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Ok i just realized that we're bumped off Fox so that WWE Smackdown could be aired?? WTF?

You guys mentioned it yesterday but i thought it was for a Big 12 game.

billyjack wrote:Ok i just realized that we're bumped off Fox so that WWE Smackdown could be aired?? WTF?

You guys mentioned it yesterday but i thought it was for a Big 12 game.

you guys weren't bumped off Big Fox... This is the first time one of the Big East Semifinals was promoted to Big Fox. Semifinals have always been on FS1.

I think UConn winning the national championship and having a solid following had something to do with that

stever20 wrote:so you can search to find on Peacock, but can't search to find on ESPN+? That's pretty rich there.

I think if it's a 3rd thing, it'll be ESPN guaranteed.

Every Big 10 game on Peacock is on the front screen of Peacock right when you log in. There is no searching required. It attracts casual fans because, again, it's on the very front screen. It's the only game on the service. I assume the Big East would get the same treatment. ESPN+ is oversaturated with countless low level game no one cares about every single day. Can you really not see the difference?

ESPN+ does not attract casual fans. I'm going to watch every game no matter what, so I'm not concerned about it from my perspective. I'm concerned about how to increase our viewership and brand. ESPN+ does not do either. You need to think like an executive, not like a fan.

Whether it's Peacock, Paramount+, Apple TV, Netflix, a streaming service is the way to go for the third package. ESPN is a bad idea unless they guarantee all games will be on ESPN or ESPN2.

billyjack wrote:Ok i just realized that we're bumped off Fox so that WWE Smackdown could be aired?? WTF?

You guys mentioned it yesterday but i thought it was for a Big 12 game.

Big 12 doesn't start it's new TV deal until 2025-26.

ecasadoSBU wrote:

billyjack wrote:Ok i just realized that we're bumped off Fox so that WWE Smackdown could be aired?? WTF?

You guys mentioned it yesterday but i thought it was for a Big 12 game.

you guys weren't bumped off Big Fox... This is the first time one of the Big East Semifinals was promoted to Big Fox. Semifinals have always been on FS1.

I think UConn winning the national championship and having a solid following had something to do with that

UConn had nothing to do with it. The network and 1.5 earlier timeslot came out in late September. This change was to make the Pac-12 semi and championship to start earlier as FOX/FS1 has the rights to the tournament this year.