lownslowav8r No. 1 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Quote Lastly, Petitti prioritized the official completion of the massive television contract worth more than $7 billion negotiated by his predecessor, Kevin Warren. This issue may have seemed like a mere formality, but complications to the much-celebrated deal arose soon after he accepted the job. Nearly three months before the season kicks off and those TV deals begin, the Big Ten does not have completed longform contracts, which include the fine print details. Instead, Petitti is engaged in significant "horse trading," according to multiple sources, to get the NBC primetime deal finished and figure out what the network calls "outstanding issues" in order to uphold as much value as possible. "These deals aren't done, and they aren't what they were represented to be from the standpoint of the NBC deal and the availability of all members to participate in November games in primetime," said an industry source. How an unfinished TV deal led to hectic month for the new Big Ten commissioner - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM New Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti has been sprinting to finish his league's massive TV deal -- and key athletic directors and coaches aren't happy with the details. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 2 Share Posted May 22, 2023 They don't want to play night games in November...and yet they are used to it? I am picturing the LA schools, and laughing. Looks like push-back on streaming, oh-my! 2 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave23 No. 3 Share Posted May 22, 2023 This is probably a good indication of why the PAC deal is taking so long. Lots and lots of complicated negotiations with multiple parties involved. The PAC 12 Networks having not been sold off may just be the one thing that Larry did right, just maybe. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus No. 4 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) First World Problems Edited May 22, 2023 by Rufus 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted May 22, 2023 And it's not like Fox is rolling in dough right about now. GK as others have noted is dealing with a tougher media market than even a year ago. Rumor also has it that ESPN is having difficulty coming up with the money a year earlier than expected for Oklahoma and Texas. The B12 talks a big game but where is the money going to come from to add additional teams? This is all headed to pay for view so getting on board with streaming now likely makes a lot of sense and cents, in the long run. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
