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re: ESPN dying business model
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:06 pm to ZacharyTiger17
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:06 pm to ZacharyTiger17
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the biggest issue is local cable programming like mlb/nba.
this was my biggest thing.
I am blacked out from stros/rockets so I have to bootleg
This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 4:07 pm
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:09 pm to Bigbuick
The only read first couple posts after OP so may have already been stated.
What happened with ESPN is they thought that everyone would always need to watch SC and ESPN to get their news. They went all in on new studio moving out in LA buying all the rights to the leagues. They didn't see the Internet push coming. There is no need to watch sports center now. Curry does something dirty I see it on Twitter or vine 2 mins after it happens.
We use to watch sports center because that was the only way we found out what happened in sports that day and it's just not the case now.
They went all in on a hand they were running out of outs with.
The people that say they wouldn't miss ESPN are just lying. Or not really sports fans to begin with. ESPN brings the majority of content to our TVs.
ESPN just made many narrow minded decisions without really seeing the future ahead
What happened with ESPN is they thought that everyone would always need to watch SC and ESPN to get their news. They went all in on new studio moving out in LA buying all the rights to the leagues. They didn't see the Internet push coming. There is no need to watch sports center now. Curry does something dirty I see it on Twitter or vine 2 mins after it happens.
We use to watch sports center because that was the only way we found out what happened in sports that day and it's just not the case now.
They went all in on a hand they were running out of outs with.
The people that say they wouldn't miss ESPN are just lying. Or not really sports fans to begin with. ESPN brings the majority of content to our TVs.
ESPN just made many narrow minded decisions without really seeing the future ahead
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:18 pm to CCTider
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Not really. Get roku, Amazon fire stick, or Apple tv. Plug it in. Download the channels you want and pay for them.
I thought most cable packages were less than $100 a month. But sling tv is $20-25, hbo $9-10, Netflix $8-9, hulu $8-10. So I'll go the high end and say you'll have everything you want to watch for $55.
and you still have to pay at least 60-70 Bucks for a good internet connection. Why dont people include that as well? You still need that for all the streaming services. You are pretty much breaking even
This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:24 pm to Bunk Moreland
It's not the subscriber fees I worry about. It's data caps from the providers that have already started rolling out in certain markets.
Have cable? 10mbps Internet is $29.99/month. No cable? 10mbps internet is $69.99/month with a 100gb cap.
Just wait, that's what's coming.
Have cable? 10mbps Internet is $29.99/month. No cable? 10mbps internet is $69.99/month with a 100gb cap.
Just wait, that's what's coming.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:24 pm to Sauce Castieaux
Because most cord cutters are just getting logins from friends and family.
My cost are only a little bit cheaper with sling but it is nice to out from under cox or Comcast thumb
My cost are only a little bit cheaper with sling but it is nice to out from under cox or Comcast thumb
This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:25 pm to Sauce Castieaux
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and you still have to pay at least 60-70 Bucks for a good internet connection. Why dont people include that as well? You still need that for all the streaming services. You are pretty much breaking even
It's because most of us are already paying for internet whether we are streaming or not. I have the $35 15 Mbps from Cox and I have never had a problem streaming on 2 devices at the same time.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:25 pm to Styxion
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I still say the best idea would be to just show live games with no commentators and just microphones in the stadiums. Make it like you are at the game.
I couldn't agree more.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:46 pm to Bigbuick
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1. ESPN $6.61
2. TNT $1.65
3. Disney Channel $1.34
4. NFL Network $1.31
5. Fox News $1.12
6. USA Network $1.00
7. FS1 $0.99
8. TBS $0.85
9. ESPN2 $0.83
10. Nickelodeon $0.73
Id only pay for two of those channels and one of them only because my two year old likes it.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 4:48 pm to Bigbuick
I don't watch ESPN or listen to their radio shows anymore and I feel free and enlightened.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 5:06 pm to Bigbuick
Got a great idea for a tv station. Let's take a meaningless rumor and analyze ad nauseum. Then we can convince the masses that it's interesting news.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 5:15 pm to Bigbuick
They've also gone too much into politics.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 5:43 pm to Bumble Bee
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My question is, is the $6.61 for JUST ESPN(1) or is it for ALL the ESPN channels?
That is just ESPN (1)
Posted on 1/14/16 at 5:46 pm to LeonPhelps
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We all benefit from the bundle in that you subsidize channels I watch but you don't and I subsidize channels you watch but I don't. The smaller the bundle, the less subsidization and the higher cost per channel. That is just a fact
People who downvoted this post are retards.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 5:49 pm to Bigbuick
Maybe if they give out ESPY's to people like Bruce Jenner, their subscriber rate would go up? Wait.........
Posted on 1/14/16 at 6:00 pm to PhiTiger1764
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People who downvoted this post are retards.
They hate that the facts disabuse their pre-conceived notions.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 6:29 pm to Bigbuick
Thanks for posting this. As much ESPN as I watch, it's the best $7 per month I spend anywhere.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 6:49 pm to Bigbuick
My question is this.
At some point in the near future ESPN will lose the ability to pay our these large rights fees to the leagues and institutions for the rights to carry the games.
Who is going to pick it up? How much will the sports leagues and ncaa lose in the process? I fear that our haste to allay the giant and just stream it for free or nearly free, will someday nearly destroy our ability to watch the sports in the same volume we watch them today.
Please someone tell me how I'm wrong
At some point in the near future ESPN will lose the ability to pay our these large rights fees to the leagues and institutions for the rights to carry the games.
Who is going to pick it up? How much will the sports leagues and ncaa lose in the process? I fear that our haste to allay the giant and just stream it for free or nearly free, will someday nearly destroy our ability to watch the sports in the same volume we watch them today.
Please someone tell me how I'm wrong
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:08 pm to Quatre Pot
In the Atlanta market Comcast has started capping people at 300gb.
Stream a few high definition football games and you will use a ton of data.
They then charge 10 dollars for every 50 gb you use after the cap.
The cable companies are getting theirs no matter what.
It is the stations like ESPN and HBO who people steal with ease that will get clipped.
Stream a few high definition football games and you will use a ton of data.
They then charge 10 dollars for every 50 gb you use after the cap.
The cable companies are getting theirs no matter what.
It is the stations like ESPN and HBO who people steal with ease that will get clipped.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:17 pm to bird35
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The cable companies are getting theirs no matter what.
internet will be classified as a utility sooner rather than later baw
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:33 pm to Quatre Pot
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At some point in the near future ESPN will lose the ability to pay our these large rights fees to the leagues
College football is a huge bubble ready to burst IMO.
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