The MWC will try to help UH keep its PPV deal

HSA Note: "The Mountain West Conference has pledged its "reasonable efforts" to help the University of Hawaii preserve its lucrative pay-per-view television package and at least $2.3 million in annual income when the Rainbow Warriors join the conference in football in 2012."


The contract that was obtained through the FOIA said that the MWC will try to:
"negotiate a local area 'carve-out' for UH with its national television broadcast contract." (HSA)


HSA Note: "In addition, the conference "shall use its reasonable effort — but shall not be obligated — to" secure the $2.3 million the school has been banking from its pay-per-view deal with Oceanic Time Warner Cable."


HSA Note: "But part of UH's agreement to join the Mountain West in 2012 specifies that UH will assign "all local, regional, national and international broadcast rights" to the Mountain West."


HSA Note: "UH's agreement with the Mountain West says the $2.3 million payment from the conference "may come from all television sources ..."  In addition, the contract states, "Hawaii shall not be entitled to share in other national TV contract revenue until such time as all other MWC institutions have received at least $2.3 million in TV revenue from football for that academic year, at which point Hawaii shall share in any additional revenues above this threshold." "

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