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Comcast spokesman says he anticipates having an agreement with the SEC Network in "the near future" and "are working out the final details." |
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Comcast Expected to Carry SEC Network
Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2014) - Comcast says it's close to landing an agreement to carry the SEC Network, reports Fox Sports.
The regional sports channel, which launches August 14, will air live SEC football and basketball games as well as other conference sports. The new network is owned by Disney, which also owns ESPN.
Fox Sports writes that Comcast spokesman John Demming says that the cable operator and the SEC Network are "working out final details" of a carriage agreement.
"We expect to come to an agreement in the near future," Demming added.
If a deal is reached, Fox Sports notes, that would leave
DIRECTV and
Time Warner Cable as the biggest TV providers that have yet to agree to carry the channel. Dish and AT&T have also signed carriage deals with the SEC Network. (Verizon, Cox and Charter have not signed up yet.)
DIRECTV last February denied a report that it had no plans to carry the SEC Network. The satcaster has since maintained that it's in negotiations with the channel.