This is Dean Jordan, who conducted the ACC's negotiations with ESPN for the network, being interviewed by Joe Ovies, and he is asked about cord cutters and how ESPN will treat it with the ACCN:

However, more and more people are getting comfortable with streaming options as digital devices like Apple TV get into more households. So if you’re going broadband, how does a network like ESPN get money out of it compared to the old model where they get around $6 per subscriber?

“I can’t speak for ESPN on that, but given where we are and I don’t want any chance where it gets commingled with what ESPN should do or get into this, I’m going to have to beg off of that one. However, I would say to look at the Sling TV model. That’s worked well for ESPN. The thing in the discussions that we’ve had over time is that they are going to be very aggressive in adapting to and utilizing technology. Our structure with them is designed so that where every they go, we can go. Believe me, they’re very good at running businesses."


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