Fox Sports 1 Update

[MUPanther]

From the talk about Gonzaga to go to the Big 12- this bit-
Lost in all the football chatter is that ESPN gets the first 20 picks of men’s basketball games each season in the Big 12’s new media rights deal (as reported in last night’s SBJ College). The Gonzaga news suddenly makes that a lot more relevant.

Maybe. I just think more that is ESPN paying around $245M per year to FOX $135. That was from Michael Smith with the first 20 picks to ESPN. Of course to stock up on Kansas.

Still wondering how many games FOX Sports will be getting.

[stever20]

CBS deal is a sublicense deal with FOX Sports for 20 games. That's different from splitting the package.

Right. I think the Big East is going to be seeing a split package. It won't just be Fox controlling everything IMO.

[MUPanther]

ESPN 'College GameDay' mainstay Chris 'The Bear' Fallica reportedly leaving for Fox Sports


https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-college-g ... K4jmQOIbmt

[stever20]

ESPN 'College GameDay' mainstay Chris 'The Bear' Fallica reportedly leaving for Fox Sports


https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-college-g ... K4jmQOIbmt

GameDay gonna be a lot different going forward for sure. Have got to think this year will be it for Corso. He's 87 and missed a lot of time this year.

Will be interesting to see if Fox does more moves to make their pregame show even better....

[MUPanther]

Fox will continue broadcasting Major League Soccer games in the United States as part of a four-year agreement, ending the run of ESPN and ABC, which had carried matches since the league launched in 1996.

MLS chose only one television partner in the U.S. due to its 10-year partnership with Apple that begins next season. The rights deal with Apple, announced in July, allows fans to watch every game without local blackouts or restrictions.

MLS deputy commissioner Gary Stevenson noted the media deals, beginning with Apple, were built with a streaming-first mentality. The league has found 83% of its fans watch sports on streaming devices or recorded TV during an average week, up from 52% for all TV viewers.

"The original idea was to create what is primarily a streaming package and also add to that great linear agreements with partners that we know well. We're very happy with what we're going to be able to offer. We think it's going to be a great fan experience," Stevenson said.

Fox, TSN and RDS also have rights to the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Fox Sports will carry at least 34 regular-season, eight playoff matches and the MLS Cup championship game. At least 15 regular-season games will air on Fox, with the remainder on FS1. All Fox and FS1 matches will air in Spanish on Fox Deportes

The agreement also includes 16 Leagues Cup matches on FS1 through the round of 16. Beginning next season, the Leagues Cup will be a summer competition between MLS teams and Liga MX clubs. TelevisaUnivision will air 21 Leagues Cup matches, including the final.

Stevenson said it also made more sense to go with one linear partner in the U.S. due to the league's desire to have a more streamlined schedule. Most matches next season will be played on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. local time and some on Wednesdays.

[Xudash]

ESPN 'College GameDay' mainstay Chris 'The Bear' Fallica reportedly leaving for Fox Sports


https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-college-g ... K4jmQOIbmt

Holy crap. I find that to be very telling.

[MUPanther]

ESPN 'College GameDay' mainstay Chris 'The Bear' Fallica reportedly leaving for Fox Sports


https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-college-g ... K4jmQOIbmt

Holy crap. I find that to be very telling.

How so? I would just think FOX Sports is paying him more money.

[stever20]

ESPN 'College GameDay' mainstay Chris 'The Bear' Fallica reportedly leaving for Fox Sports


https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-college-g ... K4jmQOIbmt

Holy crap. I find that to be very telling.

How so? I would just think FOX Sports is paying him more money.

I agree with Dash. Even if it's just paying him more money, Fox wanting to do that is very telling. I think they want to beef up their pregame show.

[MUPanther]

Val Ackerman said on Wednesday that in the upcoming months the Big East and Fox Sports will have conversations about a renewal deal. She said, Fox has been for us and we have been good for them. We hope to be in business together for years to come.

[FenwayFriar]

Some more quotes from Val:

https://frontofficesports.com/basketball-conference-can-still-survive-thrive-in-ncaa/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=article-sharing

As for inking a more competitive media rights contract, the current deal with Fox isn’t up until 2025. But Ackerman said she hopes to start talks with Fox before the official renewal negotiating window starts next February.

“It’s too early to say where that deal will land — and how we adapt to the changing media landscape,” Ackerman said. “Because it’s not the same as it was 10 years ago. There’s players now that didn’t exist. We’re now into a world of streaming.”

A representative from the network was unavailable to comment for this story, but a spokesperson sent the following stats: The men’s regular-season games averaged 779,000 viewers — a tie for the most-watched regular season ever on Fox. The women’s season averaged 285,000 viewers, the most across networks ever.