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DISH rep talks distribution deal with ESPN, SEC Network

March 13, 2014
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Key notes from Dish Network:

  • Currently, Dish is the only nation-wide provider carrying The SEC Network.
  • If you subscribe to Dish, you will be able to see every single Texas A&M football game in 2014.
  • Dish allows users the ability to access the DVR function, which allows users to stream live and recorded content wherever there is internet access.
  • Through Dish, The SEC Network will be available in HD immediately upon the launch.
  • Moving forward, ESPNU and ESPN News will also be availble in HD on Dish.
  • The most popular option available on Dish is "America's Top 120 Plus". 'Plus' means adding the sports premium channels. As long as you subscribe to "America's Top 120 Plus" or one of the higher packages, you will have the SEC Network.
  • Having a package that includes The SEC Network means you will also have The Longhorn Network.
  • The SEC has done a really great job building a brand presence. Dish is excited to offer the opportunity to show off the SEC to a national audience.
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DISH rep talks distribution deal with ESPN, SEC Network

14,587 Views | 12 Replies | Last: 10 yr ago by Meximan
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11:53a, 3/13/14
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1:06p, 3/13/14
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I'm holding out until DirectTV gives us the option of buying the SEC channel and not paying for TLHN
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2:15p, 3/13/14
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Agree. No package with the lhn. No way they use us to sell a lower grade program.
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4:17p, 3/13/14
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agree
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11:20p, 3/13/14
I can see ESPN bundling the two. They need to get the lhn carried. It is unrealistic to think they are not going to get the lhn carried one way or another. Now viewing numbers is a different deal. Can't make people watch the lhn.
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8:29a, 3/14/14
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Bundles of fun?
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10:21a, 3/14/14
Who the f*** cares anymore how much distribution the LHN gets? We won. We're Microsoft, they're Apple; sure, they're cute and snazzy and all, but we got the loot.
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1:22a, 3/15/14
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tu is getting their money wether it is carried or not.
The SEC better be making sure that by bundling inferior products with their network that the SEC is not getting less money than it should be. Clearly ESPN is not very smart when it comes to valuing and marketing new college networks. Im a little suprised the SEC partnered with them, especially since there doesnt appear to be any guarentees on revenue. Getting ESPNU HD will be huge, that would have been the only real negative of going from directv to dish.
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10:25a, 3/15/14
The LHN was the experiment that polished the final product; the first draft of the book that the author eventually throws away.

Give it time.
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12:05p, 3/15/14
LHN was a flop that can't sell itself, even to Longhorns. It is now the tick on everyone's ass coming along for the ride.
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11:16p, 3/15/14
Now that is a fine analogy.
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