SEC Network Launches August 14 Channel 611
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Funny.
Never saw this yesterday while Joe Clayton was there.
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Here is what I know. The info I am getting is coming from a friend at ESPN, who was feeding me information about the DISH / ESPN Deal. He was 100% on the money with what I was told. But still to be safe I am calling this a RUMOR.
I am being told that a deal is done, and now the waiting game is on getting the contract finalized and signed. Getting the contract done took a long time for DISHas both sides wanted to make sure the contract was fair to both sides and took a lot of redlining and talks to get the finalized contract.
With that said I am confident with this RUMOR that we will see SEC in time for the fall kickoff.
Again this is what I am hearing and I am just passing it along.
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Well, all you people jumping ship so you can get your SEC channel .... are you still jumping or were you smnart enough to wait and see what was gonna happen first instead of panicking when D* didn't sign up on day 1 ?
^ This is what I think. ^
Interesting report here:
@ http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/sec-network-still-working-on-deals-with-comcast-ot/nggnn/
"Justin Connolly, the ESPN executive who heads SEC Network, said deals currently are in place to make the new channel available in 25 million homes nationwide, including those served by Cox Communications, AT&T U-Verse, Dish Network and Google Fiber. He declined to put a number on how many homes the network expects to reach at launch."
Think about the purchase of DirecTV by AT&T. That it will go through. I believe the current subscribers, from AT&T U-verse or DirecTV, will end up getting a channel lineup that is merged. There is more than one reason to believe that DirecTV will carry SEC Network. The one which most stands out for me is, "because DirecTV has no realistic choice otherwise."
I aint going anywhere because I do not want Dish, and I do not have another option! I wouldn't leave over one channel the first season anyways.
AT&T hasn't bought directv yet. that may or may not be finalized by the start of next year.
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Funny.
Never saw this yesterday while Joe Clayton was there.
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I moved, and one reason was to be assured the SEC channel, although I did not panic at D* not having it when I swapped, as I did figure they would get it, or hoped they would anyway.
The main reason I swapped was for new customer promos, in fact, Id have most likely done it anyway for this reason alone, even if D* had already had the channel. Not having it was just an extra nudge.
http://msn.foxsports.com/college-fo...ectv-expects-to-offer-sec-network-soon-071714
Scott.
Is Clay Travis a member here? LOL
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Scott.
Is Clay Travis a member here? LOL
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So you changed but, this was not the reason why ... that happens every day !
I switched about every 18 months and with several moves, just for rebates. I know a lot of folks still do but I am over it now. Happy with Directv for the most part, as long as they dont do something crazy to piss me off Ill just stick here.
I had Dish about 4 years ago.
Got tired of Charlie playing channel roulette. All providers have issues with networks. None more than Dish IMO. Not saying I would never switch back but Directv would really need to something bad to make me switch. Not carrying one channel wouldn't do it.
I'd gladly go back to Dish before I'd even think about Charter again.
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Got tired of Charlie playing channel roulette. All providers have issues with networks. None more than Dish IMO. Not saying I would never switch back but Directv would really need to something bad to make me switch. Not carrying one channel wouldn't do it.
I'd gladly go back to Dish before I'd even think about Charter again.
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It would have been the main reason at a later date. It was a big reason, but not the deciding one when I did as there was still time to resolve that issue.
In other words, I'd have had the sec network before the season started. I would not have missed it even to change providers.
I've had them both several times and for the life of me I can't find one particular reason to stick with one over the other as long as they both offer the channels that I watch.
It appears both will shortly, and price being my main consideration, I can tell you that I will look at direct again in a year.
If one didn't offer a channel I wanted though, and the other did, especially a sports channel, I'd do my math and see if it were worth it to me to forgo the promos. The sec network is one that for me only would sway me in a direction.
I am glad that for the two main options I have that it probably won't be an issue on that front after a few weeks
It appears both will shortly, and price being my main consideration, I can tell you that I will look at direct again in a year.
If one didn't offer a channel I wanted though, and the other did, especially a sports channel, I'd do my math and see if it were worth it to me to forgo the promos. The sec network is one that for me only would sway me in a direction.
I am glad that for the two main options I have that it probably won't be an issue on that front after a few weeks
DirecTV Expects to Offer SEC Network Soon
The SEC Network is set for one of the most successful sports network launches in history now that DirecTV, the nation's largest satellite company, emailed Outkick that the company is "quite hopeful" and "expects to be able to provide the network soon." The public comments of DirecTV square with the private comments of SEC and ESPN executives, who are confident that a deal is near as well. DirecTV, which has over twenty million satellite subscribers, carries the Big Ten Network, but does not carry the Pac 12 Network The satellite company has, at times, engaged in contentious negotiations with content providers in an effort to keep costs lower. Its primary competitor in the satellite arena, Dish Network, became the first national satellite company to sign on for the network several months ago.
