Rise and fall of ESPN

People watch sports to get away from reality and politics, especially when it's anti-American/leftist politics being shoved down your throat by a fricking sports channel.

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Their decline has nothing to do with them being leftists.

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Probably does. No one wants to watch that shite.

I used to watch sports center exclusively while getting ready for work and while falling asleep. I don't watch it at all. I can't stand the leftist push and the constant advertisements and sponsorships of the show segments between commercials.

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The bad news: The cable segments profitability has decreased by one-third since 2014 (chart). Good news? Value Line believes ESPN's streaming strategy will enable it to increase its audience and expand market share.

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So the article seems to imply that the fall in revenue may be a result of the broader movement of consumers from cable to streaming services (unplugging), but you seem to think it's political. What's that based in?

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but I feel the key behind their downfall is their leftist platform that they've been doubling down on. People are tired of it and they're cutting them out.

LSU & Saints games are the only time I'll bother watching ESPN.

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I absolutely agree. I would always have it on in the background or before bed years ago. I can't even watch it anymore.

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So the article seems to imply that the fall in revenue may be a result of the broader movement of consumers from cable to streaming services (unplugging), but you seem to think it's political. What's that based in?

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I honestly think it's a bit of both, or along the lines of "well, I have no desire to watch ESPN anymore because of their politics...and they were the one channel I was keeping cable for, so I'm cutting the cord."

That last part I would love to see statistics on, but would probably be hard to come up with reliable statistics for it.

Are they taking into account the number of people "cutting the cord"? How do these declining numbers compare to other cable networks? (foxnews, cnn, spike, foxsports etc)

I personally don't watch ESPN because I only have Internet service. I do listen to ESPN podcasts though.

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How do these declining numbers compare to other cable networks? (foxnews, cnn, spike, foxsports etc)

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Worth a look. I know most cable news has been taking a beating (election spikes aside). Fox's audience is pretty old, though, so it's probably relatively insulated from "cord-cutting." Probably worth it to check out other entertainment platforms.

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So the article seems to imply that the fall in revenue may be a result of the broader movement of consumers from cable to streaming services (unplugging), but you seem to think it's political. What's that based in?

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I think its more than that.

Haven't NFL's ratings dropped recently also?

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So the article seems to imply that the fall in revenue may be a result of the broader movement of consumers from cable to streaming services (unplugging), but you seem to think it's political. What's that based in?

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I think there has been a double standard by ESPN on how they handle their commentators.. Kurt Schilling for example was fired, for his political tweets, yet others who have done similar things have only gotten slaps on wrist, because those latter tweets were in line with democrat or progressive positions. I also think they are collateral damage for fallout from NFL, which is also inconsistent on how they apply their "rules". Colin K and many others allowed "free speech" and kneel during national anthem with no comments from NFL, yet a team wants to honor police or some other first responders with stickers on helmets and they are told "no" by the league.