https://ncaahoopsdigest.com/2021/06/18/the-big-easts-media-marriage-life-beyond-2025-with-fs1/
The 2013 media deal that inked Fox Sports to The Big East is set to expire at the conclusion of the 2024-2025 season and while there is little doubt that these two entities (the BEast and FS1) will renew their vows, it’s fair to acknowledge that some things have changed since the initial 12-year contract was penned. Maintaining national access to Big East content will certainly be a priority for the conference but there’s work to be done at the institutional level.
.....................The conference seemed to understand this urgency in bringing in another national brand to pair with its ten member schools, so in June 2019, the league’s addition of UConn was a necessary step in reinforcing what was already a premier athletic conference. “I believe Fox was instrumental in pushing for UConn’s addition to assist in the TV contract valuation,” McNamara noted when addressing UConn’s inclusion to a conference they chartered over 40 years ago. “UConn is obviously a very attractive program for Fox..................
The 2013 media deal that inked Fox Sports to The Big East is set to expire at the conclusion of the 2024-2025 season and while there is little doubt that these two entities (the BEast and FS1) will renew their vows, it’s fair to acknowledge that some things have changed since the initial 12-year contract was penned. Maintaining national access to Big East content will certainly be a priority for the conference but there’s work to be done at the institutional level.
.....................The conference seemed to understand this urgency in bringing in another national brand to pair with its ten member schools, so in June 2019, the league’s addition of UConn was a necessary step in reinforcing what was already a premier athletic conference. “I believe Fox was instrumental in pushing for UConn’s addition to assist in the TV contract valuation,” McNamara noted when addressing UConn’s inclusion to a conference they chartered over 40 years ago. “UConn is obviously a very attractive program for Fox..................