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ESPN losing viewers...

Cable subscription numbers have been trending downwards on the whole, not just ESPN.

Cord-cutters continued to make a dent in cable TV subscribers in the second quarter of 2015. Tracking the top 20 providers, which account for 95 percent of the market, a new report from Strategy Analytics on pay TV reported subscriber losses of a whopping 479,000 in the U.S. between April and June. The report claimed that the subscribers declined at “the highest rate we have seen so far.”

Canada saw a similarly proportionate drop-off of 53,000 subscribers from traditional TV services.

The news comes on the heels of the first ever net drop in US pay TV subscribers in 2015’s first three months of the year. The losses have helped create a massive sell-off on Wallstreet as stocks for big media conglomerates like Disney, Time Warner, and others have all been in a nose dive over the last week or so.

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yeah big issue is that a lot of people are tired of how ESPN covers sports, and their original programming just isn't good now... also the Longhorn and SEC Networks have been major financial failures for them.
 
Daytona Fin said:
What Rob said plus new sports channels like foxsports and nbc sports emerging.
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ChambersWI said:
yeah big issue is that a lot of people are tired of how ESPN covers sports, and their original programming just isn't good now... also the Longhorn and SEC Networks have been major financial failures for them.
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I keep forgeting that I have the SEC network.

NbcS has been around for awhile and am not all that impressed. Strangely, I don't mind CBS Sports network but I am tired of seeing the Military Academy most Saturday mornings at 10 am (local)

My alma mater has only been on the P12 Network has been on that outlet much this yr including this weekend. I don't watch much & wonder if they are as financially dire as the Sec & shorthorn network? That said, I wonder if espn regrets signing byu? Easy $ saver there IMO.
 
I just cancelled my TV service and upgraded my internet and saved money.

I can watch all the channels I ever watch over the internet.

Honestly, I'm working 70 hours a week. My internet is my biggest
connection that I use all the time. TV just doesn't do it anymore.

That, and as I get older, I care less and less passionately about sports.
 
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