Depaul looking for a new coach

[Goose85]

But these networks charge a certain amount to each cable provider, wasn't there a dispute between AT&T and Fox that prevented the Big East conference tourney from being shown locally?

May be a different setup, but each network does do their own deals with providers, so Fox may be able to command more if Chicagoans are interested in the Big East product. Doesn't mean more for the Big East, but it could mean more to Fox in fees charged and advertisements.

[ziggysfryboy]

That is fine, but it is still two different scenarios.

When Rutgers joined the Big 10ish, the BTN was added to the cable/satellite packages for residents in the area. So subscribers saw their costs go up a dime (or a quarter or a dollar, whatever it was). In turn, a portion of that revenue to the cable/satellite companies was paid out to the BTN. And when you are talking 10 million households, thats a lot of money.

The FS1 contract with the BE (or the ESPN contract with the ACC) is a dollar fee for a certain amount of time paid to the conferences for televising those events.

If you want a more detailed explanation, maybe we can get Chicos over here to do a better job than i do.

For the love of God, no.

[IrwinFletcher]

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/jon-...rward-thinking

Not a complimentary article on the Leitao hiring.