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DISH is close to picking up the SEC Network
by TD Staff Reporter
January 13, 20141 Comments

Kevin Liles-USA TODAY Sports
According to Sports Business Daily, The Dish Network is getting close to striking up a deal with ESPN to carry the SEC Network.
quote:Complete Story
But ESPN could have leverage as it negotiates with cable operators, as it appears to be on the cusp of landing a deal with one of the industry’s biggest distributors. Sources said that the country’s third-largest distributor, Dish Network, has agreed to carry the channel from its August launch. The deal has not been completed and is part of a bigger overall deal that it is negotiating with ESPN. Dish’s ESPN deal expired at the end of September, but the two worked out an extension, and they are still negotiating terms. Sources say SEC Network carriage is not a sticking point in these talks.
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