Succinct definition for Tier 1, 2,3

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  • jay santos
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2008
    • 13652
    #1

    Succinct definition for Tier 1, 2,3

    Can someone help me with this.

    I assumed

    Tier 1: contract with network to broadcast X amount of games per year, they get first right of refusal on all big games
    Tier 2: contract with a second network to take leftovers the primary broadcaster doesn't want. Typically will be broadcast on regional channels or a conference owned network.
    Tier 3: contract with a school owned network or a network only interested in one school, broadcasting locally (like a KJAZZ?), only picking up games that aren't picked up by Tier 1,2.

    Is this right or am I missing something?
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    • falafel
      loves to talk on things
      • Mar 2009
      • 37992
      #2
      That matches my [limited] understanding.
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        • Hsaru
          Junior Member
          • Mar 2009
          • 1109
          #3
          Originally posted by jay santos View Post
          Can someone help me with this.

          I assumed

          Tier 1: contract with network to broadcast X amount of games per year, they get first right of refusal on all big games
          Tier 2: contract with a second network to take leftovers the primary broadcaster doesn't want. Typically will be broadcast on regional channels or a conference owned network.
          Tier 3: contract with a school owned network or a network only interested in one school, broadcasting locally (like a KJAZZ?), only picking up games that aren't picked up by Tier 1,2.

          Is this right or am I missing something?
          The games on a conference network would be tier 3, having been passed by tier 1(espn usually), tier 2(fox sports/fx/etc).

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            • Paperback Writer
              Signature won a Pulitzer
              • Nov 2010
              • 5211
              #4
              Originally posted by Hsaru View Post
              The games on a conference network would be tier 3, having been passed by tier 1(espn usually), tier 2(fox sports/fx/etc).
              In the Big Ten (not sure about other conferences), Tier2 and Tier 3 are combined into the BTN. So ABC/ESPN get the first pick of Big Ten games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, etc. and the BTN then gets the rest. All games are televised.
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                • Hsaru
                  Junior Member
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 1109
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Paperback Writer View Post
                  In the Big Ten (not sure about other conferences), Tier2 and Tier 3 are combined into the BTN. So ABC/ESPN get the first pick of Big Ten games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, etc. and the BTN then gets the rest. All games are televised.
                  Pac-12 and Big 12 have fox deals for most of tier 2. Big 12's tier 2 is all fox, pac-12 will be split between fox/espn for both tier 1 and 2.

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