UFC Inks Record $7.7 Billion Paramount/CBS Deal, Ends Pay-Per-View.

Big news for fight fans. The way you watch the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is about to change, and your wallet will thank you. Get ready to say

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Benfica TV Rights: Carvalho Urges Leadership Amid Centralization Debate

A curious disagreement has erupted at Benfica, shining a light on who truly steers the ship. It’s all about television money, and the big question is: should

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They’ll actually get more money on the finalized deal.

“MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, who is one of the 11-member CFP Management Committee members, sent a memo to his league administrators saying that such reports (as The Athletic’s) are "incorrect" and premature.”

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10109849-report-cfp-management-committee-denies-rumors-about-6-year-78b-espn-tv-contract.amp.html

#cfb #collegefootball #playoffs #TVRights

Report: CFP Management Committee Denies Rumors About 6-Year, $7.8B ESPN TV Contract

There might not be a new contract extension between the College Football Playoff and ESPN after all. On Tuesday, Andrew Marchand, Nicole Auerbach, Stewart…

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How a storied 108 yr old #NCAA #CollegeAthletics conference collapsed in a matter of hours yesterday after a decade of strategic biz blunders. 8 out of 12 #Pac12 schools are moving on, leaving #Cal & #Stanford amongst the schools holding an empty bag in the great #TVrights switcheroo...and the main scapegoat is #commissioner #GeorgeKliavkoff

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/05/pac-12-collapse-tracing-the-12-strategic-blunders-that-led-to-doomsday/

Pac-12 collapse: Tracing 12 strategic blunders that led to Doomsday

Commissioners Larry Scott (past) and George Kliavkoff (present) and the university presidents all had a hand in the extinction event.

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#Britain, #Spain, #Italy, #Germany, and #France could face a broadcast blackout?!?
Well, perhaps these bastions of high-calibre soccer should boycott the event completely, and let #FIFA know where they can stick their broadcast rights!

#WomensWorldCup
#TvRights

#BBC #Olympics coverage misses events after loss of #TVRights | BBC | The Guardian

Another reason to ditch the #IOC and their grift.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/25/bbc-olympics-coverage-misses-events-after-selling-tv-rights

BBC Olympics coverage misses events after loss of TV rights

Viewers complain after rights-holder Discovery puts majority of events behind paywall