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SEC Network Launches Today; Mediacom One Of Remaining Holdouts

The SEC Network launches today, and while deals have been reached with most major carriers, Mediacom is "still in negotiations with ESPN for a contract." Many viewers in Columbia and Jefferson City, Mo., "will be left in the dark." The distributor is "also the provider for Mizzou Cable," the TV network for the Univ. of Missouri campus. Mediacom Communications Dir Phyllis Peters said that the "parties are working on a deal to be done before" regular-season college football begins (COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, 8/13).

Meanwhile, Cincinnati Bell has agreed to add SEC Network to the lineup on its Fioptics service (Cincinnati Bell).

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