Conference USA announces new multimedia deal
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:34 pm
According to the Pilot article, CUSA is doubling their pay from $200k to $400k with the new deal. It’s being rumored over on CSN that Sun Belt programs are getting $500k with the new deal.
Personally I like the Sun Belt deal even if the money rumors aren’t true. All Sun Belt games will be on ESPN/2/U and ESPN+ while CUSA fans have to go across multiple platforms (CBSSN, Stadium, Facebook, BeIn and CUSAtv) to find their games. I’m sure we’ll see an increase of the $4.99 monthly ESPN+ charge but as it stands now, that is half of what CUSAtv’s monthly charge ($10.95) is currently unless you purchase the $99.95 yearly subscription.
It will be interesting to see which conferences’ gamble pays off. The Sun Belt has tied itself to a declining ESPN while CUSA is rolling the dice on potential by divvying up across multiple streaming platforms.
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