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*** Please note: Several topics related to Pac-12 media rights and expansion will be answered separately, in forthcoming articles.
(Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.)
Could one look at a potential Apple TV deal as a much better version of the Pac-12 Network? — @Cargoman0363
In some ways, a media rights deal with Apple could constitute a merger.
Our sense all along was that whatever streaming service partnered with the conference would make use of the Pac-12 Networks’ first-class production facilities.
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