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Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - AllTideUp - 11-20-2018 10:36 AM
Here we go...
CNBC reports:
There are several other bidders coming forward so this process is far from done, but it's interesting that Amazon is officially in the fray.
Not a lot of details out right now as it's a developing story.
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - hawghiggs - 11-20-2018 04:08 PM
Nobody is going to outbid Amazon for it.
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - ICThawk - 11-20-2018 05:32 PM
(11-20-2018 04:08 PM)hawghiggs Wrote: Nobody is going to outbid Amazon for it.
Well, it's not always a question of who has the money as much as who sees how much value in something. Amazon may well have the money but at some point they may say "it's not worth that much to me". Amazon, or Buffett, or Apple or LOTS of others "could" have purchased Fox (they have the money!) but either didn't show an interest in or (as Comcast did) decided that the price was more than it was "worth" to them.
It's more of a question of how much you value/want/need something that just having money. Frankly, I would be kinda surprised if Amazon "wins" as I think some of the other bidders may see more "value" in it than Amazon. And remember, the RSNs are mostly pro teams, not college. Potential bidders for pro rights may or may not be bidders for college rights, and even if they are, may value them significantly differently.
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - hawghiggs - 11-20-2018 08:59 PM
(11-20-2018 05:32 PM)ICThawk Wrote:(11-20-2018 04:08 PM)hawghiggs Wrote: Nobody is going to outbid Amazon for it.
Well, it's not always a question of who has the money as much as who sees how much value in something. Amazon may well have the money but at some point they may say "it's not worth that much to me". Amazon, or Buffett, or Apple or LOTS of others "could" have purchased Fox (they have the money!) but either didn't show an interest in or (as Comcast did) decided that the price was more than it was "worth" to them.
It's more of a question of how much you value/want/need something that just having money. Frankly, I would be kinda surprised if Amazon "wins" as I think some of the other bidders may see more "value" in it than Amazon. And remember, the RSNs are mostly pro teams, not college. Potential bidders for pro rights may or may not be bidders for college rights, and even if they are, may value them significantly differently.
This will be more of a sure thing than original content. Which can be hit or miss at best. Plus doesn't Fox own like half the rights to the Big 12?
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - AllTideUp - 11-20-2018 09:20 PM
(11-20-2018 05:32 PM)ICThawk Wrote:(11-20-2018 04:08 PM)hawghiggs Wrote: Nobody is going to outbid Amazon for it.
Well, it's not always a question of who has the money as much as who sees how much value in something. Amazon may well have the money but at some point they may say "it's not worth that much to me". Amazon, or Buffett, or Apple or LOTS of others "could" have purchased Fox (they have the money!) but either didn't show an interest in or (as Comcast did) decided that the price was more than it was "worth" to them.
It's more of a question of how much you value/want/need something that just having money. Frankly, I would be kinda surprised if Amazon "wins" as I think some of the other bidders may see more "value" in it than Amazon. And remember, the RSNs are mostly pro teams, not college. Potential bidders for pro rights may or may not be bidders for college rights, and even if they are, may value them significantly differently.
This would be Amazon's first true foray into sports broadcasting. Other than purchasing some rights here and there, they haven't attempted to obtain this type of readymade platform even though they've been rumored to be interested in a deeper investment in this form of entertainment.
I don't think they'd bid on it if they didn't think it was a valuable endeavor. That's not really their M.O. anyway.
They might not win it, but I think that will be a matter of how competitive the bid is. Disney might well prefer to sell to someone else, but they are required to sell the RSNs in a fairly short period of time. Amazon is a behemoth.
To the point about their interest in pro sports, I see your point, but I think we should consider if entities like Amazon come along and start buying up pro sports rights then the college rights still become more valuable to other entities because the options are limited. Air time needs to be filled either way and if more of the pro sports rights are shifting to Amazon then scarcity kicks in.
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - AllTideUp - 11-21-2018 02:29 PM
From Awful Announcing:
Amazon confirmed as a bidder
Also from Awful Announcing:
What if a private equity firm buys the RSNs?
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - JRsec - 11-21-2018 11:23 PM
(11-21-2018 02:29 PM)AllTideUp Wrote: From Awful Announcing:
Amazon confirmed as a bidder
Also from Awful Announcing:
What if a private equity firm buys the RSNs?
The RSN's may involve some rights, but I'm not sure any of them will be set up for production outside of those rights deals. I'm thinking that for awhile the Big 10, SEC, ACC and possibly Big 12 would still be better off with a network backer. At least the article made it clear that these will likely be of little help to the PAC. So I don't see it have as big of an influence or impact upon conferences as the networks already have.
I still believe that future realignment moves are much more likely to be spurred by network contract deals than any of the FAANG or RSN companies.
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - AllTideUp - 12-16-2018 09:48 PM
So apparently, not only did Amazon NOT bid for the 22 RSNs, but there weren't very many serious bids at all. Amazon is trying to team up with the Yankees to buy YES.
And it looks like most of the bids were not in the ballpark that Disney really wanted them to be.
