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MWC TV Deal Announced

Bummer. Thought we might finally escape CBS Sports Network. Happy about CW although.

If the money is going to be pretty much shitty regardless, would have preferred ESPN for ease of access.
 
cowpokeguy said:

Mountain West Announces New Media Rights Package in Collaboration with CBS Sports, FOX Sports, The CW Network, and Kiswe

themw.com themw.com

Intial take aways:
- No revenue numbers mentioned...so take from that what you'd like
- Decent coverage across CBS, Fox, and CW (though could be odd time windows)
- The previously free MW app is now a pay add on to Prime Video
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There's a lot of chatter on X about how The Athletic is reporting that revenue is neutral, however I think it's worth putting up the entire section from that article as it isn't clear that revenue stays neutral because of the TV deal, or if it's neutral because the MW is paying schools from its reserves (obviously not sustainable, and basically a bet that the MW gets a payout from the PAC settlement):

Financials of the deal were not disclosed, but Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez confirmed that legacy conference members will not see a decrease from the previous media rights payout of around $3.5 million per year, which was promised in the grant of rights, whether the money comes entirely from the TV deal or is drawn in part from league reserves.
Here is a gift link to the full article:
www.nytimes.com

Mountain West finalizes new TV deal ahead of its first season post-Pac-12 exodus

For all the drama around the two conferences’ fight for members, the Mountain West and Pac-12's new TV deals are quite similar in exposure.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
cowpokeguy said:
There's a lot of chatter on X about how The Athletic is reporting that revenue is neutral, however I think it's worth putting up the entire section from that article as it isn't clear that revenue stays neutral because of the TV deal, or if it's neutral because the MW is paying schools from its reserves (obviously not sustainable, and basically a bet that the MW gets a payout from the PAC settlement):

Financials of the deal were not disclosed, but Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez confirmed that legacy conference members will not see a decrease from the previous media rights payout of around $3.5 million per year, which was promised in the grant of rights, whether the money comes entirely from the TV deal or is drawn in part from league reserves.
Here is a gift link to the full article:
www.nytimes.com

Mountain West finalizes new TV deal ahead of its first season post-Pac-12 exodus

For all the drama around the two conferences’ fight for members, the Mountain West and Pac-12's new TV deals are quite similar in exposure.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Doesn't the fact that Gloria is saying this only applies to "legacy conference members" pretty much tell you that the difference is being made up via MWC reserves?

I just don't see a scenario where the MWC per team media deal can be at the same level it was before so many current teams decided to depart. There is no doubt that the MWC is now a weaker conference made up of teams with very little national appeal.
 
I could be misremembering the limited information released on the PAC 12 deal but they sound pretty similar as far a the number of games and availability. We will probably never know the actual numbers from either, which is probably where the difference is.
 
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