(06-29-2015 05:34 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(06-29-2015 05:03 AM)TIGER-PAUL Wrote:  

(06-28-2015 11:38 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  Guys, it's leverage. The ACC will have to agree to something that ESPN feels is of equal value to them starting up an ACC Network.

That 2m a year if they don't start one?

I would be shocked if ESPN pays NOT to launch an ACC Network - especially when you consider how profitable the SEC Network has been for them!

If there is a hold-up I could see ACC programs not wanting to ante up to buy back some Tier 3 rights - they just need to open the checkbook, though.

The cost of buying back product has to exceeded the newly created value - every year that the buy back of content is put off, that cost to ESPN falls. That's why equilibrium was projected around 2017.