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Episode 94: Guest host Paul Finebaum on ESPN and college sports media

The Sports Media Podcast

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The SEC Network: The Most Successful Cable Launch Ever

The SEC network was the most successful cable launch ever considering what it had in terms of distribution. I have never really completely understood it, but sometimes, John, you want what the guy down the street has and having watched the SEC almost go to a network at the same time as the Big Ten. There may have been a connection to John Skipper, who was the president of ESPN at the time.

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