TNT to air college football playoff games

[Freak]

Interesting.

TNT Sports acquires rights from ESPN to broadcast early-round College Football Playoff games

The news was announced as TNT's NBA rights hang in the balance.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[joevol33]

Wow, that's kinda surprising

 

[stolitonic]

Wow, that's kinda surprising

Perhaps a bit but not much

ESPN is bleeding money. Probably realized they had overspent on the CFP rights and saw the opportunity to claw back a little cash.

Wouldn't shock me for them to kill the ACC deal in the next few months also. Lessen their liabilities and all. Will put the final nail into that conference.

 

[joevol33]

Perhaps a bit but not much

ESPN is bleeding money. Probably realized they had overspent on the CFP rights and saw the opportunity to claw back a little cash.

Wouldn't shock me for them to kill the ACC deal in the next few months also. Lessen their liabilities and all. Will put the final nail into that conference.

Good point

 

[RDU VOL#14]

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

It's the Mouse. They're teaming with Fox and TNT, via ESPN, to make sports either a separate subscription from other channels OR a Hulu (Mouse owned) exclusive.

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery Forming Joint Venture to Launch Streaming Sports Service in the U.S. - The Walt Disney Company

ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached an understanding on principal terms to form a new Joint Venture (JV) to build an innovative new platform to house a compelling streaming sports service.

thewaltdisneycompany.com

 

[TrueOrange]

It's the Mouse. They're teaming with Fox and TNT, via ESPN, to make sports either a separate subscription from other channels OR a Hulu (Mouse owned) exclusive.

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery Forming Joint Venture to Launch Streaming Sports Service in the U.S. - The Walt Disney Company

ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached an understanding on principal terms to form a new Joint Venture (JV) to build an innovative new platform to house a compelling streaming sports service.

thewaltdisneycompany.com

Pretty much this. TNT is a WB-Discovery property, right?