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Message: [QUOTE="OttosBestFriend, post: 1675756, member: 852"] Below are three questions and answers from a March 1, 2016 interview with John Swofford that was published by Greensboro.com. There's a lot more to the interview. I only posted his answers re: the TV Network. Here is the [URL='http://www.greensboro.com/sports/accxtra/q-a-john-swofford-acc-commissioner/article_de51963f-d09a-533d-b73d-ccae3b9341bd.html#.Vtl9YM3CUV0.mailto']full interview[/URL]. [B]Q: Is the league still considering starting its own ACC network for TV?[/B] [B]Swofford:[/B] “We’re in continuous discussions with our television partners on our path. Until we reach a point of having a more definitive path to share with people, you won’t hear much from us about it. … I will say the discussions are productive and going well. It’s an important part of the league’s future, and therefore you want to be very thorough thinking about it. It’s a long-term decision, whatever the path is. You want to get it right. Because you’re also dealing with ever-changing technology.” [B]Q: How closely do you watch what’s happening with the other college conference’s TV networks?[/B] [B]Swofford:[/B] "There’s something to be learned from all of them. The circumstances for each were different, so what you learn from each is different. If you go that route, the timing is very important. Distribution determines the financial implications of it. … The Big 10 really struggled in its early years and met a lot of challenges. But it’s matured and gotten well. The Pac-12 is a totally different approach, and several years into it is struggling. The SEC timed it really well – whether by design or circumstantial – and it’s been the most successful coming out of the chute. Their situation is probably most similar to what ours would be simply because they have the same partner in ESPN.” [B]Q: Has the ESPN deal been all the league hoped for?[/B] [B]Swofford:[/B] “It’s been good for both of us, and that’s the way a partnership should be. It’s certainly worked well for us from an exposure standpoint and from a financial standpoint. And it’s helped them as well from the very beginning. You look back to the days when they were launching ESPN2, and they put a Duke-Carolina basketball game on ESPN2 to entice people to subscribe.” [/QUOTE]

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