Nobody wants them:
C-USA is undergoing a new round of negotiations for 2018, trying to recover from the collapse of rights fees in 2016. I’m hearing Sinclair wants out, which puts the whole ASN/Stadium thing in doubt, and beIN Sports wants out.
The league could land a game or two more from the ESPN empire, and all the ESPN3 games it can stand (with most of it university-produced, by the way). Expect CBS Sports to stick around; will another partner pop up?
I didn't think they had that much further to fall. Question remains how much more firm our feet are than theirs. Sinclair and Bein aren't exactly on our radar. I'm biased, but the deal they had with Twitter (which was through ASN/Stadium, which wants out) lead me to watch more Conference USA and Mountain West Conference games than I otherwise would have.
I'd be interested to know the exposure comparison between that and ESPN3.
C-USA is undergoing a new round of negotiations for 2018, trying to recover from the collapse of rights fees in 2016. I’m hearing Sinclair wants out, which puts the whole ASN/Stadium thing in doubt, and beIN Sports wants out.
The league could land a game or two more from the ESPN empire, and all the ESPN3 games it can stand (with most of it university-produced, by the way). Expect CBS Sports to stick around; will another partner pop up?
I didn't think they had that much further to fall. Question remains how much more firm our feet are than theirs. Sinclair and Bein aren't exactly on our radar. I'm biased, but the deal they had with Twitter (which was through ASN/Stadium, which wants out) lead me to watch more Conference USA and Mountain West Conference games than I otherwise would have.
I'd be interested to know the exposure comparison between that and ESPN3.
