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Posted on 3/19/14 at 9:51 am to tmc94
Posted on 3/19/14 at 9:51 am to tmc94
Just looking over this but those numbers for Texas are VERY conservative, they have Florida with more cable subscribers than Texas in spite of having 7 million fewer people. That means either the data is wrong or Texas has a much higher rate of satellite subscribers. Either way, there is a lot more money on the table.
Personally I've been going back and forth on switching from DTV to UVerse (had a thread on the Rant on it as well) and I think I am going to make the UVerse switch after all.
Personally I've been going back and forth on switching from DTV to UVerse (had a thread on the Rant on it as well) and I think I am going to make the UVerse switch after all.
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Posted on 3/24/14 at 5:45 am to Dr RC
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Almost all the football games are simulcast on the national feed so why would DTV care about a bunch of other regional sports nets that don't have anything past a few college basketball games to offer?
I found this quote to be incredibly fascinating
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Further, the contract now resets all the Pac-12 Network carriage fees should the network agree to a deal with DirecTV that is below what others are currently paying. The others would get a lower negotiated rate that matches DirecTV. While I blame both sides, I'm now wondering if the conference's claim that DirecTV doesn't want to come to the table is really just the conference's way of saying they don't want to give up money already in the bank chasing wider distribution.
I wonder how common this is. It makes sense because if I'm an early adopter, I'm pissed if my biggest competitor gets a better rate. Makes me wonder if this is similar reasoning as to why LHN is supposedly being left out of the new DTV-Disney deal.
And it may also be what the Disney folks are saying about "learning from past mistakes" when talking about SECN.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 6:41 am to tmc94
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LHN is supposedly being left out of the new DTV-Disney deal.
LOL if this is true. Poor tsips
Posted on 3/24/14 at 7:29 am to Gradual_Stroke
former Southlake (oh and I guess he played at Bama or something) QB Greg McElroy to join SECN as an analyst
Posted on 3/24/14 at 9:03 am to tmc94
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LHN is supposedly being left out of the new DTV-Disney deal.
Cn ah tste ther tearz?
Posted on 4/2/14 at 9:59 am to tmc94
I hope that Directv will pickup the SECN but I think they might miss a year.
I think I might get to attend the USC game in person (and I am within driving distance to all home games) so I will give them a year before I start making decisions.
What I wonder is: Will ESPN be willing to play hardball to make the SECN a nationally carried network?
One interesting thing about the LHN is how so many deals are only for our region and state. I would think SEC leaders would want a more national brand than that.
I think I might get to attend the USC game in person (and I am within driving distance to all home games) so I will give them a year before I start making decisions.
What I wonder is: Will ESPN be willing to play hardball to make the SECN a nationally carried network?
One interesting thing about the LHN is how so many deals are only for our region and state. I would think SEC leaders would want a more national brand than that.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 12:16 pm to cardboardboxer
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?@SECNetwork
BREAKING: Marcus Spears (@mspear96) and Booger McFarland (@LSUBooger) are joining @SECNetwork as CFB Analysts!
Posted on 4/8/14 at 1:11 pm to tmc94
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@ClayTravisBGID
So @SECNetwork coming out of gates strong with six football games airing on the opening weekend. @comcast and @directv still don't have it.
Not sure what the 6 games are though. Maybe he's just assuming 3 for Sat? Right now I think they've only announced
Thu - A&M @ SC
Thu - Temple @ Vandy
Sun - USU @ Tennessee
Posted on 4/8/14 at 1:46 pm to tmc94
FYI ... opening weekend games:
Thursday, August 28
Temple at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Saturday, August 30
Idaho at Florida
Clemson at Georgia
UT-Martin at Kentucky
South Dakota State at Missouri
West Virginia at Alabama
Arkansas at Auburn
Wisconsin at LSU
Southern Mississippi at Mississippi State
Boise State at Ole Miss
Sunday, August 31
Utah State at Tennessee
Thursday, August 28
Temple at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Saturday, August 30
Idaho at Florida
Clemson at Georgia
UT-Martin at Kentucky
South Dakota State at Missouri
West Virginia at Alabama
Arkansas at Auburn
Wisconsin at LSU
Southern Mississippi at Mississippi State
Boise State at Ole Miss
Sunday, August 31
Utah State at Tennessee
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:21 pm to EKG
if they really want to get hardcore with pushing SECN in South Carolina they'll put Clemson/UGA on it.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:30 pm to Dr RC
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if they really want to get hardcore with pushing SECN in South Carolina they'll put Clemson/UGA on it.
ACC won't allow that.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:33 pm to EKG
Temple at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Arkansas at Auburn
Idaho at Florida
SD State at Missouri
USM at Mississippi State
Utah State at Tennessee
By doing this, you put 2 conference games and four nonconference games. You also cast a wide market net hitting the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, and Missouri.
West Virginia at Alabama, Clemson at Georgia, Wisconsin at LSU, and Boise State at Ole Miss will all be ESPN/ABC games.
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Arkansas at Auburn
Idaho at Florida
SD State at Missouri
USM at Mississippi State
Utah State at Tennessee
By doing this, you put 2 conference games and four nonconference games. You also cast a wide market net hitting the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, and Missouri.
West Virginia at Alabama, Clemson at Georgia, Wisconsin at LSU, and Boise State at Ole Miss will all be ESPN/ABC games.
This post was edited on 4/9/14 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 2:00 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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ACC won't allow that.
As long as it's an SEC home game they don't really have a choice. That's how Ole Miss ended up playing on the Longhorn Network last year.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:31 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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ACC won't allow that.
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As long as it's an SEC home game they don't really have a choice. That's how Ole Miss ended up playing on the Longhorn Network last year.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 7:49 am to tmc94
Loving dat Uverse!
Posted on 4/12/14 at 1:15 pm to Cooter Davenport
more on-air talent continues to be added. Maria Taylor officially announced: LINK
She's going to be the sideline reporter for Musberger/Palmer crew and will be an analyst for volleyball and women's hoops (she played both at UGA)
She's going to be the sideline reporter for Musberger/Palmer crew and will be an analyst for volleyball and women's hoops (she played both at UGA)
Posted on 4/12/14 at 8:25 pm to tmc94
She's gorgeous.
And as a uga grad, I'm sure she's intelligent too.
And as a uga grad, I'm sure she's intelligent too.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 8:33 pm to tmc94
I have reviewed her application for employment and I approve 
Posted on 4/12/14 at 10:30 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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I have reviewed her application for employment and I approve
I'm going to need to give her a couple interviews.
"Come have a seat"
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