I wrote ET AL. ESPN costs $9 per month. Throw in Fox Sports and other regional sports franchise fees to get $20 a month. And then ESPN double dips by airing advertising. HBO and Showtime are commercial free.
http://www.businessinsider.com/cable-satellite-tv-sub-fees-espn-networks-2017-3 -----Original Message----- From: Luke Guillory [mailto:lguill...@reservetele.com] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:10 AM To: Matthew Black; nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Broadcast television in an IP world ESPN's programing fees aren't anywhere near $20 a month, they're not even $10 a month. HBO on the other hand is pretty much what the end user pays in terms of programing cost. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Black [mailto:matthew.bl...@csulb.edu] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 9:11 AM To: Luke Guillory; nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Broadcast television in an IP world Right now only 25% of cable subscribers watch sports channels like ESPN. But 100% pay up to $20 a month for ESPN et al. in their monthly subscription fees. HBO and Showtime subscribers pay for those premium services. It is well past time for sports enthusiasts to pay for their very expensive content in a sports premium package. -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Luke Guillory Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 3:02 PM To: Jean-Francois Mezei; nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Broadcast television in an IP world This use to be the case. While it might lower OPX that surely won't result in lower retrans, will just be more profit for them. We're down as well on video subs, this is 99% due to rising prices. This is where it's heading for sure, in the end it will cost more as well since each will be charging more than the per sub rates we're getting charge. They'll have to in order to keep revenue the same. When ESPN offers an OTT product I have no doubt it will be near the $20 per month, for 5 channels or so? Luke Guillory Vice President – Technology and Innovation Tel: 985.536.1212 Fax: 985.536.0300 Email: lguill...@reservetele.com Reserve Telecommunications 100 RTC Dr Reserve, LA 70084 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material which should not disseminate, distribute or be copied. Please notify Luke Guillory immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Luke Guillory therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. .
