SEC Network revenue to reportedly surpass Big Ten, Pac-12 channels combined
According to a recent story from Fox Sports’ Clay Travis, the SEC Network’s inaugural season will bring in an estimated $611 million in revenue, more than twice the total revenue expected from the Big Ten and Pac-12 Networks combined.
The @secnetwork will be doing over twice what Big Ten & Pac 12 Networks do combined. With $120 million to spare. http://t.co/IGnO3ImV5Y
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 22, 2014
Travis’ SEC Network reporting includes a rumored impending deal with DirectTV which would make ESPN’s new channel the fifth largest sports network in terms of revenue.
SNL Kagan, a financial company in Charlottesville, Va., that standardizes and disseminates all relevant corporate, financial, market and M&A data, provided these individual numbers to Travis:
Cost per month for consumers for each major sports channel:
1. ESPN $6.04 or $72.48 a year
2. NFL Network $1.22 or $14.64 a year
3. Pac 12 Network .80 or $9.60 a year
4. ESPN2 .74 or $8.88 a year
5. SEC Network .68 or $8.16 a year
5. FS1 .68 or $8.16 a year
7. Big Ten Network .38 or $4.56 a year
8. NBATV .27 or $3.24 a year
9. NBC Sports Network .27 or $3.24 a year
10. CBS Sports Network .25 or $3 a year
11. ESPN News .23 or $2.76 a year
12. ESPN Classic .21 or $2.52 a year
13. ESPNU .21 or $2.52 a year
Distribution numbers per Travis:
1. ESPN: 97 million households $7 billion
2. NFL Network: 72 million households $1.05 billion
3. ESPN2: 97 million households $861.4 million
4. FS1: 88 million households $718.8 million
5. SEC Network: 75 million households $611 million
6. NBC Sports Network: 80 million households $259.2 million
7. Pac 12 Network: 26 million households $249.6 million
8. Big Ten Network: 52 million households $237.1 million
9. ESPN News: 75 million households $207 million
10. NBATV: 60 million households $194.4 million
11. ESPNU: 75 million households $189 million
12. CBS Sports Network: 53 million households $159 million
13. ESPN Classic: 31 million households $78.1 million
As you can see, ESPN’s building quite a revenue monster which it will unleash on the world Aug. 14. Including advertising revenue, SEC Network could near the $1 billion mark.
Who’s ready for SEC football?