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The ACC And ESPN - Interesting Times Ahead?

ESPN has been busy. First what we know.

As we've discussed before, MLB, somewhat accidentally, has become a major factor in streaming. It streams hockey and WatchESPN, among other things, and of course baseball.

ESPN/Disney has an option to buy 33% more (MLB is spinning the division, known as MLBAM, off as a separate company).

That's all very interesting of course, as are reports that ESPN is considering a stand-alone streaming service which we presume would be powered by MLBAM.

It's more so because of the ACC's media situation.

We've talked a lot about how the ACC would be smart to pass on a traditional network and move instead into some form of online presence.