Two puzzing issues from the link below:
(1) Fox quietly acquired an additional 10% ownership in BTN from the conference schools over the last year. They now own 61%, conference owns 39%.
(2) The Big Ten has already agreed to grant all of their broadcast rights to BTN.
My hunch is that Fox is trying to transform Fox Sports into another ESPN and that the Big Ten is going to be the bell cow. Should be interesting to see how these media negotiations work out.
Big Ten Media Rights
(1) Fox quietly acquired an additional 10% ownership in BTN from the conference schools over the last year. They now own 61%, conference owns 39%.
(2) The Big Ten has already agreed to grant all of their broadcast rights to BTN.
My hunch is that Fox is trying to transform Fox Sports into another ESPN and that the Big Ten is going to be the bell cow. Should be interesting to see how these media negotiations work out.
Big Ten Media Rights