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just spitballin...

in theory...could the NCAA ever create their own sports network?
 
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ND NYC said:
just spitballin...

in theory...could the NCAA ever create their own sports network?
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Not really. It's extremely expensive if you don't already have the infrastructure in place. Plus, most of the conferences have sold their rights away long into the future.
 
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Link won't work for me... what does this mean for a regular Joe like me
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Some point in 2017, you'll be able to buy a skinny bundle from Hulu that includes live ESPN, i.e. you can "cut the cord" and still get live sports.
 
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wizards8507 said:
Some point in 2017, you'll be able to buy a skinny bundle from Hulu that includes live ESPN, i.e. you can "cut the cord" and still get live sports.
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I know I haven't been alone in waiting for this.... but it has to be full sports... not just Monday Night Football and a few other select games.
 
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wizards8507 said:
Some point in 2017, you'll be able to buy a skinny bundle from Hulu that includes live ESPN, i.e. you can "cut the cord" and still get live sports.
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ACamp1900 said:
I know I haven't been alone in waiting for this.... but it has to be full sports... not just Monday Night Football and a few other select games.
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FOX and ABC; Fox Sports networks such as the Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2 and BTN; ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN-SEC and ESPN 3; Fox Regional Sports Networks across dozens of key national markets; Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior; Fox News and Fox Business; Freeform; FX, FXX and FXM, and National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild.
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Looks like the current gap would be any Regional Sports Network you might want as well as NBCSN. The ESPN lineup is the full linear channel, i.e. what you get when you turn on ESPN on your Comcast box.
 
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wizards8507 said:
Looks like the current cap would be any Regional Sports Network you might want as well as NBCSN. The ESPN lineup is the full linear channel, i.e. what you get when you turn on ESPN on your Comcast box.
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I need it all, including access to stuff like Sunday Ticket and Fox Soccer plus... I'm a needy lil mitch.
 
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ACamp1900 said:
One day.

I need it all, including access to stuff like Sunday Ticket and Fox Soccer plus... I'm a needy lil mitch.[/QUOTE]
You'll be waiting awhile then. DirecTV's exclusive agreement with the NFL runs through the 2022-2023 season.
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Disney’s stock dips following ESPN’s big subscription loss

Disney stock traded down on Friday after Nielsen confirmed that the entertainment giant’s highly profitable ESPN operation lost 621,000 subscribers in October.

While ESPN in recent months has seen some decline in subscribers, the 621,000 figure, roughly 3.1 percent of the sports cable net’s total subs, was stunning — and Nielsen on Sunday pulled its report after Disney protested.

Nielsen undertook an “extensive” review of the data and on Friday confirmed the numbers as “accurate as originally released.”

Disney shares dipped on the news and closed at $92.45, off 1 percent.
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Stock is now considered a Buy and is up to 97.

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The cable networks segment posted a 13% profit decline as ESPN endured another quarter of falling subscriber figures.
Disney's broader results are rock-solid, though. Over the last 12 months, cash flow is up 27%, net income has grown by 12% to $9.4 billion, and a record box-office year pushed total revenue up 6% to $55.6 billion. "We're very pleased with our performance for the year, delivering the highest revenue, net income and earnings per share in Disney's history," CEO Bob Iger said in a press release. More subscriber challenges are on the way for its cable networks, but this week's figures demonstrate that the company can still manage significant sales and profit gains even during a weak period for its biggest single business segment.
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AT&T is launching a 100-channel streaming package for $35 per month later this month.
 
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Please tell the powers to be at ESPN that sports entertainment does not mean political commentary. It should be an escape from that BS. But I find ESPN continuing to dabble in the babble... and I find myself changing the channel more often these days. Disney can push their political agenda other ways... leave sports out of it. Thanks.
 
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