Austin360 blogs > TV and Radio Blog > Archives > 2011 > August > 18 > Entry
Talks between Longhorn Network, cable companies continue
Longhorn Network officials strongly hinted this afternoon that deals are imminent with area cable and satellite providers.
The network, a partnership between the University of Texas and ESPN, launches a week from Friday and has yet to announce any signed contracts that would make its broadcasts available to consumers in Central Texas and beyond.
“We’ll have a lot more to share in the next eight days,” said Burke Magnus, ESPN’s senior vice president for college sports programming. “It’s not a great concern right now. It’s just simply the way it works.”
A spokesman for Time Warner Cable, the area’s dominant cable provider, said this week talks with ESPN are ongoing and that executives are hopeful a deal can be reached in the near future.
Permalink | Comments (4) | Post your comment Categories: Sports on TV
Comments
When commenting, we ask that you keep things civil and abide by our Visitor Agreement. To report comment abuse, click here.
By Ctranx
August 24, 2011 12:46 AM | Link to this
TWC- Austin, I have several accounts with you guys. I will drop all of them if I miss the Longhorn network launch this friday!
By Red Raider
August 21, 2011 11:20 PM | Link to this
I will drop my provider if they carry the bonghorn network. No person in their right mind would want to watch the conference killer *******.
By Hank Cisneros
August 21, 2011 5:21 AM | Link to this
ATTENTION ATT-UVERSE!!!!!
I USE ATT-UVERSE FOR MY CELL PHONE CARRIER, MY INTERNET, AND MY TV AS A BUNDLED PACKAGE....IF ATT DO NOT CARRY THE LONGHORNS NETWORK THEN SPRINT WILL GET MY INTERNET AND CELL PHONE CONTRACT AND 'DIRECT TV WILL GET MY TV CONTRACT..NOT KIDDING....HANK
By AngieS.
August 20, 2011 9:34 PM | Link to this
I got my cable box today - they better get their crap in order before game time!! Hook'em!