ESPN Hemorrhaging

[TCUSA]

Dropped DTV and went with Sony Vue through Roku.

Me, too. $79.95 a month for all the channels that count plus HBO and Showtime. Got the TCU basketball game Monday which I couldn't find on the ass-end of my slingtv

 

[cousinjoker]

E$PN did help us get into the Big XII.

 

[Chongo94]

 
This was evidenced a couple years ago when ESPN decided the College Gameday Intro band, Big and Rich, wasn't gender or race correct enough for them.

I don't care what the reasons were, getting rid of them and that atrocious song was the best thing they've done in years...

 

[frognutz]

 
I have a suggestion for your sanity that has worked for me.  Inform people that you absolutely give zero darns.

 
 
This and getting off of Facebook will do wonders for you.

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

I don't care what the reasons were, getting rid of them and that atrocious song was the best thing they've done in years...

They're still there using the same song, though.

 

[Chongo94]

They're still there using the same song, though.

I thought they changed it? Admittedly, I've only watched one full episode in 3 years. It was this year and it was pathetically awful. Corso should've retired years ago and the rest is just a weekend SEC show so if they still have that crap group and song I probably wouldn't notice because I don't watch that pos show anymore. It's so bad.

 

[FBallFan123]

ESPN lost another 555,000 subscribers per Nielsen estimates, following up its worst month ever with its second worst month ever.

http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/espn-loses-another-555-000-subscribers-per-nielsen-112916

 

[Moose Stuff]

https://twitter.com/drudge_report/status/803974652833898496

 

[steelfrog]

ESPN has lost 1.4mm subscribers last 3 months

 

[TCUSA]

 
This was evidenced a couple years ago when ESPN decided the College Gameday Intro band, Big and Rich, wasn't gender or race correct enough for them.

 
x1000

 

[cheese83]

People are getting sick of ESPN & all their non sports related shows. That's clear with the drop in clients. It's like sports radio, once people start talking politics or issues like Kapernick I tune out. I'm listening to and reading sports to get away from all the other crap. 

 

[steelfrog]

It's bigger than that.  Streaming is taking everything over ad people are dropping cable like a hot potato

 

[punter9]

come on big XII lets get with sling/netflix/vue/etc and offer the BigXII network for 5$ a month.  $3 a month if you bundle it with the longhorn network.
 
cost of entry is down 60$ and you're blazing the frontier to new horizons instead of mediocrity.  Netflix alone has 1.8B in cash sitting in their accounts, I am sure they would love a chance to become an avenue to sports.  

 

[Zubaz]

It's bigger than that.  Streaming is taking everything over ad people are dropping cable like a hot potato

This is what it is. Nobody "Drops ESPN", because ESPN is on the basic package of every provider. It's simpler than that: They drop cable. ESPN is affected by that, but they aren't the cause of it.

 

[DeuceBoogieNights]

Anyone going to look into the new DirecTV Now streaming? Starts at $35 per month.
 
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/atts-new-directv-now-streaming-service-will-likely-cannibalize-cable-subscriptions-2016-11-29
 
My issue with going streaming only is my internet acts up occasionally. I use Netflix and Hulu and stuff and most of the time it works fine, but sometime I have buffer issues. I might need a new router though.
 
My inlaws cut the cord and when I watch stuff at their house, they have buffering issues when they're trying to stream and other people are using wifi on their phones, laptops, etc...

 

[Chongo94]

If cable would allow one to pick their own channels, I would never leave. But having to pay $200 for 450 channels when I only watch maybe 25-45 different ones at most and that's the only way to get most of those channels sucks some serious ass. Surely this is possible but I guess the money doesn't make it worth it.

Been seriously considering cutting the chord and just might finally do it in this new year.

 

[BrewingFrog]

Bandwidth, bandwidth, bandwidth. Existing infrastructure simply isn't robust enough to do all the streaming people would like to do.

 

[West Coast Johnny]

ESPN is a hated organization and I get that some  people are happy about its demise.  Just wait a few years for the next round of conference TV negotiations.  Big 12 games aren't going to be worth [ Finebaum ] and big schools are going to have to make money by relegating little schools to minor conferences.  ESPN losing money is very bad news for Big 12 fans.

 

[cdsfrog]

If cable would allow one to pick their own channels, I would never leave. But having to pay $200 for 450 channels when I only watch maybe 25-45 different ones at most and that's the only way to get most of those channels sucks some serious [Rod Gilmore]. Surely this is possible but I guess the money doesn't make it worth it.

Been seriously considering cutting the chord and just might finally do it in this new year.

 
Yep. I did basically half. Cut all channels to basic cable and DVR and 75 mb internet. I have HULU and netflix for 2 more years. (got year long packages for dirt cheap)
 
Cable company screwed up a year ago and didn't cancel any channels save FX and a few other channels. Got them for free, bill is like $100

 

[Dogfrog]

 
The following column from CBS should be required reading for everybody in the news media...
 
Commentary: The Unbearable Smugness of the Press

This is well written. Pardon my cynicism, but this is like a guy apologizing after attempted murder. In this case hindsight demands the mea culpa only because their candidate lost. Where was the righteous indignation during the campaign? Too little too late.