I'm loving this, of course, as an SEC fan. But you kinda wonder if this will be too much coverage. Even Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky :icon_eek: will be available in 66 million homes!
SEC Launches Syndicated SEC Network With ESPN - washingtonpost.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Southeastern Conference football and basketball games not shown on ESPN networks will be available in more than 54 million homes on the SEC Network, the new name for the league's syndication deal with ESPN.
The package is part of the 15-year contract reached last year between the conference and ESPN.
ESPN TV deal will push SEC even further beyond Big Ten, others - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
This fall, the conference that's captured the past three national championships will begin an unprecedented assault on our nation's television sets. The 2009 season marks the beginning of a new 15-year, $2.25 billion contract with ESPN, which coincides with a 15-year, $825 million deal with CBS. At the SEC's preseason Media Days in Hoover, Ala., this week, league and ESPN officials unveiled the details of their new arrangement, and this much is clear: Whether you're in Alabama or Arizona, Michigan or Mississippi, you're about experience a deluge of SEC football.
At a time when most schools and conferences are slashing budgets due to the poor economy, SEC programs suddenly have more resources at their disposal.
SEC Launches Syndicated SEC Network With ESPN - washingtonpost.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Southeastern Conference football and basketball games not shown on ESPN networks will be available in more than 54 million homes on the SEC Network, the new name for the league's syndication deal with ESPN.
The package is part of the 15-year contract reached last year between the conference and ESPN.
ESPN TV deal will push SEC even further beyond Big Ten, others - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
This fall, the conference that's captured the past three national championships will begin an unprecedented assault on our nation's television sets. The 2009 season marks the beginning of a new 15-year, $2.25 billion contract with ESPN, which coincides with a 15-year, $825 million deal with CBS. At the SEC's preseason Media Days in Hoover, Ala., this week, league and ESPN officials unveiled the details of their new arrangement, and this much is clear: Whether you're in Alabama or Arizona, Michigan or Mississippi, you're about experience a deluge of SEC football.
At a time when most schools and conferences are slashing budgets due to the poor economy, SEC programs suddenly have more resources at their disposal.