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ACC Network Directv
Any info on whether the ACC Net will be on Directv next year? I get some of it on channels 788-795 now, but will it have a constant channel like 610 for Big 10 and 611 for SEC?
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11-19-2018 12:33 PM |
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RE: ACC Network Directv
(11-19-2018 12:33 PM)westwolf Wrote: Any info on whether the ACC Net will be on Directv next year? I get some of it on channels 788-795 now, but will it have a constant channel like 610 for Big 10 and 611 for SEC?
Not yet, but the major SEC Network deals didn't fall in place until much closer to launch:
March 3: Dish Network
July 18: Comcast
July 24: Time Warner (now Charter)
August 4: DirecTV (10 days before launch)
https://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt...story.html
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RE: ACC Network Directv
I'd expect the ACC Network to schedule a blockbuster game for Labor Day weekend. There will be some delays by a few providers haggling over price...and some won't get service until a few weeks into the season.
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11-19-2018 10:42 PM |
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RE: ACC Network Directv
(11-19-2018 10:42 PM)TexanMark Wrote: I'd expect the ACC Network to schedule a blockbuster game for Labor Day weekend. There will be some delays by a few providers haggling over price...and some won't get service until a few weeks into the season.
I think they will have several....which is why I think the ACC Network will affect ESPN inventory levels some (but not a whole lot). Basically, I think they will just thow a few nice games on there to make it more attractive (and that may just be a temporary thing that they do for a few years).
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RE: ACC Network Directv
I cancelled Direct TV to go with Hulu Live (160 a month to 40 a month) It took me like three Hours and my excuse was Direct TV was not going to carry the ACCN.... They switch me to like 5 different Reps who said they will carry it when it launches..... As a Hulu customer they have also told me they will carry ACCN as I am trying to switch to Nitro... Has anyone heard of Nitro?? ( https://nitrotvservice.com/) for $16 bucks a month you get every sports channel known to man.... Is this legit??
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11-20-2018 06:35 PM |
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orangefan
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RE: ACC Network Directv
(11-20-2018 06:35 PM)GTFletch Wrote: I cancelled Direct TV to go with Hulu Live (160 a month to 40 a month) It took me like three Hours and my excuse was Direct TV was not going to carry the ACCN.... They switch me to like 5 different Reps who said they will carry it when it launches..... As a Hulu customer they have also told me they will carry ACCN as I am trying to switch to Nitro... Has anyone heard of Nitro?? ( https://nitrotvservice.com/) for $16 bucks a month you get every sports channel known to man.... Is this legit??
The five major V-MVPD services (PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now, Sling TV, YouTube TV and Hulu Live) have all reached agreements to carry the ACC Network at launch. https://www.syracuse.com/axeman/index.ss...aunch.html
With regard to Hulu Live, Disney will be majority owner by launch date, so that was never in question.
Not sure about Nitro. That looks a little sketchy.
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11-21-2018 01:23 PM |
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RE: ACC Network Directv
(11-21-2018 01:23 PM)orangefan Wrote: (11-20-2018 06:35 PM)GTFletch Wrote: I cancelled Direct TV to go with Hulu Live (160 a month to 40 a month) It took me like three Hours and my excuse was Direct TV was not going to carry the ACCN.... They switch me to like 5 different Reps who said they will carry it when it launches..... As a Hulu customer they have also told me they will carry ACCN as I am trying to switch to Nitro... Has anyone heard of Nitro?? ( https://nitrotvservice.com/) for $16 bucks a month you get every sports channel known to man.... Is this legit??
The five major V-MVPD services (PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now, Sling TV, YouTube TV and Hulu Live) have all reached agreements to carry the ACC Network at launch. https://www.syracuse.com/axeman/index.ss...aunch.html
With regard to Hulu Live, Disney will be majority owner by launch date, so that was never in question.
Not sure about Nitro. That looks a little sketchy.
Youtube TV still my favorite streaming option! I think ACC Network will not be the failure many hope. I do think it will be successful just not Big Ten and SEC level.
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11-21-2018 04:52 PM |
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RE: ACC Network Directv
(11-21-2018 01:23 PM)orangefan Wrote: (11-20-2018 06:35 PM)GTFletch Wrote: I cancelled Direct TV to go with Hulu Live (160 a month to 40 a month) It took me like three Hours and my excuse was Direct TV was not going to carry the ACCN.... They switch me to like 5 different Reps who said they will carry it when it launches..... As a Hulu customer they have also told me they will carry ACCN as I am trying to switch to Nitro... Has anyone heard of Nitro?? ( https://nitrotvservice.com/) for $16 bucks a month you get every sports channel known to man.... Is this legit??
The five major V-MVPD services (PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now, Sling TV, YouTube TV and Hulu Live) have all reached agreements to carry the ACC Network at launch. https://www.syracuse.com/axeman/index.ss...aunch.html
With regard to Hulu Live, Disney will be majority owner by launch date, so that was never in question.
Not sure about Nitro. That looks a little sketchy.
Here's a kind of summary/status article on ACC Football Rx which pulls together bits of information from various sources:
https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2018/...81418.html
Looks like about 10 million subscribers already in the bag, with another 25 million almost certain before launch - that adds up to 35 million. The big fish is Comcast, with 25 million alone, but NOT up for ESPN contract renewal. ACC fans may have to apply pressure and/or threaten to switch (and/or actually switch, at least temporarily) to get the ACC Network on Comcast.
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11-22-2018 01:20 PM |
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