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Originally Posted by sooner333
Comcast will get it too when their ESPN contract is up for renewal. It seems as though ESPN has pushed through LHN and WatchESPN with each contract renewal. Is Texas receiving any more than the ESPN guaranteed cash they were promised at the beginning of the deal? I.e., other than the extra exposure, is there a monetary benefit to UT with these deals?
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It isn't going to be until the latter stages of the contract that UT would be likely to get more money. The terms of the deal were that once ESPN recouped their initial investment dollars, UT would get 70% of the amount above that.
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