All The College Championship Football Games Games Are On Pay TV.

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21. That is a very likely factor

Another is the $$ advertisers are willing the shell out to networks then which carries out the contract bids to the right to host games. AT&T & Directv merger hinged on the NFL Sunday Ticket deal which they payed a whopping amount but it isn't a great service in-comparison to NBA League pass. Sunday Ticket only gives out the live out-of-market games morning & afternoon games and only a 30 minute replay (on the advanced which means more $$ consumers have to shell out) available only for Tuesday & Wednesday). League Pass lets you re-watch any game (Full or 15 minute condensed). You can't watch the ESPN/ABC or TNT broadcasts live but you can watch them later but you also can't watch any of the local NBA teams ever thru the League Pass.

Media consolidation with the SEC, Big Ten, and Pac-12 which gives them more power over the games to negotiate contracts with providers. SEC Network through social media encouraged fans to give Directv backlash over negotiations hitting a wall and you wouldn't believe the outrage when the outrage should have been directed at the media consolidators. Similar with ESPN which providers pay one of the highest per subscriber payment if not the highest and the reason is if there is an ever an ESPN blackout the outrage would be epic.

There is a bit of a alienating going on for higher $$ just the current model & consolidation is more profitable than PPV.