Such a failure, that SEC network.
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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
Look at that revenue drop off after the top five sports networks. It's extraordinary. The SEC Network is poised to bring in more revenue than the Big Ten Network and the Pac 12 Network combined, with $120 million more to spare on top of that.
Holy hell.
When you factor in advertising -- which typically runs around a quarter of revenue at other ESPN properties -- ESPN and the SEC have almost created an $800 million network. Indeed, add up all the revenue streams here and ESPN is going to be poised to do nearly nine billion dollars just in subscriber fees. Good lord.
And how about the NFL Network? Now that CBS is going to be airing its Thursday night NFL games, how in the world can that fee be justified? The NFL Network is by far the worst deal for sports fans on this list.
My point in putting all this out here -- the SEC Network is going to be even bigger and more successful than I thought. The SEC Network is now the most successful new sports cable launch and it's still a month away from the launch. And, amazingly, most fans and media still haven't realized the impact it's going to have. You thought the SEC had a competitive advantage before? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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