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* Updated with live link to Pac-12 ad spots. The link can be found in the league’s press release below … We’re 17 days from the Pac-12’s first kickoff of the season (Utah State at Utah, 5 p.m. Pacific) and the conference is ratcheting up the pressure on DirecTV to reach a carriage agreement with the Pac-12 Networks. Titled “Compare,” the campaign makes its debut today and will appear across all platforms (digital, print, radio, etc.) throughout the conference footprint. The intent: Show fans what they’re about to miss by sticking with DirecTV and not switching to a distributor that carries the Pac12Nets. Will it work? My view is this: If El Segundo-based DirecTV wasn’t willing to deal with the Pac12Nets last summer, when USC – the biggest brand in the league’s biggest market, which happens to be DTV’s home market – was the preseason No. 1 and had the Heisman Trophy favorite … then DTV is not going to budge … [Read more...] about Pac-12 Networks: Turning up the heat on DirecTV

Guessing along with Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is a risky business, fraught with the potential for the guesser (in this case: me) to look very silly. But guessing along with Larry Scott is also fun. So here we go … *** The original timeline for a detailed announcement on the Pac-12 Network structure was late June/early July. But that has been pushed back-back-back, to the point that I’d be shocked if the conference has any substantive news before, or during, the football media event in Los Angeles on Tuesday. In fact, we’re probably looking at the middle of next month — and it could be later. The network is scheduled to launch in Aug. ’12, and it will take about a year, according to Scott, to get everything in place. But his priority has to be getting the right structure, even if it takes longer than desired. *** Scott and deputy commish Kevin Weiberg face a tough balancing act. The network is for the long haul, but the best broadcast structure for … [Read more...] about Pac-12 TV Network: Assessing the options, predicting the outcome

5:10 p.m. update: Talked to a Time Warner Cable spokesperson this afternoon, and it’s good news for subscribers in Pac-12 territory: All TWC systems within the conference’s six-state footprint will carry the appropriate Pac-12 regional network on one of the basic tiers and Pac-12 National on the sports pass …  Just finished a teleconference with Gary Stevenson, president of Pac-12 Enterprises, which oversees the TV and digital networks. Highlights: * The Pac12Nets go live on Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. (Pacific) with “Pac-12 Live,” a studio show that will focus on football, Olympics and an introduction to the networks. * In regard to the TV Everywhere situation … The Pac12Nets will available at launch on PCs, soon after launch on iPads, and within 90 days of launch on iPhones and Androids. * Stevenson on Cox, a founding partner, not showing the Pac-12 Networks (on any tier) in most states outside the league’s footprint: “We find it a … [Read more...] about Pac-12 Networks: News and notes from the Stevenson teleconference (Updated with TWC news)