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They're doing it right. Props to Larry Scott tbh. Better than dip dumb Dan Beebe.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...ional-networks
More $'s baby!NEW YORK -- The Pac-12 will launch national and regional conference television networks next year.
Commissioner Larry Scott announced Wednesday at an East Coast football media day in Manhattan that the Pac-12 had partnered with cable companies Comcast, Cox, Time Warner and Bright House. There will be a national network along with six regional channels: Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Southern California, Arizona and Mountain.
Once the networks launch in August 2012, they will broadcast about 850 sporting events a year -- 350 nationally and 500 regionally. Subscribers will also be able to watch games on mobile devices.
Every football and men's basketball game will be televised nationally. The conference already had a 12-year television contract worth about $3 billion with Fox and ESPN, which will air many of the most high-profile games.
They're doing it right. Props to Larry Scott tbh. Better than dip dumb Dan Beebe.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pac-12/ind..._pm_video.html
A release from the Pac-12:
NEW YORK --In an innovative arrangement providing unprecedented exposure for its athletic and academic programs, the Pac-12 Conference announced today the creation of Pac-12 Networks, which will include a national network and six regional networks, in conjunction with four of the nation's largest cable operators: Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Bright House Networks.
In addition to broadly distributing the Pac-12 Networks, the four cable operators are utilizing iN DEMAND to provide certain production and operations services to the Pac-12 Networks, which will continue to be wholly owned by the Pac-12 Conference.
This transformative arrangement, set to begin in August 2012, marks the first time a U.S. collegiate conference or any other programmer has launched a collection of networks across a variety of platforms rather than a sole network. And it includes “TV everywhere” rights, permitting the networks to be viewed outside customers’ homes on any digital device, such as smartphones and tablet computers, creating a virtual “Pac-12 Everywhere.”
Expressing his excitement with the new agreement, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said, “As we explored the potential for a Pac-12 network, it became clear that we could customize programming towards local interests and provide our students, alumni, and many fans the widest possible range of events with the best opportunity to see the schools they care about most.”
Scott praised Melinda Witmer as Chairman of iN DEMAND for bringing iN DEMAND and its potential to the discussions. “This is an example of how innovative organizations can collaborate to create something that is entirely original and that will serve the college sports fan better than anything that has existed before,” he said. “We look forward to taking advantage of our cable partners’ vast production, marketing and advertising resources to serve our fans both through the regional networks and the national network.”
Ms. Witmer, who is also Executive Vice President and Chief Video and Content Officer for Time Warner Cable, said: “iN DEMAND is proud to be part of this groundbreaking plan to bring millions of Pac-12 fans a unique blend of national and regional programming. This innovative deal demonstrates the strengths of the cable platform, and the unique ability we have to provide deep local, regional and national programming on multiple platforms and multiple devices – giving our customers the ability to watch their favorite teams anywhere. We are pleased to be associated with these leading universities, and look forward to working with them and the Conference to make this innovative arrangement a success.”
The six regional networks will be established in Northern California, Southern California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona and Mountain regions.
The deal complements a major national broadcast and cable agreement announced in May. At that time, the Conference announced the creation of Pac-12 Media Enterprises, the first step in creating the TV networks that are being announced today. Pac-12 Media Enterprises is also expected to eventually announce distribution arrangements covering satellite and telco transmission.
Regional and National Network Programming
Under the agreement announced today, Pac-12 Networks eventually will telecast a total of 850 live events annually – 350 on the national feed and 500 on the regional feeds -- including every football game and every men’s basketball game that isn’t carried by national telecast partners. Additional events will include spring football, and every sport played by Pac-12 programs including all conference championships. Pac-12 also will be working to launch additional content on broadband.
The agreement will provide unprecedented exposure for women’s sports, as well as exposure for both men’s and women’s programs that have been traditionally underserved on television. This includes extensive coverage of Pac 12 athletes in Olympic sports, where the Pac-12 has had more success than any other U.S. conference. Over 200 Pac-12 athletes competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and if the Pac-12 were its own country it would have finished sixth in the total medal count.
Pac 12 Networks will feature extensive educational, academic and lifestyle programming from the Pac-12 Ins utions, some of the most renowned and recognizable higher education ins utions in the world. Programming will extend beyond athletics to other subjects of interest to students, faculty, alumni and fans of the Pac-12 universities.
Through this agreement Pac-12 Networks will be available nationwide to almost 40 million cable customers. Within the Pac-12 Conference’s six-state footprint, Pac-12 Networks will be broadly distributed and available to Pac-12’s far-flung alumni and fans across the country.
Terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.
If Texas had joined the conference I wonder if we would have been able to do this?
This is what you get when a conference works TOGETHER.
Looks like a good deal.
God, the Pac12 commish kicks ass.
I hope when A&M and OU go to the SEC and UT goes independent that the invite is still on the table for Tech.
Larry Scott for President.
I think Larry Scott's background with professional sports makes a huge difference in how the conference is run. He focuses on how to make the league grow. And how to make it grow as a group.
I think the Pac-12 will definitely invite a team from Texas again. And it won't be UT or A&M.
Texas clearly eliminated themselves from any PAC 12 future with the LHN and they knew exactly that when they started it. A&M never did or will want in the PAC12.
Tech would seem like the perfect candidate for them if/when this conference shuffling begins again (along with Ok State if they are available). The teams that are going to be screwed are the Baylors, Kansas' and Iowa States.
Wont be Baylor or TCU either
Larry Scott says to keep checking the mail and to let him know when you get the invitation.
not sure what that means
Good move by a well put together conference.
I am getting JACKED UP!
I cannot wait for football season! GO UTES!
Tech might rile Texas with their latest statement saying it won't be a problem for the Big 12 schools if A&M leaves, especially if that's their position at the hearing on Tuesday. They won't be towing the company (Baylor and Texas) line, and that's after refusing to submit to the LHN blackmail.
I thought that Texas, Tech, OU, and OSU might end up heading off to join the Pac-12; hopefully Texas doesn't try to screw Tech over for this (though I don't know who they'd replace them with). If they do try it, maybe in exchange for Tech's helpful testimony, A&M can get Perry to recall the legislature to block Texas from leaving you. After all of Texas' machinations to prevent us from leaving, that would be hilarious.
little in this post makes any kind of sense
Texas and Baylor are trying to get the budget committee to make threats to cut A&M's funding; they're going to say that A&M leaving will destroy the Big 12. Tech's president recently put out a statement that contradicts this argument and will help us at the hearing.
"If A&M departs for the Southeastern Conference, however, the Big 12 will immediately seek one or more replacements and remain just as strong,” Tech President Guy Bailey said.
http://m.lubbockonline.com/filed-onl...mitment-league
Yeah, that one kind of flew over my head too.
Nehh......still doesn't make much sense.
No idea what you are saying about riling ut up and tech possibly getting screwed over.
You think the Big 12 will last for any length of time?
It might last a year or so, but the fact that they don't want to go to 12 to avoid a conference championship game means they'll have a target on their backs for any other conferences looking to expand.
As for Texas getting angry with Tech, maybe not; they just seemed to be working against the will of Texas in two separate instances (refusing the LHN game and sabotaging the argument Baylor and Texas were going to present at the hearing).
I was just impressed that Tech was standing up to Texas, and appeared to be helping us out with the hearing. I was grateful. Apologies.
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