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Apr 28, 2015
12:44:30pm

cougarmeister

Actually, CSTV was intended to be a national network

When the MWC signed the deal, there was talk about how CSTV was working to get added to more cable providers nationwide, but those promises never materialized and it was that lack of national distribution plus the later Comcast/Mtn deal that trapped BYU in regional network hades.

And I posted the wrong link, this is the article I was thinking of:
http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/082604aan.html

or this one from the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/sports/mountain-west-and-cstv-agree-on-82-million-deal.html

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A creative alternative to a BYU's next TV deal

Cougarclaw

4/28/15 11:17am

Very interesting.

Alister Mackenzie

4/28/15 11:21am

Every fan of every team on our schedule would sign up for Nextflix

Y2k

4/28/15 6:20pm

very creative, forward-thinking and seriously plausible...A+++++ for effort

nashty

4/28/15 11:24am

PS, at the end of the day i think you have to stay with ESPN, but working in

nashty

4/28/15 11:24am

Maybe a Netflix bowl game and rebroadcasts of regular season games plus other

TrueAndBlue

4/28/15 11:37am

except byutv likes the re-broadcasting rights of games

Southpaw102

4/28/15 11:50am

In 3 years Apple will have established itself in the streaming TV space and they

Jersey hunter

4/28/15 4:54pm

You do realize that ABC sports is ESPN, correct?

Left Shark Coug

4/28/15 11:25am

Wait espn won't be bidding against itself?

concolor couguar

4/28/15 11:27am

Maybe we could get the Ocho to bid against the Deuce

Left Shark Coug

4/28/15 11:28am

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Mall Santa

4/28/15 11:29am

It would be a shame if JJ Abrams had to shoot down Cougarclaw's theory

TNT

4/28/15 11:28am

that's all you have to say after a post like that? point out one flaw? this is

Southpaw102

4/28/15 11:52am

Don't tell him that Disney owns both ESPN and ABC. It might shake him up....

4/28/15 5:22pm

That would be fun. I could binge watch the whole season in a weekend

DapperDan

4/28/15 11:30am

Watch out for the surprise ending!

doubleduce

4/29/15 8:01am

It's true, BYU's last non-ESPN deal went so well-they should totally do it again

4/28/15 11:32am

That's exactly what I was thinking of while reading this

jreid191

4/28/15 11:36am

"Thinking outside the box failed once, years ago, in a completely different

SoCalCoug

4/28/15 11:46am

It wouldn't be that different of a scenario

4/28/15 12:57pm

very different (iirc)...

icecougar

4/28/15 3:45pm

Key word in my post is is "unproven"

4/28/15 4:53pm

If I was an exec at ESPN I'd be moving in that direction already...

icecougar

4/28/15 6:58pm

That was regional though. Netflix is worldwide.

4/28/15 11:52am

Actually, CSTV was intended to be a national network

4/28/15 12:44pm

by comparison you're talking pinhole cameras vs 4k and HD on every wireless...

icecougar

4/28/15 3:29pm

BYUTV is already a content provider to Netflix

cypresstx

4/28/15 11:33am

With the broadcast facilities they could do all sorts of stuff for Netflix.

Alister Mackenzie

4/28/15 11:44am

An entire season on Netflix plus a Netflix bowl game in Vegas.

TrueAndBlue

4/28/15 11:34am

Pretty cool idea.

bluebloodedcoug

4/28/15 11:34am

Credit for a creative idea, but probably too early

BaYoU

4/28/15 11:35am

probably too soon today, but what about in 3 years?

Cougarclaw

4/28/15 3:12pm

I guess I don't see why BYU would outsource this

BaYoU

4/28/15 3:52pm

If BYU truly has options, then ESPN will pay what it's worth.

4/28/15 11:35am

How good is Netflix at streaming live content?

mudpupper

4/28/15 11:40am

That's why the partnership with BYUtv could be helpful

TrueAndBlue

4/28/15 11:50am

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Cougazul

4/28/15 11:58am

Because a third party would pay BYU for the ability to do so

bluebloodedcoug

4/28/15 12:07pm

^^^Big hangup there.

d-coug

4/28/15 11:51am

IDK if it is apples:oranges, but YouTube does well enough

bluebloodedcoug

4/28/15 11:59am

By 2019 (or 2020 if ESPN picks up their option) streaming will be better

4/28/15 11:45am

Yeah great idea. Youtube could be a better option than netflix

Southpaw102

4/28/15 11:49am

I think this is a great, intelligent idea.

SoCalCoug

4/28/15 11:49am

I think it's a great idea and a great way for BYU to separate itself and do

Anae4Anae

4/28/15 11:52am

Has been talked about on CB before

Heinz57

4/28/15 11:57am

To get $20 mil in revenune, you'd need to sell 200,000 $100 season passes.

4/28/15 12:05pm

break it up to 4 teams

Heinz57

4/28/15 12:17pm

Hulu might be more open to it than Netflix

SoCalCoug

4/28/15 11:59am

Both..

Heinz57

4/28/15 12:05pm

Plus Netflix loves BYUtv. They are now streaming Granite Flats seasons 1-3.

93 cougar

4/28/15 12:04pm

really? I had no idea. that's pretty cool

Southpaw102

4/28/15 12:47pm

sorry, espn gives exposure netflix never will. We die if we go exlcusive like th

bald man

4/28/15 12:09pm

This might be a good deal for BYU fans, but will hurt in attracting the

billyrust

4/28/15 12:17pm

I agree. but in 10 years we might be flipping between apps instead of channels..

Anae4Anae

4/28/15 12:26pm

Yes but that wasn't my point really. I use the WatchESPN app now.

billyrust

4/28/15 12:34pm

I think BYU could get a deal with ESPN and Netflix. No need to eliminate a valid

Lance71

4/28/15 12:34pm

This is a very intriguing option... ESPN has already shown willingness to think

(Private)

4/28/15 5:30pm

At this point Netflix would not likely help in any scheduling leverage

Q-grr

4/28/15 12:40pm

Do we already have HD broadcasting ability? BYUtv is not in HD on my DirecTV

SaturdaySpecialDay

4/28/15 12:40pm

By default, broadcast is in HD

Heinz57

4/28/15 12:43pm

That is a lot of alphabet soup bro. I'm not that smart. DirecTV sucks I guess

SaturdaySpecialDay

4/28/15 12:47pm

Sorry..will break it down..

Heinz57

4/28/15 1:08pm

yeah we do, the only problem is

Southpaw102

4/28/15 12:43pm

Actually, I proposed this same idea back in November.

newey-west

4/28/15 12:42pm

Interesting......but ABC is a partner of ESPN.....ABC sent all sports to ESPN.

digitalayon

4/28/15 1:16pm

Just throwing it out there...SlingTV

docsquared

4/28/15 1:38pm

we are so much more valuable if we sell out our stadium. tv broadcasters would

HarlemCoug

4/28/15 1:56pm

Fun idea, but one of our biggest issues is bowl game access. ESPN owns most bowl

Cougar8Duck

4/28/15 3:15pm

That's a very good point.

El Jefe

4/28/15 3:40pm

Or Amazon...

teancum

4/28/15 3:20pm

Maybe it would be possible to work out a deal to have some games on Netflix...

icecougar

4/28/15 3:33pm

This does not need to be an exclusive deal...BYU owning the rebroadcast rights

cougarmikey

4/28/15 6:30pm

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