I was thinking he may want it called "No MACC Stadium".

I believe the proper terminology is that it's "a done deal"!

It will be interesting to see what the price will be. HBO Now is like $15 per month. Wonder if it could reach that level.

http://awfulannouncing.com/fox/disney-will-reportedly-get...

So, either ESPN is doubling down on its cable TV strategy by shifting more content to the regional networks & requiring more cable TV subscriptions to see the content we want to see, or (hopefully) it is looking for a way to put together a regional sports streaming package for the new streaming service.

This will be interesting to watch as program viewing habits are at a crossroads.

Live sports will be even more of a commodity given the shift in "binge watching" and on-demand viewing.

Does that mean you'll see streaming providers like Hulu, Prime and Netflix get into the live sports streaming exclusivity for certain sports?

Will the NCAA, conferences, and/or pro sports orgs (who all have already created their own networks), now shift games exclusively to those networks (and apps)?

If you think newspapers and magazines are dying, wait until you see the future of the Big 4 TV networks. Once the saturation of the market is in a good place with technology (a few years ago, we may not have all had cell phones/tablets/interactive TVs, but that is quickly becoming standard in homes), advertising will go where people are going. (Hint: it won't be as much traditional TV ads as you think).

I don't think that's good news for the MAC. With such a small viewing audience, I don't think they will get the revenue on their own. They will need to be part of a "programming package" that providers can offer (if the other big sports go off on their own).

New details on ESPN's forthcoming streaming app:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/with-fox-merger-and-esp...
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/6/16981894/disney-espn-pl...

-$4.99/mo
-No access to games on the networks, so you're basically paying $5 per month for ESPN3.
-It's still unclear whether you have to subscribe to ESPN to get the streaming service. "Iger says Disney will not make ESPN Plus available unless you’re a 'traditional or non-traditional' subscriber of standard ESPN." I don't know what that means.
-No discussion of stream quality issues.

IMO, this is a huge whiff by ESPN. They're charging for something that was free without any added benefit. If I could get streaming access to the networks + some assurance of stream quality, sure, $5/mo is a great deal. $10/mo would be a great deal. But this? Nah.

Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought this pay-by-the-mouth plan was for those who don't have access through something like a cable company subscription. Every so often, when I bring up my WatchESPN app, I have to authorize it via my Spectrum credentials. At this point they don't let anyone have access to WatchESPN live action without such credentials. I thought that this initiative was to allow folks now left out to have access without any affiliation with a cable company and/or a satellite system. Did I misread this?

Haven't seen the numbers yet, but it looks like the Sun Belt just signed a MAC-like deal with ESPN today. Will be interesting to see how the two compare.

Hulu's live TV has everything we need for about $39 a month. Chose that over the other services because the wife is an Indiana grad and Chicago fan and this was the only package we found that had BTN and CSN Chicago available together. We were paying $140 a month for Direct. Put together with the MLB package, Netflix and the Amazon streaming service and we're at about $70 a month for everything and more we were paying double for previously. If I need to pay an extra 10 a month to get ESPN's streaming service for OU games, I will gladly.