This is a nice summary of why ESPN is so afraid of Fox Sports and its kind:
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-espn-may-be-in-trouble-even-though-it-continues-to-dominate-the-competition-2013-11 ESPN's costs for major live sports is going up about 67% soon (from $2.8B to $4.7B); even though they still dominate, and generate tons of cash ($6.5B & $3.5B from subscription fees and ads respectively), their model requires them to dominate the cable sports content market. If they become even a little less than essential for sports fans and their subscription fees flatten and ad fees fall. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
