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re: Rise and fall of ESPN
Posted on 2/8/17 at 8:35 pm to lsuboi91
Posted on 2/8/17 at 8:35 pm to lsuboi91
Interesting. I got rid of my subscription/insider info a few years ago.
The magazine is always past tense by the time I received it.
Outside of 30/30, SEC Network and Sunday Night baseball/football; I rarely tune in anymore.
The magazine is always past tense by the time I received it.
Outside of 30/30, SEC Network and Sunday Night baseball/football; I rarely tune in anymore.
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Posted on 2/8/17 at 8:48 pm to lsuboi91
There was an extensive documentary on ESPN a few months ago on Fox Business Channel.
Part of ESPN's decline results from cable providers offering a "No ESPN" package that is considerably cheaper for cable customers who don't watch any of the ESPN channels. ESPN is by far the most expensive suite of channels for cable systems to carry.
Part of ESPN's decline results from cable providers offering a "No ESPN" package that is considerably cheaper for cable customers who don't watch any of the ESPN channels. ESPN is by far the most expensive suite of channels for cable systems to carry.
Posted on 2/8/17 at 9:01 pm to LSURussian
ESPN over paying for broadcast rights, cord cutters, and old subscribers dying off has way more to do about this than politics.
Posted on 2/8/17 at 9:34 pm to lsuboi91
Had this conversation at work today. They are moving away from what made them. Like MTV moved away from music videos espn is less about sports and more about fricking talk shows
Posted on 2/8/17 at 9:48 pm to Puck82
The bigger issue is not people not watching it's the subscriptions going away. In a basic cable package you pay almost have of it to espn.
Posted on 2/8/17 at 9:59 pm to lsuboi91
Most of their money loss is because ESPN is the biggest beneficiary of how cable television bundling works. Since that platform is dying off ESPN is losing money at the greatest rate.
I'm sure their political slant doesn't help, but it isn't the main driver of money loss.
I'm sure their political slant doesn't help, but it isn't the main driver of money loss.
Posted on 2/8/17 at 10:54 pm to zatetic
It will be interesting to watch the trickle down affect when they stop paying billions for broadcast rights. Tv revenue fuels sports.
Posted on 2/8/17 at 10:59 pm to lsuboi91
I think anyone who would hire Keith Olbermann - even for 10 minutes - should burn in hell. What an evil human being he turned out to be. ESPN can go to hell.
Yours Truly,
Curt Schilling
Yours Truly,
Curt Schilling
Posted on 2/8/17 at 10:59 pm to Dire Wolf
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Their decline has nothing to do with them being leftists.
You weren't watching espn anymore because you probably have a job and not enough time to watch their programming beside what you really want too.
Uhh. I has confuse.
Posted on 2/8/17 at 11:01 pm to baobabtiger
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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.
Yep.
I used to turn it on and listen in the background while doing near anything. Haven't watched in about 2-3 years now
Posted on 2/8/17 at 11:04 pm to lsuboi91
I brought this up months ago on the SECr when I personally dumped my Disney stocks after reports that ESPN had become an albatross .... and the caveat I attached was that this could eventually affect the SEC Network deal.
There were the typical naysayers who claimed it was more about streaming on demand rather than politics.
I disagreed.
It's a bit of both.
There were the typical naysayers who claimed it was more about streaming on demand rather than politics.
I disagreed.
It's a bit of both.
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