They just announced a retreat from streaming. I cant see WBDiscovery being a real player at all.
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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They also now own several former Regional Fox Sports net channels, rebranded as ATT sports net. They also own MLB Net, NBA TV, Golf TV, Turner sports Interactive, Bleacher Report, Motor Trend Channel.
While this might not be a great scenario, they could be a viable bidder.
With their sports content on their sports channels, plus what they host on TNT and TBS, Including Nascar, NBA, MLB etc. They could look to start or convert one of their other channels to a Complete sports network, to compete with ESPN and FS1. They have quite a bit of content already and adding college sports, Football and Tier 3 could be a lot of content to kick off a Sports Channel.
The worst part of this is they have no major over air Network, to compete with ABC, CBS NBC. They have worked with CBS in the past and are 50% partners with CBS/Paramount on the CW network. So maybe they could partner with someone, like CBS although I dont know how that would work, as I think CBS will be a major bidder themselves.
But with that in mind, CBS could be the ABC, to the WB/Discovery Sportsnets ESPN, possibly. With a complete conference tiers 1-3 that makes up a lot of content, and if they can pull in a few G5 games etc for fillers, that would be a possibility. Especially in a 16+ team conference.
I do not know how realistic this is. But WB/Discovery I think is probably searching to try something new right now, they need a win, as they have had several things not work out recently.
But I could see a few scenarios of what they could try, at least as a player in the bidding process. Who knows who actually wins the deal in the end, but the more bidders the better.
Some of you probably make brilliant points in your posts but I will never know. When you get to your third paragraph, you probably need to think about wrapping it up.
Most of us aren't really writing in paragraphs, just separate points, separated by space. Easier to read.
You just defined a paragraph.
I highly doubt they would attempt to bid beyond one or two GOTWs on TNT or TBS.
Like the coworker who just needs some staples, titles the email 'A small favor' followed by 3 or 4 paragraphs.
Vs. the title being 'anyone got staples I could borrow?' with a 'thanks' as the actual email.
I've since read the subsequent posts to this and have thus edited this. My perception of this 'dumpster fire' is that the current administration is cutting fat and shifting resources to something not yet announced. Just for rough numbers, I looked up Amazon's production and licensing costs for recent years (2020 11 billion, 2021 13 billion). My point is there is a breaking point where it's much cheaper to convert those 2 hour movies into 2+ hour games. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what's happening to this perceived dumpster fire.
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Gimme that CBS college football theme music for the Big 12 all day long
They just merged 2 massive content companies. What I see is eliminating redundancy and closing the poorly conceived CNN +
Flugaur may be the big 10 version of MHever so FWIW he’s insinuating Stanford to the Big 10 as the next move and soon.
ND would likely be the partner getting Stanford there partner spot. IMO.
If this actually happens I would think it would force the hand of Ore/Wash to make their move.
ND would likely be the partner getting Stanford there partner spot. IMO.
If this actually happens I would think it would force the hand of Ore/Wash to make their move.
Worst case for the PAC is if Stanford does leave, Oregon could talk them into adding just SDSU and staying at 10 like the Big12 did for awhile.
Hoping it leads to the obvious 6 to the Big12 instead though.
Hoping it leads to the obvious 6 to the Big12 instead though.
I think Oregon is the Grover Dill of the Pac 12 in many ways. Acts tough with the bigger brand Scott Farkuses. But by themselves....not so tough. They don't carry the clout they think they do, or they'd be packing their bags along with USC.
The only news imo is the “soon” part.
The BIG presidents have far more agency than those presidents outside P2. Is there really any question that they’d spend a little of their huge raise to get Stanford as a “peer” and under Big 10 brand? This is the time to do it imo
It can be sold as a move that will draw others, maybe even ND, maybe some ACC. Worst case scenario you’ve added BTN to a major market.
How does that not collapse the PAC? Imo a PAC with SDSU or Fresno replacing Stanford is a far different PAC for 4 corners to kill. Oregon and UW are still risks- maybe even Cal. Presumably they’d go to Big 12, but you can’t count out ESPN meddling. Getting 1-2 of these schools to go Big 12 soon would be very good
If not ND as 18, who?
Oregon and UW are getting a rude awakening as to their real place in the CFB pecking order.
Get into a d!ck measuring contest with pron stars. Guess who will be embarrassed at the end.
