Thursday, May 6, 2010

Notes about how much TV money each D-IA conference gets

C-USA gets $43 mil over 5 years from Fox and about $8 mil/year from CBS College Sports. ESPN gets to show the C-USA title game on ESPN2, but it is unclear how much money ESPN will pay for the title game. So, C-USA gets about $16.3 mil/year (not counting on any ESPN money), about $1.36 mil/school:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-08-16/sports/os-conference-usa-espn-tv-20110816_1_fox-sports-media-group-contract-extension-agreement-contract-negotiations

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-07-25/sports/os-cusa-media-news-20100725_1_c-usa-commissioner-britton-banowsky-southern-mississippi-larry-fedora

Notre Dame gets $15 mil/year from NBC and their deal expires after the 2015 season:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/sports/ncaafootball/11sandomir.html

The Big East currently gets $5 mil per football school from its ESPN contract that expires after the 2013 football season. They turned down an offer of $11 mil/school from ESPN and hope to get $19 mil to $23 mil per school:
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/extras/colleges_blog/2011/08/big_east_confid.html

Instead of signing a $150k over 3 year deal for radio rights, UH became an equity partner with KKEA:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/ferdswords/20110728_UHs_radio_rights_deal_is_an_interesting_partnership.html

Article about the MWC's financial struggles, mentions that getting AQ status will only mean about $1 mil more per school. The MWC may remain underpaid by TV because the MWC markets only cover 5% of the US population:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/27/mountain-west-facing-financial-struggles/


Nice summary of the TV deals:
ACC $155 million 2011 through 2022-23 ESPN/ABC
Big 12 $90 million 2012 through 2024-25 Fox
$60 million 2008 through 2015-16 ESPN/ABC
Big East $36 million 2007 through 2013 ESPN/ABC
Big Ten $232 million 2007 through 2031-32 The Big Ten Network*
$20 million 2006 through 2015-16 CBS
Conference USA $15.6-16.1 million 2011 through 2015-16 CBS College Sports
Mountain West $11.7 million 2007 through 2013-14 CBS College Sports
Pac-12 $250 million 2011 through 2022-23 ESPN and Fox
SEC $150 million 2009 through 2023-24 ESPN/ABC
$55 million 2009 through 2023-24 CBS College Sports

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2011/05/09/Media/Pac-10.aspx


The Big 12 signed a 13-year, $1.17 bil deal with Fox for their 2nd-choice TV rights. So, the 2nd-choice TV rights bring in $90 mil/year, an increase of 350%. The first-choice TV rights belong to ABC/ESPN until 2015-2016, and bring in $60 mil/year. If that goes up 350% then the Big 12 will be rolling in money...as it is, the conference will be stable with the new contract and with Texas/Oklahoma getting their own TV networks.
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/13/big-12-set-to-announce-new-tv-deal/


Fox was paying just $20 mil/year for the Big 12 second-tier TV rights...$90 mil is a huge raise. Every Big 12 home football game will be on TV now.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/40764/what-the-big-12s-new-tv-deal-means


Apparently Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M were offered $20 mil/year each to stay in the Big 12, with the extra money coming from the shares of the other Big 12 schools...Texas and Oklahoma turned down the offer of extra money but Texas A&M demanded the $20 mil/year:
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/13/2799218/tv-deal-is-tie-that-binds-big.html


San Diego State's President said that C-USA schools (in other words, Houston/SMU/UTEP) were not interested in joining the MWC after C-USA increased their TV money:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/25/mountain-west-holding-expansion/


Update 1/23/11:

HawaiiMongoose had a nice summary of the TV deals:

MWC - Through 2016, signed with Comcast and CBS for $12MM/YR, but membership changes allow the contract to be renegotiated now
Pac12 - Through 2012, signed with Fox and ESPN/ABC for $53MM/YR; renegotiation is now underway
Big East - Through 2014, signed with ESPN/ABC for approximately $40MM/YR; may be renegotiated early
Big 12 - Through 2016, signed with ESPN/ABC and Fox for approximately $135MM/YR
Big 10 - Through 2017, signed with ESPN/ABC for $200MM/YR (and Fox for Big 10 Network which generates additional $50MM+/YR)
ACC - Through 2023, signed with ESPN/ABC for $155MM/YR
SEC - Through 2024, Signed with ESPN/ABC and CBS for $205MM/YR

http://www.mwcboard.com/www/forums/index.php?showtopic=31029&st=25

Update 1/5/11:

C-USA chose Fox sports over ESPN. Fox gave them 5-years, $38 million beginning in 2011 (replacing a 6-year, $22 mil contract from ESPN). They also signed a 6-year, $42 mil contract with CBS College sports. That is $14.6 mil from TV, $1.22 mil/school each year:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/college/7367052.html

