It's primary success to date has been exposure. It isn't clear if the

schools have even recouped their own on-site investments.

There is no competitive advantage for the ACC/ESPN to release their numbers but the conferences know the footprints and carriage fees. PACN's carriage fees are $0.39/ month (compared to $1.30 for the SEC and $1 for the BTN), and and they know their potential for distribution.

If the ACC with its huge footprint lands between the BTN and PACN, then beginning in 2019, PAC 12 is facing a huge disparity with now 3 conferences, and the 4th may collapse.

I think the PAC will make a move regarding their network, giving into Direct TV's demands, selling an interest, or both. And it may even get back into the expansion discussion with some Big 12's.
[Post edited by daveinop at 07/24/2016 11:04AM]

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Posted: 07/24/2016 at 11:04AM

ACCN v. PACN (long) -- daveinop 07/23/2016 10:17AM

I think that is a pretty fare accessment. -- Maroon Doom 07/25/2016 04:05AM

Keep trying. You on the Gboro payroll? -- chuckd4vt 07/23/2016 2:12PM

More Chuck World musings to spin the unspinnable... ** -- marcbvtgm 07/25/2016 10:49AM

No spin when comparing a profitable network against a nonexistant "network" -- chuckd4vt 07/26/2016 12:50PM

Correct...you just don't get it. ** -- marcbvtgm 07/27/2016 12:50PM

I nominate this for post of the year ** -- ren_hoek 07/25/2016 8:27PM

Agree to disagree with you Charles ** -- VaTechHokiesACC 07/24/2016 02:42AM

Deleted -- ahokie4u 07/23/2016 10:57PM

Not many consider it a success -- ahokie4u 07/23/2016 5:35PM

Big difference between unsuccessful and not as successful as hoped. . -- chuckd4vt 07/23/2016 11:31PM

The Pac12 N has been profitable for years. Better than nothing. -- chuckd4vt 07/23/2016 11:13PM

So you trash, but nevertheless agree with my analysis. ** -- daveinop 07/24/2016 10:27AM

You presented absolute worst case scenario for Pac12 Network. -- chuckd4vt 07/24/2016 8:54PM

Same as yours -- daveinop 07/25/2016 08:16AM

Nobody knowledgeable considers PAC12N a success -- ren_hoek 07/23/2016 4:43PM

Isn't success relative? -- Atlee Hokie 07/24/2016 03:55AM

It's primary success to date has been exposure. It isn't clear if the -- daveinop 07/24/2016 11:04AM

Irrelevant. It's made a ton more dough than any ACCN. Correct? ** -- chuckd4vt 07/23/2016 11:18PM

It's irrelevant that experts think the PACN is underwhelming? -- ren_hoek 07/26/2016 11:18AM

Only if you ignore the initial capital outlay ** -- daveinop 07/25/2016 11:42AM

Even their biggest corporate sponsor doesn't carry it -- mrcaniac 07/23/2016 6:50PM

Which only speaks to their impressive potential moving forward. ** -- chuckd4vt 07/23/2016 11:14PM

It's primary success to date has been exposure. It isn't clear if the

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