🏈 DirecTV essentially ignoring Larry Scott about PAC-12 network

[planomateo]

And people keep suggesting that the gap between the SEC and PAC-12 is small....

 

[TerryP]

@planomateo Have you ever ran across how much the PAC wanted to charge?

 

[planomateo]

Want to say it was between $0.80 - $1.00, mid to high 80's I think.

Here is something that suggests its estimated at $0.80

At an estimated cost of 80 cents a subscriber per month -- and going only to 26 million homes -- the Pac-12 Network is more on par in price with the NFL Network (84 cents, in 72 million homes), but more than 2 times more of what we're paying for the Big Ten Network (36 cents, in 50 million homes).

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/201...rectv-doghouse-no-matter-larry-scotts-barking

 

[planomateo]

Also believe I've seen their out of footprint charge in the $0.10 to $0.20 range.

I believe most of the issue is around demand, they just don't have the obsessed SEC like fans...

 

[TerryP]

I believe most of the issue is around demand, they just don't have the obsessed SEC like fans...

Part of that is true, no doubt. A good portion of their issue, in my opinion, is being solely owned by the PAC-12.

I'm inclined to think their business model hurts as well since they are basically trying to market eight channels.

 

[planomateo]

Good point, forgot about that.