Awful Announcing
Pac-12 cuts include laying off around 12 full-time Pac-12 Networks staffers, implementing a hiring freeze at both the networks and the conference, and reducing the salaries of commissioner Larry Scott and senior staffers by 20 and 10 percent respectively.
“A lot of people behind the scenes believed in the conference’s message four years ago and we’ve watched as the vision for the network has slowly died.”
An occasional noon ET kickoff could maybe help a Pac-12 school's national exposure, and that may be why some schools are considering it. But will any of the schools interested be worth a featured slot in Fox's noon window?
This Pac-12 championship was up 44 percent over last year's.
Pac-12 kickoffs may now shift back an hour later.
9 a.m. PT Pac-12 kickoffs aren't imminent, but could still happen in future years.
After plenty of complaints about late games, the Pac-12 is now looking at early games.
The Pac-12 Networks' total revenue is expected to drop six percent ($8.1 million) year-over-year in 2019, with net advertising revenue falling 22 percent and digital revenue plummeting 30 percent.
The Pac-12 is now asking for 50 percent more money from investors than they previously were.
Scott's pricey hotel room in Vegas is just the latest negative story about him.
The Pac-12's valuation of $5 billion for the conference (so $500 million for a 10 percent share) appears quite optimistic, according to a long-time hedge fund manager asked to evaluate it.
The Pac-12’s current media rights expire in 2024, but will it get a huge rush from the networks?
Pac-12 Network is still struggling, and behind the scenes, some of the network's expenditures are not helping matters at all.
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said general counsel Woodie Dixon, who is not a trained official, thought he was only giving his opinion. Officials interpreted that as a directive.
