Most of this article is about the history of college football deals with network TV. The gist of the story is that ratings for Notre Dame football are dropping, especially among young males and the question is raised of Comcast's interest in extending the contract.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/notre-dame-the-fleecing-irish-09082011.html Last paragraph of the article: An NBC spokesman says NBC is as devoted to Notre Dame as ever, but it’s doubtful that the new Comcast executives will be as loyal to the school as the recently departed Ebersol and Schanzer were. Both sent children to Notre Dame, and their relationships with the university are personal. At one point, three of Schanzer’s children were enrolled at Notre Dame. “No one can have more Jewish kids at the school than me,” Schanzer says he joked to an admissions officer. And while the rights to Notre Dame football are a relatively minor expenditure—the network spent $4.38 billion to secure the rights to the Olympics through 2020—it’s increasingly hard to justify. Only the SEC’s teams earn more from television rights than Notre Dame, roughly $17 million per team per year under deals with ESPN and CBS. But SEC teams have won the last five national championships. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
