The rumored full-time SEC Network will be announced in mid-April according to commissioner Mike Slive in this article by Yahoo.com’s Pat Forde.
The creation of the long-rumored, much-discussed network will put the SEC alongside the Big Ten and Pac-12 as conferences with their own dedicated cable channel. It is expected to yield tens of millions of dollars in additional revenue for a league that already is making huge profits on its powerhouse football status.
Forde also speculates it will be in coordination with The Worldwide Leader.
The new network is expected to be a partnership with an established broadcast entity, most likely ESPN. That would be similar to the Big Ten Network deal, which is 49 percent owned by the conference and 51 percent owned by Fox. The SEC already has an extensive relationship with ESPN.
Full time SEC television?
I can’t wait for old LSU spring football games!!
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