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re: Inside the bitter split between the SEC and CBS
Posted on 11/2/23 at 2:44 pm to troylemaire
Posted on 11/2/23 at 2:44 pm to troylemaire
CBS had the absolute best deal in all of sports. $55 million per year for what was the most watched conference/games. ($3.5M for the CBS games) To put that in perspective, ESPN/ABC will pay roughly $300M for the same product ($20M per game)
Give CBS credit. They milked their great deal all the way to the end. I don't think the SEC absolutely wanted to leave CBS. But CBS was so used to paying next to nothing (relatively speaking) for the SEC games that they didn't want to get into the same ballpark as ABC/ESPN
The CBS games were incredibly long to watch on TV. Even longer in person. But their production value was great. It seemed, at times, almost theatrical when it was a big game.
Give CBS credit. They milked their great deal all the way to the end. I don't think the SEC absolutely wanted to leave CBS. But CBS was so used to paying next to nothing (relatively speaking) for the SEC games that they didn't want to get into the same ballpark as ABC/ESPN
The CBS games were incredibly long to watch on TV. Even longer in person. But their production value was great. It seemed, at times, almost theatrical when it was a big game.
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Posted on 11/2/23 at 2:47 pm to Alt26
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The CBS games were incredibly long to watch on TV. Even longer in person. But their production value was great. It seemed, at times, almost theatrical when it was a big game.
Other than the length, they were so damn well done. Going to really let it sink in this weekend that it'll be our last regular season night game on CBS ever. Those are just the fricking best.
Posted on 11/2/23 at 2:58 pm to Alt26
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But their production value was great
No matter what TV I've ever owned (I'm even going back prior to HDTVs), CBS shows/sports have ALWAYS looked and sounded better than ABC.
This post was edited on 11/2/23 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 11/2/23 at 3:10 pm to Alt26
quote:And yet they are paying more money than ABC/ESPN for a secondary Big Ten game. It makes no sense.
But CBS was so used to paying next to nothing (relatively speaking) for the SEC games that they didn't want to get into the same ballpark as ABC/ESPN
Posted on 11/2/23 at 3:17 pm to Alt26
What drove me away from attending the games was not the traffic, concessions, or the piped in music. It was the damned guy in the red hat who came out onto the field for the commercial break. Drove me crazy. Now I tape the game, and start watching an hour late, zipping through the commercials.
Posted on 11/2/23 at 7:13 pm to Alt26
Bye Gary. Bye CBS.
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