ACC: 2010-11 (new contract runs to 2022-23)
Big 12: 2015-16 ABC Football/ESPN Basketball, 2011-12 FSN Football/All Other Sports
Big East: 2013-14 ABC/ESPN Football & Basketball, CBS Basketball
Big Ten: 2016-17 ABC/ESPN, 2026-27 Fox/Big Ten Netork
C-USA: 2010-11 CBS College & ESPN (CBS College has new contract extending to 2015-16)
MAC: 2016-17 ESPN
MWC: 2015-16 CBS College
Pac-12: 2011-12 ABC & FSN
SEC: 2023-24 CBS & ESPN
Sun Belt: 2011-12 ESPN
WAC: 2016-17 ESPN

Texas is reportedly going to get $12 million per year (10 years guaranteed) from ESPN for its TV rights for its network. This is in addition to the $20 million per year Texas will get from its Big 12 TV money:
http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1148672

If Boise State makes a BCS bowl, UH gets $1.055 million, if a MWC team makes a BCS bowl, UH gets $429,500, and if no non-AQ team makes a BCS bowl, UH gets $311k:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/ferdswords/20101104_The_decision_between_money_and_victory_is_an_easy_one.html

The Pac-12 expects to go from $5.3 million per year in TV money to between $10.8 million and $14.1 million. USC and UCLA will get an extra $2 million per year until the TV revenue is big enough:
http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_16382545

ESPN's TV deal with the WAC guarantees 10 ESPN/ESPN2 games plus 6 on ESPNU:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20101019_ESPN_airing_UH-Boise_would_dent_PPV_cash.html

BYU is getting $8 million in 2010 for its football telecasts in its first year as an independent:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/50363126-77/mtn-byu-utah-league.html.csp


The Big East has 2 TV contracts, each football-playing member gets $3.67 million from ESPN (6-year, $80 million deal for football, 6-year $138 million for basketball from ESPN and $54 million from CBS)
http://blogs.dailymail.com/wvu/2010/06/23/evaluating-and-projecting-big-east-tv-deal/


The SEC, Big East, and ACC have reportedly been told that their TV deals will not be redone if they add schools--so, if they expand, they will get less money per school. The Big 12 is looking for a 4-year cable TV deal so that all of its TV rights will come up for bid in 2016:
http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1129216


C-USA extended its TV deal with CBS College Sports through 2016 and is said to be close to extending their deal with ESPN. The CBSCS rights increased by 15% in their contract extension:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/2010/07/conference-usa-expects-to-make-about-8-million-a-year-off-cbs-college-sports-tv-contract-continues-negotiations-with-espn.html

ESPN gets first choice of games, CBSCS gets second choice, and then local TV deals are allowed to show the games that neither network chooses. C-USA tried to learn from the problems that the MWC had with its TV deal to provide flexibility and visibility for their schools.



The Pac-10 does *not* share TV revenue equally--USC gets around $5 million more than a school like Washington State. USC, UCLA, and Washington have blocked the Pac-10 from going to a more equal split of revenue:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/budwithers/2012384965_withers18.html


West Virginia *lost* $1.1 million when they went to the 2008 Fiesta Bowl:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/x/s_657537.html?source=emailthis


Industry analysts project Texas could produce up to $5 million per year in additional revenues from the network, once it is established. But those numbers could be low. Florida reportedly makes in excess of $8 million per year from its network, tops among SEC schools:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/06/15/2268189/longhorns-hope-to-get-tv-network.html#ixzz0r2Xgasx9


TV experts say that a TV network for Oklahoma might not make money because they don't have the population base to overcome the high expenses for a network. Oklahoma has 3x the population than Hawaii, a big presence in several big Texas markets, and is a national brand...if they cannot make a profit on a network then most schools cannot:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GCEPEO0.htm


The MWC gets $120 million over 10 years, running through 2015-2016. ESPN pays the WAC about $4 million per year, so BSU would get about $700k more per year to go to the MWC.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/05/21/1201115/mountain-west-tv-what-you-need.html

http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2010/05/20/ccripe/detailing_mountain_west_tv_contract


The ACC got a new ESPN TV deal for $155 million per year, far higher than the $67 million per year they have on their TV deal expiring in 2011. This is less than the $205 million per year that the SEC gets, but still a *huge* step up in their revenue. The TV deal is reported to be $1.86 billion over 12 years. ESPN had to outbid FOX for the TV rights, which increased the deal from the previously estimated $120 million per year:

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/05/17/daily2.html


According to the Sports Business Journal, the Big Ten Network, launched in June 2006, has been hugely profitable. In 2007, the network generated $217.7 million and paid each of the 11 schools approximately $18.8 million. And in 2008, the payout increased to $22 million apiece.







