Live sports is still the only place where people watch commercials

May 15, 2022
12:13:53pm

LaserCoug All-American

Some people absolutely refuse to record and delay games. I like to start about 30 min late and catch up unless I’m live chatting a game with my brothers.

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Disney CEO foresees the day when ESPN will only be available by streaming.

Everyman

5/15/22 11:15am

That's what I've been asking for for the last decade and a half.

IdahoCoug

5/15/22 11:18am

Are you asking for ESPN content for $5/mo? ESPN+ is already that and doesn’t

rainorsnow

5/15/22 11:45am

RE: Are you asking for ESPN content for $5/mo? ESPN+ is already that and doesn’t

IdahoCoug

5/15/22 11:47am

We’ll see if the Big 12 renews with Disney now that Disney and the SEC have

rainorsnow

5/15/22 11:52am

I think Netflix problem is content.

BNcoug

5/15/22 12:20pm

Does this mean that CFB will be far less valuable in the future?

thewaterboy

5/15/22 11:19am

Absolutely. And all sports for that matter, except the NFL.

Hypnotoad

5/15/22 11:30am

Then I could see even more movement of top teams to conferences to pool together more money as they lose some dollars

thewaterboy

5/15/22 11:35am

So instead of paying $10 for cable, they will pay $10 for ESPN+....

WJCougar

5/15/22 11:20am

If I could pay $10/mo for all the BYU games on ESPN+, I could get rid of $65/mo YTTV.

IdahoCoug

5/15/22 11:26am

The cost of ESPN+ will have to go up to make up for the money they lose from

mannheimadler

5/15/22 11:32am

I'd be down. I'd probably pay up to about $30 to have the equivalent of the coverage the family of ESPN networks

IdahoCoug

5/15/22 11:35am

I don't think the a la carte model is sustainable. We've already seen Netflix

Hypnotoad

5/15/22 11:38am

No. When it’s all available on ESPN+ and cable isn’t a thing, it will cost way more than now.

TCuz

5/15/22 11:39am

I sure hope so!

Snipe

5/15/22 11:28am

And we'll see painful trickle down effects. NBA, MLB, MLS, and NHL player

Hypnotoad

5/15/22 11:29am

NBA and MLB salaries have needed this for a long time

TNT

5/15/22 1:26pm

That will when true cord-cutting will happen

CougarCanuck76

5/15/22 11:33am

Most of those cutting the cable sub are still watching the content, they’re just

rainorsnow

5/15/22 11:59am

I used to be ESPN.com’s best customer. I was on there hourly and consumed

SLIVER

5/15/22 12:06pm

Live sports is still the only place where people watch commercials

LaserCoug

5/15/22 12:13pm

ESPN+ subscriptions are up because they forced it on all Hulu Live subscribers.

Pierre Delecto

5/15/22 1:22pm

^^^^^^ This

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