLS. Fox Soccer might get re-branded but "Fox Sports One"
will still need content to fill out hours in certain months and this
is where college basketball and domestic soccer could help out.
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 06:16:23 PM »
Quote from: stationless listener on Yesterday at 03:21:56 PM
Don't get me wrong, with all those things they still have a way to go
to threaten ESpiN's dominance but once other sports leagues see that
they have other options then things will get more interesting. And
this is what ESpiN is deathly afraid of.
This is partly why most of ESPN's content deals recently have been for
five or more years. ESPN is trying to hedge its bets by holding onto
properties like Monday Night Football through 2021.
Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 10:46:46 PM »
While not as an amazing grab as MLB rights, this will definitely add
hours and hours of must watch programming to both NBC Sports Network's
schedule and possibly NBC's schedule. I don't know about you guys, but
it seems that EPL is getting more popular in the United States and
this is the right move for NBC. Also a good move adding Dan Patrick in
the mornings, it would be a great compliment to The Lights. NBC should
also think about adding Nick and Artie on late nights.
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 11:12:18 PM »
NBCSN still needs a major sport (sorry NHL) so they can in turn charge
cable operators more.
NBA expires in 2016 and they have to try and outbid Turner.
http://fangsbites.com/2012/10/breaking-nbc-emerges-as-frontrunner-for-english-premier-league-us-rights/
http://fangsbites.com/2012/10/a-nbc-sports-themed-sports-media-thoughts-post/
The news broken by Sports Business Daily’s John Ourand on Friday that
NBC appears to be the leader in the clubhouse for the US rights for
the English Premier League has to feel like a bullet in the head to
incumbents Fox Soccer and ESPN. When the bidding for the rights began
this month, it appeared the current rightsholders, Fox/ESPN would
continue for another three years beginning with the 2013-14 season.
However, news broke today that the English Premier League had informed
Fox/ESPN that it would no longer require its services. Ourand reported
that NBC’s bid would triple Fox’s current fee of $23 million per year.
An announcement is expected next week.
Of course, the Al Jazeera-owned beIN Sport which launched in the US in
August has expressed its interest in the US rights, but it’s not known
if it actually bid.
Let’s say for argument’s sake that NBC wins the rights, it would be a
huge win. NBC Sports Network could conceivably air EPL games on
Saturday and Sunday mornings plus air Monday afternoon games. Matches
could be sublicensed to another network or placed on another
NBCUniversal property like the Comcast SportsNet affiliates.
The English Premier League makes a nice compliment to the Major League
Soccer games that air on both NBC and NBCSN. And if the EPL bid is
successful, it suddenly gives the Peacock some street cred with soccer
fans.
Plus, this is a huge blow to Fox Soccer which has heavily depended on
the English Premier League for programming. And ESPN which already
lost the World Cup and now 80 EPL games finds itself with just MLS
once the 2014 World Cup concludes.
Brett McMurphy at ESPN.com reports that the Big East conference is
letting its exclusive 60 day negotiating window with ESPN lapse and
will now start talk with Fox and NBC Sports.
While the Big East can still sign a deal with ESPN, the conference is
taking a gamble that it can get a megadeal similar to what other major
college leagues received. The Big East left big money on the table
when it rejected a long-term deal from ESPN last year choosing to shop
around. Now with its exclusive window with the alleged Worldwide
Leader coming to an end, the Big East will get courted especially by
NBC.
Over the last year, NBC Sports Network has picked up rights to the
A-10, CAA, Ivy League and the Mountain West conferences, but it would
be a huge win to get the Big East, a league that has been with ESPN
since its inception.
Fox might be in just to drive up the bidding, but now with losing the
EPL and Formula 1, it needs some inventory for its soon-to-be-launched
Fox Sports 1 channel. If the Big East can convince either Fox or NBC
or perhaps even both to pony up, the conference might be in line to
see fees on par with the ACC. It will be interesting to see how it all
plays out.
Suddenly, NBC Sports Network’s future looks a bit brighter than it did
earlier this month. And if it gets a piece of the NASCAR schedule next
year, then NBCSN’s programming with the NHL (if it ever returns),
English Premier League, MLS, Big East, Formula 1 and the other
aforementioned properties makes the channel a decent challenger. Don’t
forget the NBA contract bidding in 2014 also is looming.
> http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118061320?refCatId=14
>
> NBC wins rights to English Premier League
> New pact begins next year, runs through 2016
> By Variety Staff
>
> Europe's highly popular English Premier League soccer matches are
> moving from Fox and ESPN to NBC and its cable subsidiaries.
>
> The new pact begin next year and runs through 2016.
>
> The EPL's move to NBC and the NBC Sports Network underscores the
> importance of live sports in an age of heavy DVR usage. Professional
> leagues can obtain huge rights fees from networks because viewers are
> forced to watch commercials during games, rather than fast forward
> through them when watching hours or days later.
>
> The value of the deal of the deal was estimated to be approximately
> $250 million. It is likely NBC may schedule a game Sunday afternoons
> to compete against the NFL on Fox and CBS.
>
> Last year Fox won the rights to the World Cup from ESPN. The loss of
> the World Cup and EPL to ESPN is surprising in that the mammoth sports
> cabler has very much pushed the importance of global growth, and the
> net's topper, John Skipper, is a huge soccer advocate.
>
> Fox will retain rights to UEFA's Champions League and Europa League.
>
> Said Fox in a statement on the loss of the Premier League: "We were
> disappointed to learn that the English Premier League has elected to
> move forward with a different media partner despite Fox Sports Media
> Group's aggressive bid. Fox Soccer has been the primary U.S. voice of
> EPL for almost two decades, and has done much over the years to
> increase its popularity, value and availability. We wish them well."
