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Can someone explain new tv markets to me?? I guess I'm
May 18, 2012, 10:20 AM
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missing something. Don't claim to be a member of MENSA, but I'm no dumazz either .... I could see tv markets being important if games were going to be on some local stations i.e. WUNC in Durham, or WVTH in Blacksburg... but all these games are on ESPN, mostly, which everyone already gets anyway. How would adding teams in another state get more tv sets?? I get Big Ten Network and watch some of their games, and there is not a B1G team within 500 miles of Seneca .....
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so it's obvious the SEC will go for BC and Rutgers
May 18, 2012, 10:23 AM
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with those two blockbuster TV markets. Probably drop Auburn and Alabama because of their tiny TV market share.
This "TV market" stuff is absolute bollocks.
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Re: so it's obvious the SEC will go for BC and Rutgers
May 18, 2012, 10:29 AM
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Yep the SEC is going to jump right on that. Just look at how much money the ACC got for having the Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Pittsburgh, Syracuse Newyork, Raleigh and Maryland markets.....rollin' in da dough
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Re: Can someone explain new tv markets to me?? I guess I'm
May 18, 2012, 10:34 AM
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For the folkes in the B1G and SEC offices, they are counting homes with cable or Direct TV. Each new household is a potential subscriber, that is why virgin markets are so vital.
If the cable system pays .10 or .15 a house each month to carry the B1G network (or one day SECTV), each new cable outlet is a new river of money. The SEC is doing their math on the same model. If the local cable provider is likely to already be offering a network, it isn't providing a new income stream.
That is why NC and Va get mentioned as expanson targets for the SEC (and Rutgers and Maryland for the B1G). New cable systems to buy the network on a per household basis.
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I'm pretty sure most people in NC and VT get ESPN.. and
May 18, 2012, 10:36 AM
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if you are talking about SEC network, I'm sure it will be like Big Ten Network and provided anyway.. that's why I get it.. comes with package
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not all packages come with Big 10-- if yours has it like
May 18, 2012, 11:25 AM
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mine then part of your cable bill is going to the Big10 each month--- but it's also not part of the base tier on some or not included at all. You would have more people sign up for it or the higher tier Big10 accessiblity in DC area for example if MD joined the B10 thus increasing fees to B10. If the ACC sticks together, it is a big deal that they are in the most populous regions- regardless of interest because if they launch their own network, the carriage fees would be big--- it only takes a small % of fans to require a direct tv for example to make it available in a particular market--once it there, people pay for it it if they are on that tier whether they ever watch a single game or not
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I'm more stunned by the craftsmanship than the numbers.***
May 18, 2012, 11:20 AM
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I agree....the research and structure is impressive.***
May 18, 2012, 11:37 AM
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Re: Can someone explain new tv markets to me?? I guess I'm
May 18, 2012, 10:47 AM
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if you are talking about SEC network, I'm sure it will be like Big Ten Network and provided anyway.. that's why I get it.. comes with package
Yes, I do too, and the cable company is paying the B1G entwork a few cents a month for every house that gets it. Their model has 2 pricing structures, with high demand markets (states with B1G teams) paying as high as .50 per month while non B1G markets made avaliable for .05 -.10 per house.
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