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):
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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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?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:
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.
I was always a sucker for the MW App being free, that was awesome. However, losing it is probably necessary for the conference to generate the revenue required to maintain competitiveness. I don't think that they mentioned the subscription price, but fingers crossed it's cheaper than B1G+ (12.99 monthly) though I have a feeling it'll be a similar if not equal price.
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