The Southeastern Conference, according to the Sports Business Journal, paid its schools about $11 million apiece in 2007, while the Pac 10, which has been talking expansion and creation of its own network, paid between $7 million and $11.5 million, the Big 12 paid between $7 and $12 million, and the Big East paid about $4.5 million to its schools.




The SEC has a 15-year, $3.075 billion TV contract. That is $205 million per year, $17.08 million per team
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/07/24/sec-espn/index.html








The Big 10 Network is *really* paying off for the Big 10--they make more than $17 million per team now and their revenue keeps increasing each year as they get more cable companies to carry them.
http://www.statesman.com/sports/longhorns/texas-headed-to-the-big-ten-not-likely-230052.html

The Big 12 does not share money evenly, with Texas making BY FAR the most TV money (due to network appearances and NCAA tournament success)...but Texas only gets between $7 million and $10 million per year and the rest of the conference gets less.
http://new.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12910849/expansion-would-boost-pac10-but-leave-wake-of-disruption?utm_source=bleacherreport.com


According to this link, the Big 12 made about $80 million in TV money last year, which comes out to an average of $6.7 million per team.

http://www.freep.com/article/20100214/COL08/2140476/Texas-to-the-Big-Ten?-Its-possible


ACC teams each get $6.1 million per year from TV (SI article above).


Update on the ACC: They now get $70 million per year for TV rights (about $6 million per school) and are currently negotiating to try to get $120 million per year (about $10 million per school):

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.preview&articleid=65017


MWC has got a 7-year, $82 million contract through 2013-2014. That comes out to $11.7 million per year or $1.3 million per team

C-USA got $45.8 million over 6 years from CBCCS and $22 million over six years from ESPN (through 2010-2011), which comes out to $11.3 million per year or about $1 million per team

C-USA's exit fee is just $500k. MWC and WAC have no exit fee. Schools do have to forfeit the conference revenue in their final year in the conference when they decide to leave.


http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110102_eyes_of_mwc_are_upon_texas.html

Note:

The CBS Sportsline article from 2009 stated that the Big 10 Network would make $2.8 million per year. The article also mentions $100 million per year from ESPN from the Big 10. However, this 2010 article mentions that the Big 10 Network made nearly $250 million! So, the Big 10's TV revenue was approximately $102.8 million in 2008 and $250 million in 2009...a huge increase.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/84357987.html


The Big Ten paid out nearly $18.8 million to each of its schools in 2008, and The Sporting News projected that this figure topped $20 million each for member schools in 2009. In contrast, the University of Missouri earned $8.4 million in 2008 and was projected to receive about $10 million this year.

Texas took home $10.2 million in 2008 from the conference, as the league’s revenue sharing is not completely equal. Even if the Big Ten expands by another team, this amount would still be approximately $ 8–10 million more per school than what the Big 12 currently pays out.

http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/feb/23/inside-sports-business-changing-conferences-all-ab/


UH will apparently receive about $400k from the WAC's TV deal in 2010, which includes a $75k inconvenience fee for playing the USC game on a Thursday. Given that there are 9 teams in the WAC, that would seem to indicate that the WAC's TV contract is worth between $3 million and $4 million per year.

http://sports.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100217/SPORTS0201/2170366&template=UHsports

The Pac-10 doesn't share TV money equally:

2008 TV revenue:
USC $6,469,584
UCLA $4,905,922
Oregon State $4,864,571
Washington $4,740,518
California $4,388,159
Arizona State $4,091,777
Oregon $3,967,724
Stanford $3,449,961
Arizona $3,342,259
Wash. State $3,029,526

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2009256167_uwmoney24.html

Overall conference revenue distribution (2008-2009 academic year):

USC: $11,479,242
Oregon: $9,277,342
OSU: $9,922,072
Cal: $8,851,138
Washington: $8,447,330
UCLA: $8,783,712
Arizona: $8,181,329
ASU: $7,910,038
Stanford: $7,216,848
WSU: $6,676,774

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2010/08/12/pac-10-football-conference-revenue-and-per-school-distribution-figures/

UH gets $135k per year from Under Armour and product allowances, marketing support and other extras valued at a total of $465k per year. Honolulu Advertiser 5/16/2010.

Michigan is getting $66.5 million over 8 years from Adidas

Notre Dame is getting $60 million over 10 years from Adidas

North Carolina is getting $33.7 million over 10 years from Nike

Alabama is getting $30 million over 8 years from Nike

http://blog.al.com/solomon/2010/05/alabamas_nike_deal_comes_with.html




Winning has sure paid off for Boise State's licensing revenue stream--from $70k per year in 2002-2003 to over $700k last year. BSU's bookstore ships BSU merchandise to all 50 states and mainstream department stores sell their merchandise:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39042050


Boise State makes about $1.86 million per home game:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/10/09/1372804/scheduling-top-teams-now-a-tougher.html

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