DirecTV's negotiations with the SEC Network are part of a larger negotiation with the other ESPN networks, and while it is unclear exactly when those deals will all be finalized, it's a significant pick-up for the SEC Network and SEC fans across the country, especially for those fans who hadn't wanted to go through the hassle of changing providers. In conjunction with Outkick's previous report that Comcast and the SEC Network are near an agreement, this would mean that every major cable and satellite company -- excluding Time Warner, which has remained fairly quiet so far -- would carry the SEC Network, allowing ESPN and the SEC to hit their goal of roughly 75 million cable and satellite subscribers at launch.
At 75 million subscribers, the SEC Network, which reportedly sought $1.30 a month per subscriber in the 11 state SEC footprint and .25 cents per subscriber outside the SEC states, is poised to do revenue of $369.6 million off the 28 million cable and satellite households in the SEC states. (That's assuming the network ended up averaging $1.10 per month in those households, roughly 20% less than the reported asking price.) Toss in an additional $141 million from the other 47 million cable and satellite households from outside SEC states, and you're talking about $510.6 million in revenue. Add in a quarter more in advertising revenue -- roughly the same percentages as ESPN receives -- and you get an additional $127.65 million. That's a total of $638.25 million.
While there will doubtless be launch and programming costs and we don't know the exact breakdown of the revenue share between the SEC and ESPN, Outkick has been operating on the assumption that both sides will split the money evenly. Given that the colleges don't have to pay taxes on their TV revenue, we're talking about roughly $319.25 million for the SEC, or in the neighborhood of $20 million a school. Combine that with the $20 million that the SEC already distributes to member institutions and you're talking about $40 million or more in television revenue in the near future, half of which will come from the SEC Network.
That's all before the rates begin to rise. (Many popular regional sports networks cost $3 or $4 a year. The SEC Network's ratings will dwarf stations that cost three or four times what it does). The SEC and ESPN gambled that SEC fans would demand that every major cable and satellite subscriber carry their network. Baseball may not be a featured sport in terms of driving fan interest, but with DirecTV on board the SEC Network is officially a home run, poised to become one of the most successful sports network launches in history. http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...ectv-expects-to-offer-sec-network-soon-071714
The SEC Network is set for one of the most successful sports network launches in history now that DirecTV, the nation's largest satellite company, emailed Outkick that the company is "quite hopeful" and "expects to be able to provide the network soon." The public comments of DirecTV square with the private comments of SEC and ESPN executives, who are confident that a deal is near as well. DirecTV, which has over twenty million satellite subscribers, carries the Big Ten Network, but does not carry the Pac 12 Network The satellite company has, at times, engaged in contentious negotiations with content providers in an effort to keep costs lower. Its primary competitor in the satellite arena, Dish Network, became the first national satellite company to sign on for the network several months ago.
DirecTV's negotiations with the SEC Network are part of a larger negotiation with the other ESPN networks, and while it is unclear exactly when those deals will all be finalized, it's a significant pick-up for the SEC Network and SEC fans across the country, especially for those fans who hadn't wanted to go through the hassle of changing providers. In conjunction with Outkick's previous report that Comcast and the SEC Network are near an agreement, this would mean that every major cable and satellite company -- excluding Time Warner, which has remained fairly quiet so far -- would carry the SEC Network, allowing ESPN and the SEC to hit their goal of roughly 75 million cable and satellite subscribers at launch.
At 75 million subscribers, the SEC Network, which reportedly sought $1.30 a month per subscriber in the 11 state SEC footprint and .25 cents per subscriber outside the SEC states, is poised to do revenue of $369.6 million off the 28 million cable and satellite households in the SEC states. (That's assuming the network ended up averaging $1.10 per month in those households, roughly 20% less than the reported asking price.) Toss in an additional $141 million from the other 47 million cable and satellite households from outside SEC states, and you're talking about $510.6 million in revenue. Add in a quarter more in advertising revenue -- roughly the same percentages as ESPN receives -- and you get an additional $127.65 million. That's a total of $638.25 million.
While there will doubtless be launch and programming costs and we don't know the exact breakdown of the revenue share between the SEC and ESPN, Outkick has been operating on the assumption that both sides will split the money evenly. Given that the colleges don't have to pay taxes on their TV revenue, we're talking about roughly $319.25 million for the SEC, or in the neighborhood of $20 million a school. Combine that with the $20 million that the SEC already distributes to member institutions and you're talking about $40 million or more in television revenue in the near future, half of which will come from the SEC Network.
That's all before the rates begin to rise. (Many popular regional sports networks cost $3 or $4 a year. The SEC Network's ratings will dwarf stations that cost three or four times what it does). The SEC and ESPN gambled that SEC fans would demand that every major cable and satellite subscriber carry their network. Baseball may not be a featured sport in terms of driving fan interest, but with DirecTV on board the SEC Network is officially a home run, poised to become one of the most successful sports network launches in history. http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...ectv-expects-to-offer-sec-network-soon-071714
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