Charter did not submit a bid
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - JRsec - 12-16-2018 09:50 PM
(12-16-2018 09:48 PM)AllTideUp Wrote: So apparently, not only did Amazon NOT bid for the 22 RSNs, but there weren't very many serious bids at all. Amazon is trying to team up with the Yankees to buy YES.
And it looks like most of the bids were not in the ballpark that Disney really wanted them to be.
Charter did not submit a bid
FOX will get them back, and at a bargain. IMO.
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - AllTideUp - 01-11-2019 04:07 PM
So it looks like FOX is backing away from any potential buyback of the RSNs.
From Awful Announcing:
Quote:“Fox confirms that it does not intend to bid for any of the Fox regional sports networks that Disney (or any entity operating on its behalf) may sell as required by the consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice,” the filing said.
Ourand also notes that Fox is declining to pursue the RSNs because they’re interested in high growth businesses and they view the RSNs as a low growth business, and that they’re “scared away” by the way Disney is going about the sale, in part because of the number of potential bidders that have seen the sales book.
I'm not sure what to think about this...
ESPN could monetize these things one way or the other, but they won't be allowed to. Apparently, no major media company wants them. Either that or they're waiting until the price has been driven down to jump in.
Did FOX pull a fast one to get rid of these things?
Will this affect how ESPN views FOX as a potential partner going forward? As in, payback can be hell....
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - vandiver49 - 01-12-2019 09:18 AM
(01-11-2019 04:07 PM)AllTideUp Wrote: So it looks like FOX is backing away from any potential buyback of the RSNs.
From Awful Announcing:
Quote:“Fox confirms that it does not intend to bid for any of the Fox regional sports networks that Disney (or any entity operating on its behalf) may sell as required by the consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice,” the filing said.
Ourand also notes that Fox is declining to pursue the RSNs because they’re interested in high growth businesses and they view the RSNs as a low growth business, and that they’re “scared away” by the way Disney is going about the sale, in part because of the number of potential bidders that have seen the sales book.
I'm not sure what to think about this...
ESPN could monetize these things one way or the other, but they won't be allowed to. Apparently, no major media company wants them. Either that or they're waiting until the price has been driven down to jump in.
Did FOX pull a fast one to get rid of these things?
Will this affect how ESPN views FOX as a potential partner going forward? As in, payback can be hell....
Not a fast one, but I think Rupert was prescient is in his assessment of the viability of the RSN’s. Most of the content, while perishable, isn’t urgent which is why they have a very low ROI.
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - ICThawk - 01-12-2019 01:22 PM
(12-16-2018 09:50 PM)JRsec Wrote:(12-16-2018 09:48 PM)AllTideUp Wrote: So apparently, not only did Amazon NOT bid for the 22 RSNs, but there weren't very many serious bids at all. Amazon is trying to team up with the Yankees to buy YES.
And it looks like most of the bids were not in the ballpark that Disney really wanted them to be.
Charter did not submit a bid
FOX will get them back, and at a bargain. IMO.
Fox has confirmed that it will NOT be a bidder on the RSNs that Disney must sell.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-wont-bid-regional-sports-networks-disney-sell-1175395
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - JRsec - 01-12-2019 03:35 PM
(01-12-2019 01:22 PM)ICThawk Wrote:(12-16-2018 09:50 PM)JRsec Wrote:(12-16-2018 09:48 PM)AllTideUp Wrote: So apparently, not only did Amazon NOT bid for the 22 RSNs, but there weren't very many serious bids at all. Amazon is trying to team up with the Yankees to buy YES.
And it looks like most of the bids were not in the ballpark that Disney really wanted them to be.
Charter did not submit a bid
FOX will get them back, and at a bargain. IMO.
Fox has confirmed that it will NOT be a bidder on the RSNs that Disney must sell.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-wont-bid-regional-sports-networks-disney-sell-1175395
Yeah I saw that yesterday. Thanks for posting. It looks like if Amazon or one of the FAANGS wants them they can have them. The only question will be how good a bargain they get.
RE: Amazon bids for Disney's 22 RSNs - ICThawk - 01-12-2019 06:44 PM
(01-12-2019 03:35 PM)JRsec Wrote:(01-12-2019 01:22 PM)ICThawk Wrote:(12-16-2018 09:50 PM)JRsec Wrote:(12-16-2018 09:48 PM)AllTideUp Wrote: So apparently, not only did Amazon NOT bid for the 22 RSNs, but there weren't very many serious bids at all. Amazon is trying to team up with the Yankees to buy YES.
And it looks like most of the bids were not in the ballpark that Disney really wanted them to be.
Charter did not submit a bid
FOX will get them back, and at a bargain. IMO.
Fox has confirmed that it will NOT be a bidder on the RSNs that Disney must sell.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-wont-bid-regional-sports-networks-disney-sell-1175395
Yeah I saw that yesterday. Thanks for posting. It looks like if Amazon or one of the FAANGS wants them they can have them. The only question will be how good a bargain they get.
Sorry for the repost.....I missed AllTideUps post somehow or I wouldn't have bothered to clutter up the board with my post.