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ACC network may stall over rights issues

ACC network may stall over rights issues
by - Mon May 20 13:33:16 GMT-04:00 2013

According to sportsbusinessdaily.com, the ACC network will not be able to launch a lucrative deal with ESPN until 2027. Raycom holds the rights to live ACC football and basketball games.

Don’t expect an ACC-branded TV channel to be launched any time soon.

The biggest problem so far is a rights issue. ESPN needs to control the conference’s syndicated rights to launch a channel. But those rights are tied up until 2027 through deals with Raycom and Fox Sports Net.

“There’s no way an ACC network co-exists with a syndicated model,” said Chris Bevilacqua, a media consultant who worked with the Pac-12 to form a league network. “They’re going to have to get those rights back.”

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spacer Football Update: ACC network may stall over rights issues
 TigerNet News®
spacer #### me, man
 TigerGrad11
spacer Re: #### me, man
 whatweeatin
spacer Re: #### me, man
 whatweeatin
spacer Agreed
 tiger_thom®
spacer how screwed up is it to give your entire rights to one
 Tigerfansince1972®
spacer I'm confused
 IPTAY FAMILY
spacer The gap is already significant. Can you imagine what it...
 kbtiger®
spacer What gap? ******
 Swarley
spacer $$ gap between SEC and ACC***
 kbtiger®
spacer Yes, how much is that? ******
 Swarley
spacer "Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnone"? Is it "none"? ******
 Swarley
spacer Enough to retire on...
 Tall_Tiger_Two
spacer Link? Forbes begs to differ.
 Swarley
spacer isn't that taking into account the existing SEC tv deal
 Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Yes, Wookie is not taking into account the new tv deal with
 Tall_Tiger_Two
spacer "The gap is already significant." <-- This is the comment
 Swarley
spacer population footprint is one factor in viewership...one
 Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Current payout is fact. Future contracts are speculation.
 Swarley
spacer here's the deal...the ACC sold Tier 3 rights to FoxSports
 Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Re: here's the deal...the ACC sold Tier 3 rights to FoxSports
 whatweeatin
spacer you essentially did because you signed an exclusive
 Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Re: you essentially did because you signed an exclusive
 whatweeatin
spacer never said that but in order to make more money with a
 Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Re: never said that but in order to make more money with a
 whatweeatin
spacer ESPN will take a hit though in that they are now going to be
 Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Re: ESPN will take a hit though in that they are now going to be
 whatweeatin
spacer I'm not convinced these conference channels are long term
 IPTAY FAMILY
spacer Swofford is a d@yum genius!!!
 uproar84
spacer So we were compleely screwed and lied to by ESPN and
 Clemson81to85
spacer No lies. We just wern't told the whole truth. Wake and Duke
 jhoffma
spacer So who was that little media man that Swofford was showing
 Clemson81to85
spacer Speculation. Nothing new.***
 74paws
spacer Re: Football Update: ACC network may stall over rights issues
 Litefoot
spacer Hey, at least swoff, jr's future is secure at raycom!!!***
 VARDRY
spacer Bozo (in his baby blue) says "HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!"
 AThomas®
spacer Swofford screwed us when he signed the deal with his son err
 CM Shack®
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