However live sports make up their revenue stream and are the reason they can charge every cable or satellite subscriber 5 or however many bucks per month...even the ones like me that don't even watch them.

Simmons was strictly a prestige buy. Revenue wise, he was at best a blip and at worst actually costing them money.

Right or wrong and love him or hate him, the notion that ESPN somehow "made a mistake" (as a few on here have implied) is simply not supported by the facts. Considering the really dick way that they handled this, they seem to be exceptionally confident of that.

They will not lose viewers and they will not lose revenue. That's my sole premise. I'll leave Simmons' place in sports journalism to the MSB historians.

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Posted by ironsides

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Member since May 2006

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Posted on 5/16/15 at 7:51 am to Walking the Earth

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However live sports make up their revenue stream and are the reason they can charge every cable or satellite subscriber 5 or however many bucks per month...even the ones like me that don't even watch them.

Try $8-$9 including the SEC network etc;

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Revenue wise, he was at best a blip and at worst actually costing them money.

Simmons created content and in no way was he not more profitable than any other personality. Normally I'd stop reading here but since you clearly don't have any facts I'll keep reading.

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Right or wrong and love him or hate him, the notion that ESPN somehow "made a mistake" (as a few on here have implied) is simply not supported by the facts.

If Simmons goes to FS1 or another channel he will instantly bring viewership there and erode ESPN's base.

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Considering the really dick way that they handled this, they seem to be exceptionally confident of that.

How is refusing to be a mouthpiece and towing the company line on things you clearly don't believe when you are a content guy being a dick??

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They will not lose viewers and they will not lose revenue. That's my sole premise

30 for 30 is the only non live sports show that consistently made it into the top 20 cable show ratings on ESPN. You are a fool if you think Simmons is done and won't go to a competitor and erode ESPN's base. That's my premise.

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