I guess in theory a B12 network could get off the ground fairly fast since the infrastructure is already there in Austin (studios, etc.)
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A few years ago I traveled down to North Carolina for the ACC Football Kickoff. One of the questions hurled at ACC commissioner John Swofford at the time was when the ACC might launch its own conference-branded sports network, similar to the Big Ten Network. Swofford strayed away from putting any firm timetable out there. That was in 2011. Four years later, there is still no timetable is play for any conceivable ACC Network.
Swofford addressed what has become an annual talking point, this time with the knowledge of the success of the SEC Network that launched just last year and has quickly become one of the most prized assets in the collegiate athletics world today. Back in 2011 the only other model was the Big Ten Network, which was and still is a big piece of the pie in the Big Ten. Not much has changed on that front, as evidenced by a report showing the payouts coming in the most recent revenue shares.
Some have speculated the earliest target date for an ACC network would be 2017, not 2016. At this point, that would make sense because the ACC and any potential broadcast partner would need time to set up the operation. And that really can be a lot to do in just one year. The ACC has established a solid relationship with ESPN though, and it is widely assumed the ACC would partner with ESPN in some capacity in launching its own network. It would not, however, be a simple clone of the SEC Network.
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/20/still-no-timetable-for-an-acc-network/
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A few years ago I traveled down to North Carolina for the ACC Football Kickoff. One of the questions hurled at ACC commissioner John Swofford at the time was when the ACC might launch its own conference-branded sports network, similar to the Big Ten Network. Swofford strayed away from putting any firm timetable out there. That was in 2011. Four years later, there is still no timetable is play for any conceivable ACC Network.
Swofford addressed what has become an annual talking point, this time with the knowledge of the success of the SEC Network that launched just last year and has quickly become one of the most prized assets in the collegiate athletics world today. Back in 2011 the only other model was the Big Ten Network, which was and still is a big piece of the pie in the Big Ten. Not much has changed on that front, as evidenced by a report showing the payouts coming in the most recent revenue shares.
Some have speculated the earliest target date for an ACC network would be 2017, not 2016. At this point, that would make sense because the ACC and any potential broadcast partner would need time to set up the operation. And that really can be a lot to do in just one year. The ACC has established a solid relationship with ESPN though, and it is widely assumed the ACC would partner with ESPN in some capacity in launching its own network. It would not, however, be a simple clone of the SEC Network.
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/20/still-no-timetable-for-an-acc-network/
