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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 5167969, member: 27"]
The ACC-ESPN contract was released to FSU.  They have an out in 2026.  If you haven't heard this, go educate yourself.  It is a fact.

I would look at the other link in my first post in this thread today.  It lays out what the expected cost is to ESPN to control the ACC content through 2036.

The first column was taken from the ESPN contract.  It should be 100% accurate.

The estimate for the profit for the ACCN over time is just that; an estimate.  I don't think he included profits from the direct to customer service ESPN is going to roll out.  I know the direct product will include ACCN (as well as SECN) and I believe they will have to cut out pieces from this revenue stream for these features to compensate the ACC and SEC  (I am not sure they will be called networks any longer by 2036).

But it points out some fundamental problems for ESPN.  Their revenues are no longer growing exponentially.  I think they are already decreasing and I am not sure anyone knows how successful/profitable their direct to customer product will be.

And worse, they have signed up for astronomical increases in payments to the SEC and a bunch of others.

Having the ability to reduce major dollar commitments that escalate dramatically has to be of great interest to them.  If they can limit their commitment to the ACC to only 2030, that is of great benefit to them.
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