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<blockquote data-quote="GTFLETCH" data-source="post: 416576" data-attributes="member: 1668"><p>This from Disney Chairman Bob Iger regarding the purchase of the Fox RSN's:</p><p></p><p><strong>"There will be a sharing of product so that we can infuse ESPN national with some more local content. And infuse the local regional sports networks with more national content. The result is both will be better for the consumer than they are today."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The RSNs are also expected to feed content to the new ESPN+ streaming service, which president John Skipper touted as one of the company' most important initiatives Wednesday.</strong></p><p></p><p>Fox has an agreement with MLB to take some of their regional broadcasts and televise them nationally:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.multichannel.com/news/fs1-boosts-mlb-schedule-side-side-rsn-telecasts-356044" target="_blank">https://www.multichannel.com/news/fs1-boosts-mlb-schedule-side-side-rsn-telecasts-356044</a></p><p></p><p>It wouldn't be hard to imagine Disney cutting a similar deals with the MLB and the NHL. Fox RSN's broadcast more NHL games than any other network. It would be easy to see ESPN coming in as a secondary to NBC for the NHL. It is more money for the NHL. </p><p></p><p>Having the ability to put MLB/NBA/NHL games on ESPN/2/U/News is significant, though. That's actually really bad for college sports, now that I'm processing the news. </p><p></p><p>If ESPN can fill time slots with pro sports, it doesn't need college sports as much. Thank goodness the College broadcasting model has changed to Conf Networks and that the ACC Network is with ESPN!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTFLETCH, post: 416576, member: 1668"] This from Disney Chairman Bob Iger regarding the purchase of the Fox RSN's: [B]"There will be a sharing of product so that we can infuse ESPN national with some more local content. And infuse the local regional sports networks with more national content. The result is both will be better for the consumer than they are today." The RSNs are also expected to feed content to the new ESPN+ streaming service, which president John Skipper touted as one of the company' most important initiatives Wednesday.[/B] Fox has an agreement with MLB to take some of their regional broadcasts and televise them nationally: [URL]https://www.multichannel.com/news/fs1-boosts-mlb-schedule-side-side-rsn-telecasts-356044[/URL] It wouldn't be hard to imagine Disney cutting a similar deals with the MLB and the NHL. Fox RSN's broadcast more NHL games than any other network. It would be easy to see ESPN coming in as a secondary to NBC for the NHL. It is more money for the NHL. Having the ability to put MLB/NBA/NHL games on ESPN/2/U/News is significant, though. That's actually really bad for college sports, now that I'm processing the news. If ESPN can fill time slots with pro sports, it doesn't need college sports as much. Thank goodness the College broadcasting model has changed to Conf Networks and that the ACC Network is with ESPN! [/QUOTE]
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