Barking Carnival, For Texas and NCAA football news

Right now you pay your cable or satellite distributor for a lot of channels you have no intention of watching. If Sen. John McCain has his way, you can order buffet style and pay just for what you watch.

The Southeast Conference is officially announcing the creation of the SEC Network, joining the Big 10 and Pac 12 as major conferences with their own channels.

ESPN continues to work getting the Longhorn Network clearance in Texas and across the nation. Their parent company, Disney has reached an agreement with Charter Communications, the fourth-largest cable provider in the country.

Texas is taking the "Us vs. Them" Mentality to a new level, now saying that the $300 million deal with ESPN for the Longhorn Network is causing a hardship for the coaches.

Media maven Steve Ross breaks down the business models of The Longhorn Network, the Pac 12 Networks and other RSNs.

The Southeastern Conference is next up on the Media Merry-Go-Round and while CBS is reported to be reluctant to increase their payout with the addition of A&M and Missouri, a new SEC Channel could...

Comcast and the Walt Disney Company announced a 10-year, multiplatform distribution deal Wednesday that brings the "TV Everywhere" concept one step closer to reality. The Longhorn Network however, ...

sort of. The Sports Business Journal is reporting that Fox Sports Southwest and OU are close to reaching an agreement where the regional network will televise 1,000 hours of Sooner programming on...

The TAMU migration to the SEC would be a great business case study in B-School. It involves understanding of market differentiation (why is Texas more valuable than TAMU? Why is TAMU more...

I had a chance to talk to my source again, who broke the Vatican City meeting. Like I previously mentioned, he's well connected on the ins and outs of pretty much everything. We'll refer to him...