This actually ties into the conference realignment talk going on right now.
(Which I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned much here as ESPN is a major
player in it)
Notre Dame will get their money whether it's NBC/Comcast, ESPN, Fox or
Turner. The only question is would they stay as an independent in football
or join a conference.
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From: "Tom Wolper" <[email protected]>
To: "TV or not TV" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:50 AM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Notre Dame football, NBC, and Comcast
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.
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