No one is going to turn them off over politics. Anyone who says on that on a message board is just grandstanding and everyone knows it. However, I do kind of roll my eyes at them sometimes. I would just say change the channel when they jump on the soap box.
Now listen...you do realize you defended ESPN (rightfully so) for their decision based on racial stereotyping and then turned around and made a stereotypical remark about older people? I think you are a man of "using" what fits your argument rather than buying into what you say you believe.
This is a part of the problem. You want to blame mainstream media for destroying his career when the words came out of HIS mouth. You just said he plays to a national audience and that is very true. You don't need to insult any part of that audience with racial statement. I don't want to live where that behavior is accepted and neither do you. He got another job but Fox Sports can't buy into that behavior either. They sell their product to a worldwide audience too.
A la cart will not cut into their profits. They aren't giving the service away to outlets like Sling....it's paid for....they are just redistributing a sold package. It will force cable and satellite services to amend their product but they signed long term contacts with ESPN and ESPN signed long term contracts with the conferences. It will be a long time before this becomes a problem for ESPN, if ever.
Maybe he is quoting a movie I'd like to know too. How is WAR calculated? I mean it's like the freaking passer rating thing. Whenever I hear either one I think, that's great, now what does it mean?
Subscribers are forced to take programs against their wishes because outlets like Disney force them to. The ESPN and Disney Channel deal has to include ESPN2, ESPN News at a lower subscriber rate than ESPN but they have to take it regardless. ESPN has the subscriber numbers to sell ads on ESPN2 and ESPN News even though the viewership is lower the market is available non the less. ESPN has all of college football pretty much in their pocket. If anyone is going to telecast it they are going to have to pay for the service though what ever provider they use. The subscribers were not dropping ESPN per say they were dropping satellite and cable companies. If they switch to a a la cart they will still have to buy ESPN if they want to see it. It's not going to be free for anyone. Granted they will lose people in the overall picture but the rates they charge in negotiating with the a la cart vendors will cover their losses or at least come close. Disney is way ahead of the game in these things...bet on it.
Yes it does.. What sucks even more is that the consequences for the opposition aren't the same.
