ESPN President is bullish on ACC Network and Cable Model.

Joe Ovies gets a few questions answered by John Skipper about the network. ESPN has no plans to reprovision another channel like ESPN News into the ACC Network. This will be a new channel launch. He sees the transition to cord cutting being very gradual, and this ACC Network will be positioned for both the cable model and the cord cutter model. He and the Disney CEO are on the same page.

Posted: 07/21/2016 at 5:14PM

ESPN President is bullish on ACC Network and Cable Model. -- HOO86 07/21/2016 5:14PM

Does that mean they're going to stop their football show from... -- EDGEMAN 07/21/2016 6:01PM

And Skipper is intentionally not revealing financials. -- HOO86 07/21/2016 5:30PM

Ridiculous when financials ar pretty much the only thing that matters here.** -- JohnsonCItyHokie 07/21/2016 7:24PM

Not really public info. that's why -- daveinop 07/22/2016 10:41AM

Today is not the time for that -- ahokie4u 07/21/2016 9:32PM

Agreed.... -- 2hhoop3 07/22/2016 09:09AM

Also it will be a new channel -- ahokie4u 07/21/2016 6:01PM

3 years is a lot of time for repurposing an existing channel. -- Atlee Hokie 07/22/2016 12:55AM

He specifically said it would NOT be a repurposed channel -- ahokie4u 07/22/2016 06:05AM

I know that. Doesn't mean it will not be a re-purposed network. -- Atlee Hokie 07/24/2016 6:17PM

ESPN President is bullish on ACC Network and Cable Model.

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