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This is a huge high stakes for ESPN Disney

Disney stake holders said problem is ESPN paid too much for rights and acc has signed contract - they know it and if they break it they will require huge payout -money they don't have- they think acc has no where to go-

if they have acc to walk they don't have to pay and they can reduce their outlays - stockholders extremely happy but they will have a huge gash in airtime especially in basketball and spring sports -key aspect for acc is to get nbc to bite on a equivalent contract with dedicated sports network and coverage and marketing

ESPN could drain the acc by doing nothing - and let the lawyers handle it - if acc refuses cash outlay put together a ragtag acc network with no marketing outreach program and let it fail- that results in deminished value or the acc properties

Both parties have huge risks

In response to this post by Stech

Posted: 01/01/2016 at 09:40AM

Not new news but an interesting confirmation regarding ESPN -- turkeyridge 12/29/2015 12:08PM

ESPN started their own decline when they decided to devle into other areas -- UpstateSCHokie 12/31/2015 10:07AM

Their decline started when they took Aussie Rules Football off the air. ** -- reestuart 01/05/2016 11:54AM

Thought their decline was when they decided to cover poker -- EDGEMAN 12/31/2015 7:05PM

They better have a good strategy for Over the Top distribution. -- HOO86 12/29/2015 1:41PM

"ward off rivals like Fox Sports 1 and NBC Sports", ESPN better delive -- Stech 12/29/2015 8:34PM

Stech. Can you share some of the details -- 133193Hokie 01/01/2016 07:48AM

As long as we don't have to hear Bob Costas pontificate, NBC would be fine. -- HOO86 12/31/2015 10:50AM

How exactly is Fox and NBC gonna steal content ESPN clearly owns? -- chuckd4vt 12/30/2015 11:30PM

First of all, it's not stealing. ESPN has to deliver a channel or the ACC -- Stech 12/31/2015 06:49AM

This is a huge high stakes for ESPN Disney -- Mercury 01/01/2016 09:40AM

...because the media rights contract requires it? -- 33laszlo99 01/01/2016 05:40AM

Re: ...because the media rights contract requires it? -- daveinop 01/02/2016 9:06PM

Deals that accept pay in lieu of a channel had better be super lucrative- -- KnoxHokie 12/31/2015 1:32PM

I'm thinking the reason they like to trash the ACC is to drive the price... -- EDGEMAN 12/31/2015 3:55PM

Its business and ruthless -- Mercury 01/01/2016 09:41AM

It's actually a function of who they hire to do the talking. -- HOO86 12/31/2015 5:27PM

No matter how ESPN achieves the trashing of the ACC- they own what happens! -- KnoxHokie 12/31/2015 8:17PM

Seem to recall several years of the "ACC Wheel of Destiny" -- EDGEMAN 12/31/2015 6:23PM

Re: How exactly is Fox and NBC gonna steal content ESPN clearly owns? -- SoCloseHokie 12/31/2015 12:35AM

Always a wait for the final outcome with you guys. -- chuckd4vt 12/31/2015 4:46PM

Wish that the ACC had not put all of their eggs in the -- 133193Hokie 12/30/2015 1:43PM

Remember we were the first kid on the block and everyone was agast at our -- BigCrumpy 12/30/2015 4:16PM

Didn't think it was possible to keep Raycom afloat. Go Swofford. -- chuckd4vt 12/30/2015 11:27PM

Yes, and there were some of us at the time who understood what... -- Freddyburg Hokie 12/30/2015 10:32PM

The money wasn't even great. Pac12 signed a much better deal months later. ** -- chuckd4vt 12/30/2015 11:18PM

Truth! We thought it was good at the time, then... -- EDGEMAN 12/31/2015 07:49AM

This is a huge high stakes for ESPN Disney

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