commercialappeal.com - 8/25/2008
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The Southeastern Conference already has a new 15-year CBS contract in hand, and this week the league will announce a similar 15-year deal with ESPN (and its family of networks) to televise everything that CBS doesn't. Because of the maximum exposure provided by both networks, the SEC athletic directors decided this past week in Orlando that there won't be an SEC network. The ultimate ...
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New 15-Year Deal With ESPN Officially Ends The Idea Of An All SEC Network
AwfulAnnouncing —
... The SEC is in the hands of CBS and ESPN until the year 2023 and if you're a College Football fan, this isn't a bad thing at all. The games from arguably the best conference in the country will all be readily available to most, if not everyone and Verne Lundquist will be calling games until he's 94 years old. Good times. Oh and does anyone want to know the grand total of the contract? A cool $2.25 billion. The deal should be announced by ESPN later this afternoon. SEC drops idea to start own TV network; deal set with ESPN (Commercial Appeal)
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John Clay's Sidelines —
... As you might expect, that staggering deal the SEC inked with ESPN renders the possibly of an SEC Network a moot point, reports the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. ...
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