Comcast and SECNetwork

[57stratdawg]

Close to making a deal. Whewww!

http://msn.foxsports.com/college-fo...comcast-and-sec-network-near-agreement-063014

 

[Seinfeld]

I'm looking at you, DirectTV

 

[hatfieldms]

I think it is funny people actually thought it wouldn't happen

.....

 

[The Peeper]

Sounds like a good time to be negotiatin' some perks for you to stay w/

Direct. They WILL get the channel just may wait till close to season. I've got Comcast and wasn't worried about getting channel, just when it would happen and once they announced the deal how long it would take to subscribe and activate it?

 

[patdog]

I think it's funny that the first business day after the SEC's associate commission sends a Tweet about switching to U-Verse, Comcast comes out with this statement. I think most everyone thought Comcast would carry the SECN, but the question was would they do it before the season starts or would their subscribers miss a week or two.

 

[sipDawg98]

I currently have Directv right now. It's going to be difficult to stay if they still don't have the SEC network by mid August.

 

[PBRME]

My concern wasn't if Comcast would pick it up, but when. I'll still change if it's not finalized by the time the season starts.

 

[rabiddawg]

I don't think you will have to subscribe to it. It would just be there like CSS. Dave Neal is on board too. Would love a "The 3 Daves" reunion. Good ole Jefferson Pilot flashbacks at Huddle House.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Any insight into ...

I think it is funny people actually thought it wouldn't happen

Cox cable in Virginia? May need to get my reservations in early at BWW, if Cox doesn't get off the dime.

 

[SwampDawg]

I'm looking at you Cable One

 

[dawgstudent]

This made my day.

 

[Seinfeld]

I have zero doubt that Direct will get a deal done, but like you, if they don't start giving me the impression that a deal is imminent pretty soon, I'll be looking to make a move. I'd hate to lose Sunday ticket and Direct has been great to work with over the years, but you don't mess with a southern boy and his college football.

 

[The Peeper]

I kept hearing that SEC was asking $4-$6 per subscriber from the carriers (depending on which article you read) and figured they would pass that along as a subscription channel.

 

[Xenomorph]

No way I can switch from DTV...

If I swapped out dvr's, my daughter would lose 67 recorded episodes of Jessie. And that **** just wouldn't fly!


/I'm joking.
//Kinda

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

Nope, that's why they're balking. They have to pay for everyone, even people in

New Jersey, or North Dakota. If they could offer it as subscription it would have been done in a week.

 

[patdog]

The SEC is requiring the cable companies to put the SECN on a regular tier and not charge extra for it. The SEC is asking $1.30 per month per subscriber in the SEC footprint and $0.25 outside.