Or maybe even do away with advertising.Now that you can go direct to the consumer and cut out the cable middleman it makes no sense for them to get our advertising dollars.
Or maybe even do away with advertising.
Or maybe even do away with advertising.
We should create a subscription based Big 12 Network with a business model similar to Netflix. Now that you can go direct to the consumer and cut out the cable middleman it makes no sense for them to get our advertising dollars.
How nice would it be to have coverage where commentators knew what they were talking about?
Cable companies don't get paid advertising dollars (primarily), the networks get the advertising dollars. Cable companies make money on subscriber fees.
lacrosse, soccer, hockey, cricket, and rugby.
Variety said:ESPN, Fox Sports Team Up for UFC TV-Rights Bid (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety has learned that the two companies have recently proposed to split the UFC TV package in a move that would bring as many as 15 fight events to new subscription streaming service ESPN+.
According to sources with knowledge of the proposal, ESPN has signaled that it would be willing to pay $120-180 million per year to add the Endeavor-owned mixed martial arts league to its collection of live-event rights.
Fox, which currently pays $120 million per year UFC rights, would be willing see that number increase to a little more than $200 million. Fox’s current package includes four Saturday-night fights per year on Fox Broadcasting and a number of fight events on cabler Fox Sports 1 that has increased annually under its current agreement. A joint bid with ESPN would see Fox’s total number of events decline slightly.
This. To align with your original analogy/comparison, Wex, it's like going to a bar and paying $6 for a glass of milk.If you look at what they are apparently offering for that $5 / month, the logic behind it becomes far more clear. Compare what you get for Netflix ($7.99), Amazon ($8.99), or Hulu ($7.99). Then look at what ESPN+ is offering.
If they were offering the stuff that I actually watch on ESPN, even at double the price point, it might be worth considering. Instead, they are basically offering like Tier-4 / not-quite-good-enough-for-ESPN3 content for stuff that I just don't really care about.
The commercials point that out pretty clearly.Seems like "Get Up!" has been a complete disaster.