Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 420031, member: 302"] Yes carries Yankees, Rangers, Jets, Nets...and with Fox joins a wide area Fox Sports Network. Washington DC-Maryland are a means of gaining entry into an area that has growth and money to spend...demographics and expansion of brand. Why Maryland...it has very poor financial health in athletic department...it was contiguous to Pennsylvania...so it was easiest to pick from the ACC and also to expand B1G...Fox partly owns the BTN...so, wherever and however it can expand it means $$$$$...and NY-DC-Maryland a great start to set up a east coast base against ESPN. As far as B1G...it could have been whomever BTN/Fox wanted...Maryland offers academics and research but not much in fan support and athletics at this time...this is a two decade or longer strategic direction. [/QUOTE]