Excellent news if it comes to fruition.
To do this that fast, ESPN would need to convert one of their existing channels to an ACC Network. Logic would suggest that they would take ESPN News and make it an ACC Channel. The market for ESPN News has pretty much gone away with the beefed up ESPN website and mobile App. The need to tune into 24 hour sports news isn't as pressing. They would have to beef up commentary shows, which ESPN appears to be doing away with (they've recently cut some big name talent like Keith Olberman, Colin Cowherd, etc.).
Transitioning ESPN News to the ACC Network would be relatively easy and quickly done. I'm not sure how many subscribers ESPN News has. The ACC Network would basically get those and the current subscriber fees before ESPN gets a chance to negotiate them again. I hope it happens.
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Posted: 04/25/2016 at 11:49AM