ACC Network
I am respectfully requesting that Cox Communications add the ACC Network to their line-up in our area due to the interest in this channel. Do the right thing and let your customers know in our area ...
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How hard is this? Stop tiptoeing and call it what it is, greed. You want to completely rook existing subscribers and make ACCN part of a full sports package for an additional $10.99/month. Run the numbers, idiots, and take a look at how many customers you are going to lose going that route, as opposed to an option to simply add the channel as an option for an additional $1/month. There are currently 2.5M Cox digital subscribers, even if 10% signed up for that, that's $250k/month. Is Espn really charging you $3M/year to carry the channel? And you ChatBots replying to these messages? How does it feel to have your management and execs put you in the position of sounding like complete clueless troglodytic dopes, but I'd expect nothing more from anyone who's training includes "just type this."
I'm out. Today. Right now. I pay too much now anyways, which is fine if I am getting what I want. I will not pay to not get what I want.
Hi BigLancey, we value your feedback, and it would be discouraging to see you leave the Cox family. Cox is currently negotiating with ESPN to have the ACC Network included in our channel lineup. In regards to prices, Universities and conferences created a separate cable channel (regional sports networks) to present sports programming for a specific geographical region for the school or conference. Regional Sports Networks are typically the most expensive channels, due to the expensive rights of the sports they carry.
Networks justify the high prices by noting the demand for popular local sports teams or conferences. Then, these networks raise the wholesale cost of their programming for TV providers like us, forcing Cox to pay a lot of money to distribute their sports programs to our customers. We work hard to keep these costs as low as possible and to negotiate the best prices for our customers. We cannot guarantee that the ACC Network will be added to our channel lineup in the future, and many of these games can be viewed on some of the other major networks (ABC, CBS, ESPN). -Kevin M. Cox Support Forum Moderator
Networks justify the high prices by noting the demand for popular local sports teams or conferences. Then, these networks raise the wholesale cost of their programming for TV providers like us, forcing Cox to pay a lot of money to distribute their sports programs to our customers. We work hard to keep these costs as low as possible and to negotiate the best prices for our customers. We cannot guarantee that the ACC Network will be added to our channel lineup in the future, and many of these games can be viewed on some of the other major networks (ABC, CBS, ESPN). -Kevin M. Cox Support Forum Moderator
Cox is in 18 states: AZ, AK, CA, CT, FL, GA, ID, IA, KS, LA, MA, NE, NV, NC, OH, OK, RI, and VA. Within these 18 states the P5 breakdown is as follows. ACC (10 teams), P10 (6), B12 (5), SEC (4), B10 (3). Out of the 18 state footprint, ACC (5 of 18), SEC (4 of 18), B10 (3 of18), B12 (3 of 18), P12 (2 of 18). In conclusion, within the Cox network, the ACC has the greatest number of teams at 10, and is represented in the greatest number of states at 5. The data says that the ESPN ACC Network should be primary, and that "opting" should be offered for the other four P5 conferences. Mic drop!
