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daveinop

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Will ESPN pay more to the ACC and forego additional return on that payment?


I don't think they will.

LHN is a net $40+, maybe $50m in the hole. They are just now projecting to start making a profit to dig out of that hole. So with that, do you want to be the exec with ESPN that tells Disney that you are now going to throw another $40+ million into a hole, with no effort whatsoever to increase income?

Yes, ESPN is streamlining to increase efficiency. But there is nothing efficient about owning rights, paying more for those rights, and then doing nothing with them when they've already invested in most the infrastructure necessary to recoup some of those expenses.

I think there is little doubt ESPN/ACC will do something. Will it be announced by July 1? Sounds like it.

When will it come online? Will I like it? Will it keep the media income competitive with other conferences? No idea.

(In response to this post by ColumbusHokie)

Posted: 03/29/2016 at 10:18AM



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