Pac-12 Networks Archives - Awful Announcing

League Networks

Pac-12 Networks project a six percent drop in revenue, flat per-school distributions still below their initial worst-case projection

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.

League Networks

Pac-12 Networks president defends networks’ revenue issues by saying the point isn’t to make money

This should go over pretty well with the Pac-12 schools.

ESPN

Pac-12 reportedly turned down an offer from ESPN to distribute Pac-12 Networks in exchange for rights extension

ESPN would have locked down their rights fee with the Pac-12 "well into the 2030s," and the Pac-12 wasn't willing to go that far.

League Networks

The Pac-12 is seeking $750 million from investors, $250 million more than initial plan, and they want a 25-year commitment

The Pac-12 is now asking for 50 percent more money from investors than they previously were.

League Networks

Former hedge fund manager: Pac-12’s proposed equity terms (10 percent for $500 million) are “probably not going to happen”

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.

League Networks

Pac-12 teams are seeing drastically lower payouts than expected from Pac-12 Networks

We knew things were bad with the Pac-12 Network, and we still may have been giving them too much credit.

League Networks

Conference realignment doesn’t seem likely, but Longhorn Network, ACC Network and Pac-12 Networks could be key to changes

With the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12 media rights and the SEC Tier 1 rights all coming up between 2023 and 2025, conference realignment talk is back, and LHN, ACCN and Pac-12 Networks may play a significant role.

League Networks

Oregonian columnist publishes video of Larry Scott announcing his extension, Pac-12 Networks gets it yanked over copyright claim

The Pac-12 looks even worse after using copyright claims to take this video down.

AT&T

Pac-12 Network isn’t even fighting to stay on AT&T U-Verse

Pac-12 Network really isn't in a position to be losing providers, but here we are.

League Networks

Stanford-Cal Big Game postponed for the first time since 1963, moved to Dec. 1 thanks to California wildfires

The last time this game was moved back, it was thanks to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

ESPN

Pac-12 commish Larry Scott defends conference’s late night games in spite of much consternation

"We give them a whole other window of high-quality, highly rated games. ... Playing more night games than we did in the past unlocked the kind of value our schools were looking for."

League Networks

Six years after their launch, the Pac-12 Networks have realized they should focus on football, including an on-site pre-game show

"We want to give the people what they want, when they want it, and interest is clearly driven by football."

AT&T

Larry Scott says Pac-12 Networks have no DirecTV progress, AT&T U-Verse might drop them. Should they try part of the “Ballers” plan?

The Pac-12 Networks' carriage issues might get even worse if AT&T U-Verse drops them.

ESPN

Even the most conservative internal ACC Network projections have the conference shooting past the Pac-12

The ACC Network is expected to boost per-school distributions by at least $10 million per year, more than double what the Pac-12 Networks have done so far.

Fox

Pac-12 overflow will now go to Fox Business, not FS2, but that was far from the league’s biggest issue

Future Pac-12 overflow will wind up on Fox Business, which is good news for how many people will be able to watch it. But overflow really isn't a key issue in the conference lagging behind its competitors; lagging TV revenue and significant league network challenges are much larger problems.