While there are probably not a ton of Texas fans that have Cablevision, it may be a signal that ESPN is going to fight for the network to get it broader carriage when it renews its deals with the bigger cable providers.

"In total, approximately 70 services are covered by the agreement, including ABC, ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Buzzer Beater, ESPN 3D, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN FullCourt, ESPN3 and Longhorn Network. It also covers retransmission consent for local stations WABC-TV and WPVI-TV, as well as more than 10 HD networks."

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