ESPN Acquiring FOX was Huge for the ACC

[GTFLETCH]

Disney is buying 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion, part of the deal includes all 22 of Fox’s Regional Sports Networks, which is a huge double down on live sports content.

In the short term, these networks will help boost ESPN’s viewership and Nielsen numbers(expect your local Fox Sports to rebranded soon). But in the long term, ESPN has plenty of options to satisfy the looming ACC Network commitment. Earlier this year, we were told that a linear ACC Network would launch by 2019, giving ESPN yet another collegiate network. These new deals solidify what that network could look like.

Link
https://www.nunesmagician.com/2017/...cuse-was-right-to-move-to-acc-football-rights

 

[MikeJackets1967]

Disney is buying 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion, part of the deal includes all 22 of Fox’s Regional Sports Networks, which is a huge double down on live sports content.

In the short term, these networks will help boost ESPN’s viewership and Nielsen numbers(expect your local Fox Sports to rebranded soon). But in the long term, ESPN has plenty of options to satisfy the looming ACC Network commitment. Earlier this year, we were told that a linear ACC Network would launch by 2019, giving ESPN yet another collegiate network. These new deals solidify what that network could look like.

Link
https://www.nunesmagician.com/2017/...cuse-was-right-to-move-to-acc-football-rights

Hopefully they didn't get Fox News ChannelMSNBC and MSNBC Jr(ESPN) is enough

 

[takethepoints]

I know it isn't likely that the present DoJ will move on this, but I'm pretty sure that the anti-trust division will recommend nixing this sale. The post that started the thread shows why pretty conclusively. Personally, I don't like the idea of college football coverage being at the mercy of single provider, especially one as smarmy as ESPN.

But, hey, that's just me.

 

[JacketFromUGA]

Hopefully they didn't get Fox News ChannelMSNBC and MSNBC Jr(ESPN) is enough

Disney doesn't own MSNBC they own ABC.

 

[Skeptic]

I know it isn't likely that the present DoJ will move on this, but I'm pretty sure that the anti-trust division will recommend nixing this sale. The post that started the thread shows why pretty conclusively. Personally, I don't like the idea of college football coverage being at the mercy of single provider, especially one as smarmy as ESPN.

But, hey, that's just me.

As a fellow once told me, when I find people agreeing with me I have to change my opinion. I thought I was the only one turned off by the yelling, screaming, arguing, prancing, dancing, generally juvenile programming on ESPN. I keep it on cable only because it carries ACC games, which is I suppose, proof they know what they're doing. So I stopped watching everything else and mute the football games to get by. (And it seems that every week we lose another broadcasting legend, guys who knew how to report the game and get out of the viewers' way.) But if the concentration worries you, wait until the Big Guys start re-pricing internet access and use with the elimination of net neutrality. Imagine streaming Georgia Tech on ESPNU and the potential cost of four hours of network time. Onward and downward.

 

[MikeJackets1967]

Disney doesn't own MSNBC they own ABC.

Disney turned ESPN into another MSNBC

 

[JacketFromUGA]

Disney turned ESPN into another MSNBC

ok? But that feeling you have doesn't make what you said accurate

 

[MikeJackets1967]

ok? But that feeling you have doesn't make what you said accurate

Depends on your politics LOL

 

[UgaBlows]

Why has everything in our country become political? It sucks.

 

[gtpi]

As a fellow once told me, when I find people agreeing with me I have to change my opinion. I thought I was the only one turned off by the yelling, screaming, arguing, prancing, dancing, generally juvenile programming on ESPN. I keep it on cable only because it carries ACC games, which is I suppose, proof they know what they're doing. So I stopped watching everything else and mute the football games to get by. (And it seems that every week we lose another broadcasting legend, guys who knew how to report the game and get out of the viewers' way.) But if the concentration worries you, wait until the Big Guys start re-pricing internet access and use with the elimination of net neutrality. Imagine streaming Georgia Tech on ESPNU and the potential cost of four hours of network time. Onward and downward.

espn has programming? the only folks i watch on espn are kirk herbstreet and a few others when i watch gt play. other than that espn is pretty much dead to me.

these days the only other sports i watch is ufc on fs 1 /2 or sports south.

 

[GT_05]

Why has everything in our country become political? It sucks.

It seems like everything ramped up politically when the Affordable Care Act was introduced but maybe my memory fails me.


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[takethepoints]

It seems like everything ramped up politically when the Affordable Care Act was introduced but maybe my memory fails me.


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It does.

 

[takethepoints]

(And it seems that every week we lose another broadcasting legend, guys who knew how to report the game and get out of the viewers' way.)

Ah. Yes. It sure would be nice if we could get, say, Chris Collingsworth (it makes me cringe to type his name, btw) to listen to someone who knows what they are doing call a football game.

It would be nice if I was suddenly to inherit $100 million too and I expect it's just about as likely. Too bad.

 

[Skeptic]

espn has programming? the only folks i watch on espn are kirk herbstreet and a few others when i watch gt play. other than that espn is pretty much dead to me.

these days the only other sports i watch is ufc on fs 1 /2 or sports south.

I do like Herbstreit, just never know when he is on. He is the best.

 

[nod]

I hope Wes Durham and Bates can keep working ACC games.
But I wish ACC would not have gone with ESPN for their network.

 

[Skeptic]

Ah. Yes. It sure would be nice if we could get, say, Chris Collingsworth (it makes me cringe to type his name, btw) to listen to someone who knows what they are doing call a football game.

It would be nice if I was suddenly to inherit $100 million too and I expect it's just about as likely. Too bad.

One of the things that seem to be happening as ESPN continues sweeping up every football conference on earth is that they have run out of competent announcers and analysts. Some of them I have heard are sophomoric. Juvenile, even. Then of course there are the sideline "reporters" who do something or other.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

As a fellow once told me, when I find people agreeing with me I have to change my opinion. I thought I was the only one turned off by the yelling, screaming, arguing, prancing, dancing, generally juvenile programming on ESPN. I keep it on cable only because it carries ACC games, which is I suppose, proof they know what they're doing. So I stopped watching everything else and mute the football games to get by. (And it seems that every week we lose another broadcasting legend, guys who knew how to report the game and get out of the viewers' way.) But if the concentration worries you, wait until the Big Guys start re-pricing internet access and use with the elimination of net neutrality. Imagine streaming Georgia Tech on ESPNU and the potential cost of four hours of network time. Onward and downward.

I’m the same way. The only time I turn them on is to watch a certain game. Disney has ruined a lot of things in my opinion.

 

[Whiskey_Clear]

I’m the same way. The only time I turn them on is to watch a certain game. Disney has ruined a lot of things in my opinion.

You Star Wars geek

 

[MikeJackets1967]

I hope Wes Durham and Bates can keep working ACC games.
But I wish ACC would not have gone with ESPN for their network.

Wes Durham is better doing college football than he is doing the Falcons games Wes and David Archer act too much like cheerleaders for the other team for my taste

 

[MikeJackets1967]

You Star Wars geek

LOL