Big Ten Network president confirms addition of Pac-12 Network staff
In a recent interview, BTN confirmed the network was adding individuals from the Pac-12 Network after conference expansion.
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Pac-12 settles defamation lawsuit from execs fired in Comcast overpayment scandal, who say they told Larry Scott of payments
Mark Shuken and Brent Willman sued last spring after their firing, claiming they properly told commissioner Larry Scott of overpayments.
Announcer blasts transferring Oregon State players in long Twitter rant, gets roasted himself
"I believe you would never regret changing your minds and staying."
A requiem for the Pac-12 Networks, continuing on with studio operations only
Pac-12 Networks posts absurd Bronny James graphic
"Winner, team player" was an interesting way to go here.
Layoffs coming to Pac-12 Networks in 2024
The Pac-12 Networks will lay off over 100 employees, beginning in January.
Ted Robinson compares the end of Pac-12 football to an ‘Irish wake’
"The conference never became proactive. And I think that's been a legacy of the Pac-12."
Innovation, frustration, extinction: The complicated legacy of Pac-12 Networks
Report reveals true cost to watch every FBS game on TV this season
It would cost around $500 to watch all 910 FBS games this season.
Larry Scott has made more than $50 million from the Pac-12, which is saving more than $6 million annually without him
Pac-12 greenlights enhanced football broadcasts
"The Pac-12 is committed to delivering unprecedented access and entertainment to our fans throughout our football broadcasts, and to working with our media partners to be on the cutting edge of innovation."
Ex-Pac-12 Network executives file wrongful termination lawsuit
Two former Pac-12 Network executives filed a lawsuit earlier this week in a San Francisco Superior Court for wrongful termination.
Comcast revealed to be company who overpaid Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 reportedly thought Comcast was underpaying at first.
Pac-12 fires 2 senior executives for not disclosing overpayments by distribution partner
"Earlier today, the Pac-12 terminated the employment of two senior executives, effective immediately."
Are we approaching the end of the road for the Pac-12 Networks as we know them?
The Pac-12 is looking at the harsh reality that airing football games on the Pac-12 Networks no longer makes sense.
Pac-12 shift from San Francisco office to work-from-home projected to save each member university $7 million over the next decade
The conference was paying $696,000 per month for its San Francisco office, as per John Canzano.
TV executives are believed to be contenders to replace Larry Scott as Pac-12 commissioner
Media executives Burke Magnus and Randy Freer have been mentioned as Pac-12 commissioner possibilitites.
Outgoing commissioner Larry Scott says “hindsight is great” on Pac-12 Networks distribution failures
Larry Scott, unsurprisingly, still doesn't get it.
Larry Scott finally out as Pac-12 commissioner
What does this mean for the future of the Pac-12 Network and the conference's TV deals?
“We weren’t wanted”: The Pac-12 Networks’ smoke & mirrors can’t hide failures anymore
"No media company wanted to partner with the Pac-12. ESPN declined. FOX, CBS, even the Discovery Channel declined."
The Pac-12’s biggest issue is a lack of recent football success, and that’s hard to fix with a consultant or a commissioner
While the Pac-12's move to look at bringing in an external consultant feels logical and may fix some of the conference's issues, its biggest problem is its football struggles. And those can't be fixed by the central league office.
Pac-12 CEOs may hire a consultant reporting to them, not Larry Scott, and that could lead to a structural overhaul
Some changes could be ahead at the Pac-12.
Pac-12 Networks’ Mark Shuken says Apple may bid for primary rights, tech firms “told us they want to be in this space”
Apple is reportedly only interested in primary rights, not lower digital rights.
Pac-12 Networks to reduce workforce by eight percent amidst COVID-19 crisis, implement hiring freeze and executive paycuts
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.
Pac-12 Networks to drop to one on-site produced event this spring: “The vision for the network has slowly died.”
“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.”
