[NU Sports] my blog today

[Jonathan Hodges]

That's what I initially thought when I saw the announcement - that the games
would be on ABC under the ESPN title.  BUT after further investigation - the
deal specifically calls for the games to be on the ESPN cable network.  And
because of that, the separate ABC deal has a clause that kicks in for the
Rose Bowl allowing that game to be moved to cable on ESPN as well.  This
goes to show how those cable subscription fees add up and how far
cable/satellite have proliferated in America.

Jonathan

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Michael Vance <michael.vance at att.net>wrote:

> Sportsbiz (Tom Maycock) wrote:
>
>> Save your breath about the BCS.  With the new contract signed between the
>> BCS and the Worldwide Leader in Sports, there will be NO change in the BCS
>> format until at least 2014.  The games will be moved to the WWLS,
>> including
>> the Rose Bowl ultimately
>>
> Keep in mind that ESPN winning the bid for the BCS doesn't mean that the
> games are moving to cable.  "ABC Sports" doesn't exist anymore.  It has been
> integrated into ESPN.  The BCS games, including the Rose Bowl, will be shown
> on over-the-air network television on ABC under the "ESPN on ABC" billing,
> just like we've gotten for the regular season for the past two years.
>
> -Michael
>
>
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