Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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Sure, but the quote from the CW guy at the end of the article is telling.
The CW Lands Rights To Atlantic Coast Conference College Football & Basketball Games Through 2026-27
Atlantic Coast Conference college football and basketball games are heading to The CW.
deadline.com
In regards to the PAC-12 this probably means either CW was looking for something similar (price & amount of content) with the PAC-12 and moved on or this is the start of a CW plan that will likely include some PAC-12 content as well.
There is so much going on in this gif, it is just gold all around.
Honestly this would make a PAC deal with the CW make a lot more sense.
They could do 4 windows a saturday: do ACC at 11am and 2:30, do PAC at 6 and 9:30.
And note that Raycom is producing this content for CW. CW may not be wanting to be in the production side of this yet. PAC-12 also produces its own content.
Still think the big question is money.
If CW has 2 of 5 Pac10 games and be the primary linear distribution partner, are they willing to pay enough to make Pac12 Presidents happy? My guess is CW got ACC games on the cheap since they are tier3.
IMO the conflict: a streamer will want the top 1 or 2 Pac10 games each week to drive customer subscriptions and viewership. And CW will want the same if it's going to put football on Saturday nights.
Could CW be home of LIV Golf, ACC and Pac10?
So the CW is going to become The Ocho?
All they need is the ADBAA - American DodgeBall Association of America.
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ESPN already sublicensed a block of ACC FB and BB games to Raycom. Those games appeared on RSNs and broadcast channels like WHO 13.2 across the country. With the disappearance of RSNs on the majority of linear provider channel lineups, it made sense for Raycom to strike this deal with CW for consistency and availability across the country. Good move by Raycom, ACC and CW IMO.
If the PAC was smart, they would strike a similar deal to move FB and BB games previously on PACN to CW or ION given PACN's extremely limited carriage. PACN would continue to produce the games.
That's really saying something when you see two teletubbies humping in the foreground.
I agree this would make a PAC/CW deal make way more sense. The question that still remains is the $$$ and if they will be good enough to please everyone.
Am I crazy for thinking id rather have CW as a major partner than ESPN? Games would be completely free over the air, all you need is an antenna, no cable or streaming subscription.
However, I'm assuming CW probably can't pay as much as ESPN can, so that's probably the reason.
However, I'm assuming CW probably can't pay as much as ESPN can, so that's probably the reason.
All true. I really liked the ISU/Iowa wrestling meet on PBS. But, I recognize that isn’t possible these days with the money coming in from the BTN and ESPN+
I mean this sincerely great job by the ACC. Wish the Big 12 had some games on there.
Imagine debating if Ion or the CW is the better media partner for exposure.
Every day that the PAC media cycle continues proves Yormark was correct to jump inline and take the ESPN/Fox deal when he did.