With the announcement that Comcast may split the company into two pieces, basically the cable operations and NBC network, we should keep an eye on the effect it may have on Notre Dame football. While the contract with NBC runs through 2029, it is possible the "new' NBC may wish to go another direction with its sports emphasis or could be sold to a third entity, such as Netflix, as some are speculating. This may not be problematic but bears watching as it may become an issue for the Irish, given the rumored $40-50M revenue the contract generates. Obviously, this could have an impact on the football team's ability to remain independent. Nothing to worry about in the short-term but worth watching and being aware of down the road.

game is televised now. It is nice not to worry about what package you have but with ESPN, FS1, or CBS basically covering every game out there now it's not as essential as it was. NBC has even been flirting clearly a lot more with the Big TEN the last couple of years so it's not like ND has full rein over its "own network" now, as it is.

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NBC sucks ass.

Let Apple, Amazon, and Netflix step into the void.

I assume one of CBS or Fox would be interested as well.

In the unlikely event NBC decides to go in another direction, then let the bidding begin. Let's pit Amazon / Apple / Netflix and whoever else against each other and see what happens. It is quite a stretch to think that 'this could have an impact on the football team's ability to remain independent'.

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For example, which side of this split is our contract with?

Both will go with the NBC network, as will Universal studios.

The contract is with NBC, not the cable operation