>
> NBC also owns the rights to Major League Soccer.
http://radiodiscussions.com/smf/index.php?topic=222165.0
on: Yesterday at 03:21:56 PM »
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2012/10/26/EPL.aspx
Quote
Sources say NBC's bid would pay the EPL around $83M per year, an
amount that would more than triple the $23M per year that Fox
currently pays. Sources say Fox and ESPN have been told that their
joint bid was not accepted. It is not clear if the Al Jazeera network,
BeIN Sport, still is in the running. The emergence of NBC Universal as
the clear front-runner in this bidding process comes as a surprise. In
the weeks leading up to the bidding process, NBC sources downplayed
the company's interest.
Big, huge news if this thing goes as expected. This also coming at the
heels of the Big East's decision not to accept a deal with ESpiN
during its exclusive negotiating window with them and go to the open
market starting next month.
All of a sudden, with the Formula 1 deal, the possible move of the Dan
Patrick Show to NBCSN starting next week, the EPL and possibly some
part of the Big East deal going ahead, some day we may no longer view
NBCSN as a complete joke of a sports network. Don't get me wrong, with
all those things they still have a way to go to threaten ESpiN's
dominance but once other sports leagues see that they have other
options then things will get more interesting. And this is what ESpiN
is deathly afraid of.
One organization that should be watching closely is MLS. If Fox Soccer
loses the EPL long-term then Fox will be forced to compete for
properties that they may not have shown interest in before, like the
Big East and MLS. Fox Soccer might get re-branded but "Fox Sports One"
will still need content to fill out hours in certain months and this
is where college basketball and domestic soccer could help out.
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 06:16:23 PM »
Quote from: stationless listener on Yesterday at 03:21:56 PM
Don't get me wrong, with all those things they still have a way to go
to threaten ESpiN's dominance but once other sports leagues see that
they have other options then things will get more interesting. And
this is what ESpiN is deathly afraid of.
This is partly why most of ESPN's content deals recently have been for
five or more years. ESPN is trying to hedge its bets by holding onto
properties like Monday Night Football through 2021.
Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 10:46:46 PM »
While not as an amazing grab as MLB rights, this will definitely add
hours and hours of must watch programming to both NBC Sports Network's
schedule and possibly NBC's schedule. I don't know about you guys, but
it seems that EPL is getting more popular in the United States and
this is the right move for NBC. Also a good move adding Dan Patrick in
the mornings, it would be a great compliment to The Lights. NBC should
also think about adding Nick and Artie on late nights.
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 11:12:18 PM »
NBCSN still needs a major sport (sorry NHL) so they can in turn charge
cable operators more.
NBA expires in 2016 and they have to try and outbid Turner.
http://fangsbites.com/2012/10/breaking-nbc-emerges-as-frontrunner-for-english-premier-league-us-rights/
http://fangsbites.com/2012/10/a-nbc-sports-themed-sports-media-thoughts-post/
The news broken by Sports Business Daily’s John Ourand on Friday that
NBC appears to be the leader in the clubhouse for the US rights for
the English Premier League has to feel like a bullet in the head to
incumbents Fox Soccer and ESPN. When the bidding for the rights began
this month, it appeared the current rightsholders, Fox/ESPN would
continue for another three years beginning with the 2013-14 season.
However, news broke today that the English Premier League had informed
Fox/ESPN that it would no longer require its services. Ourand reported
that NBC’s bid would triple Fox’s current fee of $23 million per year.
An announcement is expected next week.
Of course, the Al Jazeera-owned beIN Sport which launched in the US in
August has expressed its interest in the US rights, but it’s not known
if it actually bid.
Let’s say for argument’s sake that NBC wins the rights, it would be a
huge win. NBC Sports Network could conceivably air EPL games on
Saturday and Sunday mornings plus air Monday afternoon games. Matches
could be sublicensed to another network or placed on another
NBCUniversal property like the Comcast SportsNet affiliates.
The English Premier League makes a nice compliment to the Major League
Soccer games that air on both NBC and NBCSN. And if the EPL bid is
successful, it suddenly gives the Peacock some street cred with soccer
fans.
Plus, this is a huge blow to Fox Soccer which has heavily depended on
the English Premier League for programming. And ESPN which already
lost the World Cup and now 80 EPL games finds itself with just MLS
once the 2014 World Cup concludes.
Brett McMurphy at ESPN.com reports that the Big East conference is
letting its exclusive 60 day negotiating window with ESPN lapse and
will now start talk with Fox and NBC Sports.
While the Big East can still sign a deal with ESPN, the conference is
taking a gamble that it can get a megadeal similar to what other major
college leagues received. The Big East left big money on the table
when it rejected a long-term deal from ESPN last year choosing to shop
around. Now with its exclusive window with the alleged Worldwide
Leader coming to an end, the Big East will get courted especially by
NBC.
Over the last year, NBC Sports Network has picked up rights to the
A-10, CAA, Ivy League and the Mountain West conferences, but it would
be a huge win to get the Big East, a league that has been with ESPN
since its inception.
Fox might be in just to drive up the bidding, but now with losing the
EPL and Formula 1, it needs some inventory for its soon-to-be-launched
Fox Sports 1 channel. If the Big East can convince either Fox or NBC
or perhaps even both to pony up, the conference might be in line to
see fees on par with the ACC. It will be interesting to see how it all
plays out.
Suddenly, NBC Sports Network’s future looks a bit brighter than it did
earlier this month. And if it gets a piece of the NASCAR schedule next
year, then NBCSN’s programming with the NHL (if it ever returns),
English Premier League, MLS, Big East, Formula 1 and the other
aforementioned properties makes the channel a decent challenger. Don’t
forget the NBA contract bidding in 2014 also is looming.
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