TheRob 848 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 585 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 It's not as crazy as it sounds. Look at all the stations Scripps owns within or near the PAC-12 footprint: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam MadMan 172 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 23 hours ago, TheRob said: 14 hours ago, DirtyHarry said: It's not as crazy as it sounds. Look at all the stations Scripps owns within or near the PAC-12 footprint: Honestly, even if Apple or some other streamer gets the rights, I'm not sure that would completely close the door on Scripps or another linear broadcaster getting the rights. After all, Apple's deal with the MLS allowed for a linear window, which Fox was happy to jump onto. Even Thursday Night Football runs on OTA in markets where the featured teams are subject to blackout rules. With people tightening their wallets over fears of a recession, there's certainly room for at least some major sports to air for free, even if it's more of a gateway drug for a subscription service or RSN (which seems to be the case with most sports on OTA in recent years) than anything else. After all, the RSNs are in freefall, and Pac-12 royally screwed up the handling of their own network, so there's likely to be a mix of income sources as the teams and leagues figure out how to navigate the new realities of TV. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 585 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 25 minutes ago, Adam MadMan said: Honestly, even if Apple or some other streamer gets the rights, I'm not sure that would completely close the door on Scripps or another linear broadcaster getting the rights. After all, Apple's deal with the MLS allowed for a linear window, which Fox was happy to jump onto. Even Thursday Night Football runs on OTA in markets where the featured teams are subject to blackout rules. With people tightening their wallets over fears of a recession, there's certainly room for at least some major sports to air for free, even if it's more of a gateway drug for a subscription service or RSN (which seems to be the case with most sports on OTA in recent years) than anything else. After all, the RSNs are in freefall, and Pac-12 royally screwed up the handling of their own network, so there's likely to be a mix of income sources as the teams and leagues figure out how to navigate the new realities of TV. Given all the diginets out there who somehow seemed to make money and stay alive with crappy programming, you would think that somebody could make money with Pac-12 sports. Scripps has TV stations in the home markets of each remaining Pac-12 school, plus LA, San Diego and Las Vegas. That's a pretty good start for some kind of an over-the-air network. Home markets are where you will get the most viewership, and then just stick it on a diginet for the rest of the country. Just like the old days when sports teams had to assemble their own networks. Like I said, it's not crazy. Another thought: They own Bounce, the black oriented channel. Pac-12 programming might fit on there as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 338 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Scripps Sports: Phones ‘Already Ringing’ as Regional Sports Nets Implode 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 585 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, The Frog said: Scripps Sports: Phones ‘Already Ringing’ as Regional Sports Nets Implode People have been warning them forever the cable bills were getting too high. They got too greedy and killed the golden goose. What's that Schwarzenegger line in Running Man? "You came here as Sub-Zero, now you are a zero!" That's cable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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