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When it comes to bringing in the big bucks, the SEC is on top.
Bryan Fischer of College Football Talk and Athlon Sports recently looked at the Power 5 conferences’ total revenues for the 2016 fiscal year. He found the SEC is on top by a wide margin.
Total revenues 2016 FY for the Power Five:
SEC: $639m
Pac-12: $488m
Big Ten: $483m
ACC: $373m
Big 12: $313m— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) May 19, 2017
The folks at Reddit’s /r/CFB broke it down on a per team revenue basis, in which case the SEC again comes out on top.
2016 P5 Revenues Per School pic.twitter.com/XRBI9dWpup
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) May 20, 2017
Revenue, of course, does not equal payouts and distribution after expenses, the subject of multiple tweets in reply to Fischer. This point came up in his explaining why the Pac-12 brings in more revenue, but the Big Ten is more profitable.
it’s still profitable and they get a ton from ESPN/Fox too.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) May 19, 2017
The Pac-12 revenue number is more because they are running their own TV network. After expenses B1G far, far ahead.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) May 19, 2017
The SEC’s partnership with ESPN for the SEC Network has proven to be a highly successful venture for both parties. The SEC Network brings in a substantial subscriber fee of $0.74, but the trend toward cord cutting has some wondering if the network can continue its success.
Adam Gajo, a sports business analyst for SNL Kagan, thinks the Charlotte-based network will be able to withstand that trend.
“We still feel that as part of the Disney family of networks, the SEC Network will be less vulnerable to cord cutters due to the company’s name brand and the strength of its portfolio,” sports business analyst Adam Gajo recently told AL.com.
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