Adding USC and UCLA could give Big Ten Network a huge revenue boost
Going from out-of-footprint to in-footprint in the Los Angeles market alone appears like it would get BTN at least $17.9 million more in per-subscriber fees annually.
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The Athletic is increasing its annual subscription rate to $71.99
Previously, an annual subscription cost $59.99.
ESPN reportedly has until Sept. 2021 to make up promised events as per contracts, a hurdle for those demanding sports fee rebates
With ESPN's contracts stating they have until Sept. 2021 to make up their promised number of events, don't expect them to offer rebates any time soon.
Dish is reportedly trying to avoid paying ESPN $80-100 million in per-subscriber fees for April
With no live sports on ESPN, Dish is reportedly trying to withhold the per-subscriber fees they'd normally pay Disney for ESPN channels.
ESPN+ has added another million subscribers since August
ESPN+ now has 3.5 million paid subscribers, as per Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Pac-12 Networks’ average carriage fee is down 63 percent since 2012, is now lower than ESPN Classic and FS2
The only other networks to see a drop in average sub fees from 2012 to 2017 were beIN Sports, The Olympic Channel, and The Tennis Channel.
Disney carriage negotiations could boost ESPN subscribers and fees, and change the network’s narrative
Disney could make hundreds of millions more annually from ESPN fees with successful carriage negotiations.
ESPN execs were split on NBA deal, distribution execs say Disney boosted cord-cutting
There was reportedly significant opposition to the NBA deal from key ESPN executives.
ESPN’s main network makes $7.57 billion in subscriber fees, almost seven times what FS1 gets
There are concerns about ESPN relative to its past performance, but it still makes way more than its competitors.
Comcast set to increase TV, internet prices by an average of 3.8 percent
Soaring broadcast deals for leagues are leading to massive costs for networks, which are then passing those costs...
