Until the football schools create their own league.That's up to the league. They just signed a $7 billion rights deal. It likely has an escalator clause if they add more teams.
Big Ten completes 7-year, $7 billion media rights agreement with Fox, CBS, NBC
The Big Ten has completed a new seven-year media rights agreement with Fox, CBS and NBC that is set to bring in more than $7 billion to one of the nation's most powerful athletic conferences.www.espn.com
They also have their own network for overflow games. But TV is run by the league.
The OTA signals aren't free. What they offer on their apps is VERY different. Usually nothing more than looping newscasts & other Digital exclusive content
That's a different beast (Especially when it comes to Football & Basketball) because they're a part of Conferences. And with Geography thrown out the window in Football with all this Conferent Realignment BS as Athletic Directrors everywhere are panicking & seemingly jumping out of windows like the Stock Market just crashed now that the full weight of NIL has hit him, the chances of you being able to pay JUST say (For example) your Alma Mater (sp?) to stream ANY sports are SLIM & NONE (With Slim standing just outside the door
They won't
Well they could offer a "100+" feed like The CW does by serving up their New York & Los Angeles stations but I'm not how practical that would be for streaming though
Take yesterday's coverage of Hurrocane Idalia for example. Outside of the Tampa stations (which included Fox owned WTVT 13), it was VERY difficult to get ANY kind of coverage once the Hurricane left the area outside of Gray owned WTOC 11 (CBS) in Savannah, GA who was top notch but Iwas also on all day although I didn't start watching them until the evening (And even, I didn't even they HAD coverage till IGray owned Local News Live starting showing it as I was watching WCSC 5 at the time so I just switched over to them instead (By then, Idalia had been downgraded to a Tropical Storm & headed toward Charleston, SC
I’ve wondered what good hurricane coverage is for those in its path when they can’t see because the power is out.
BTN has four feeds available. They'll add more if necessary.
Thanks, I didn’t know that
The internet is the first thing to go in a massive storm, be it cell towers or wifi. Power is out so is the TV. Radio is an option but I wonder who is worried about listening when they house is crumbling around them. Face it hurricane coverage is all about ratings and watch the destruction more than it is about helping people.
Radio helps most when a hurricane is approaching and after it has passed by. We know, with increasing precision as each hour goes by, where and how powerfully a storm will hit. By the time winds start to be felt, we should have... days in advance... evacuated or strengthened out dwelling.
It shows what people not yet hit by the storm what to expect. And, as you say, for those in other areas and states, it is just a news story.
Being a weather nerd I enjoy watching that stuff. For the casual viewer is just looking at a car crash.
Cantore's reports are helpful, mostly for people who aren't immediately affected or impacted by the storm but who are tuned in to The Weather Channel to watch the coverage or perhaps have friends or relatives living in the affected area. That said, Jim's notoriety has kind of taken on a life of its own. He's known for often broadcasting from the city or area that takes the most direct hit and/or suffers the most damage. Therefore, when a hurricane is heading toward a certain area, you'll oftentimes see local police departments jokingly post "Most Wanted" posters on their Facebook and social media pages with Cantore's likeness on it.
Certainly think that any teams with a 1 or 2 win season won't make it to the prime slots for a telecast.
