I've given up ESPN and cable. I watch shows on Prime and I got mlb.tv.

Nov 26, 2015
7:11:43am

IrishBlue All-American

If there is a game I really want to watch, I find a way to do it. Otherwise I just listen to radio or follow the Internet updates.

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IrishBlue

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Sports bubble bursting? ESPN Has Lost 7 Million Subscribers The Past Two Years

charles

11/26/15 6:39am

Definitely not sustainable. At the same time, leagues are squeezing them for

workindev

11/26/15 6:45am

ESPN did it to themselves.

Everyman

11/26/15 7:04am

Where are these subscribers moving towards? Illegal streams? Friends logins?

ToasterChive

11/26/15 6:50am

my guess is that most are cutting cable and moving to Netflix, Julie, etc.

ballen

11/26/15 6:54am

Those don't have espn content do they?

ToasterChive

11/26/15 6:55am

I've given up ESPN and cable. I watch shows on Prime and I got mlb.tv.

IrishBlue

11/26/15 7:11am

No. That said, it's possible that many of those 7 million who've dropped

Tim

11/26/15 7:11am

This, ESPN is by far the most expensive cable channel

mogelijk

11/26/15 7:22am

Most of those people probably didn't care about ESPN much anyway

coolcats

11/26/15 7:12am

Of those that remain, only about half of them even tune in to ESPN during any given month.

YardTime

11/26/15 7:15am

I'd love to cut the directTV. Sports is the only thing keeping me and I feel

Colorado

11/26/15 7:26am

I use SlingTV. For $20 it has ESPN 1 and 2

coolcats

11/26/15 7:29am

Yeah, Ok, but what about this week's game?

Colorado

11/26/15 7:54am

And DVR

Colorado

11/26/15 7:55am

Go to a sports bar

El Jefe

11/26/15 8:10am

Yes

rainorsnow

11/26/15 7:22am

I would hold off on the obituary. Much of what they televise are live events and

JoeMamaBesser

11/26/15 7:26am

ESPN will experience a lot of turbulence, but ultimately they'll figure out

panguitch

11/26/15 7:31am

They need to offer their own direct to consumer streaming service

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