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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 1820519, member: 1423"]
Big news:

1. My guess (hope) is that an ACC cable channel might eliminate Raycom as a distributor/syndicator -- can't happen soon enough in my book;
2. A real ACC network, as opposed to what we have now .. a bundle of rights that get peddled sometimes with little consideration for ACC fans, will bring in even more revenue and give us better exposure for recruits ... on par (or close to it) with B1G rivals in our recruiting areas;
3. Production facilities should be on SU's campus at Newhouse ... not at NC State (see quote below); and
4. It looks like the deal might contain provisions benefitting cord-cutters ... i.e., a paid streaming service for non-cable TV customers (this is a good thing even though I distrust streaming).

[B]N.C. State months ago solicited proposals for a $2 million on-campus studio and production center designed for network programming.

Any changes to the ACC’s television deal would come at a time of significant change for both cable television and college athletics. ESPN has been losing subscribers – an estimated 7 million in less than three years – as “cord-cutting” consumers move away from traditional cable and satellite bundles that feed ESPN billions of dollars in per-subscriber fees.[/B]

Read more here: [URL='http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article90393122.html#storylink=cpy']ACC closing in on network deal with ESPN – DeCock[/URL]
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