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ESPN quietly exploring dumping NFL games
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:50 pm
Outkick the Coverage
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
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ESPN Can’t Afford Monday Night Football Any More
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Why ESPN Could Abandon NFL Football
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ESPN pays $2 billion a year to the NFL for Monday Night Football and one NFL wild card playoff game. As ESPN’s business collapses that ESPN’s decision on whether or not to bid to keep Monday Night Football would be the first big test of how rapidly that business is deteriorating.
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First, quietly, ESPN has been able to pull off a dramatic judo move in recent agreements with its affiliates, one whose importance cannot be overstated: There is no longer specific contract language that requires the cable giant to have NFL games in order to earn its lofty (and industry-envied) subscriber fees
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Effectively ESPN is tossing up a trial balloon letting Wall Street know they probably can’t afford to keep Monday Night Football rights past 2021 when its current deal expires
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ESPN’s business is collapsing so rapidly that they are now trying to figure out which would be more destructive — losing billions on the NFL or losing billions in cable and satellite revenue because they don’t have the NFL.
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Put simply, ESPN’s business is screwed and they’re trying to make it look like that’s a good thing by leaking this story to a friendly source.
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“But the good news is the network would have some serious spending money it hasn’t had in years. Take the $2 billion that it is now giving the NFL, subtract say $350 million for (NFL) rights to highlights, and that still leaves a billion and a half dollars for ESPN to play. ESPN could go on a spending spree targeting CBS’ college football deal with the SEC, a Big 12 deal, baseball post-season, rights to NHL hockey, EPL soccer and a whole buffet table of other properties that would prove beneficial in its negotiations with distributors who would want to lower their sub fees.”
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Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:51 pm to League Champs
This doesn't seem very quiet
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:52 pm to League Champs
Wonder who would pick up MNF.
NBC seems good with their SNF coverage, and it's like the most watched TV show every week.
NBC seems good with their SNF coverage, and it's like the most watched TV show every week.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:52 pm to League Champs
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ESPN quietly exploring dumping NFL games
Monday Night Football and a wildcard game? Wow!
Bombshell!
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:53 pm to BayouBengals03
Why does it always feel like the entire country is watching Sunday night football, but only a few people watch Monday night? Monday night football used to be a big deal. Is it because of all the entertainment options we have these days? Is it production?
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:54 pm to wildtigercat93
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This doesn't seem very quiet
Did you know that they had removed the NFL as required viewing in all of their contracts?
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:55 pm to League Champs
Why don't they try dumping the SJW bullshite, the useless female play by play women and concentrate on actual sports?
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:55 pm to LSUneaux
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Is it production?
Probably a lot to do with this.
NBC is great. Football Night in America, Dan Patrick, Al Michaels, Chris Collinsworth, Mike Tirico, Bob Costas, etc.
ESPN's coverage is terrible.
Also, Sunday Night Football routinely has wayyyyy better matchups. ESPN has shite games 2 out of every 3 weeks.
This post was edited on 10/30/17 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:57 pm to LSUneaux
? Good question. Overstated the market? Seems like we used to only get a few games on Sunday, and one on Monday.
ETA:
And you had to watch Sport Center to see the highlights of every other game.
ETA:
And you had to watch Sport Center to see the highlights of every other game.
This post was edited on 10/30/17 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:57 pm to LSUneaux
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Why does it always feel like the entire country is watching Sunday night football, but only a few people watch Monday night? Monday night football used to be a big deal. Is it because of all the entertainment options we have these days? Is it production?
More people have access to NBC than they do ESPN.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 10:58 pm to bamarep
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Why don't they try dumping the SJW bullshite, the useless female play by play women and concentrate on actual sports?
Kinda ironic that the SJW sports network is the first to abandon the most SJW professional league
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:02 pm to League Champs
I could see CBS picking it up
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:02 pm to League Champs
If ESPN is losing money on NFL games, they're not alone.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:02 pm to BayouBengals03
SNF being able to flex games also helps. MNF matchups are set.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:03 pm to Byron Bojangles III
beIN finna take over
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:04 pm to bamarep
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Why don't they try dumping the SJW bullshite, the useless female play by play women and concentrate on actual sports?
People simply don't get it - this model is over. Finished. It isn't coming back.
ETA - Riddle me this - if this model is so fool proof and profitable, why hasn't any other media outlet pursued it?
This post was edited on 10/30/17 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:07 pm to League Champs
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ESPN pays $2 billion a year to the NFL for Monday Night Football and one NFL wild card playoff game.
That's a lot of Quan for such a shite product.
ESPN employees right now:
Ship is sinking...and good riddance.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:09 pm to League Champs
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ESPN could go on a spending spree targeting CBS’ college football deal with the SEC
frick that
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:11 pm to VADawg
Ohhhh it gets worse.
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(Here’s an olive branch to ESPN executives, try and convince the SEC to play its CBS game of the week on campus on Monday nights. That’s at least one way to replace a big audience on Monday nights.)
Posted on 10/30/17 at 11:11 pm to League Champs
I used to watch ESPN every morning. That was years ago back when they had a couple of anchors and they showed non stop highlights with some funny commentary from time to time. Things changed when they moved from Connecticut to LA.
Now the show is a mixture of sports, garbage, and social commentary. ESPN got carried away with having 4 people standing around doing Sportscenter. Also trot out actors on the show to talk sports and let them push their new movie... WGAF? Throw in a half dozen shows during the day with people yelling excitedly while arguing over who is the greatest person, team, franchise, etc... all the while pushing social issues and it just sucks.
This past Saturday I was trying to watch ESPN and they had some guy that looks about 5’4 and 120 showing and talking about uniforms 8 different teams would be wearing. He talked about the colors, the patterns, the helmet colors, decals, etc... I got my wife to come in and watch a minute of it so she could see for herself how far ESPN has fallen. She justed busted out laughing.
ESPN has totally lost the plot. Just about to give up on College Game Day as well. It is now unwatchable for me. Used to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on sports news. Now it just pisses me off so I stopped watching them. ESPN can go out of business completely and I could care less.
Now the show is a mixture of sports, garbage, and social commentary. ESPN got carried away with having 4 people standing around doing Sportscenter. Also trot out actors on the show to talk sports and let them push their new movie... WGAF? Throw in a half dozen shows during the day with people yelling excitedly while arguing over who is the greatest person, team, franchise, etc... all the while pushing social issues and it just sucks.
This past Saturday I was trying to watch ESPN and they had some guy that looks about 5’4 and 120 showing and talking about uniforms 8 different teams would be wearing. He talked about the colors, the patterns, the helmet colors, decals, etc... I got my wife to come in and watch a minute of it so she could see for herself how far ESPN has fallen. She justed busted out laughing.
ESPN has totally lost the plot. Just about to give up on College Game Day as well. It is now unwatchable for me. Used to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on sports news. Now it just pisses me off so I stopped watching them. ESPN can go out of business completely and I could care less.
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