[TreesAndBirds]

Some stats...

"If we look at sports networks available in more than 50% of cable and satellite TV homes, $9.06 of each monthly bill goes to ESPN's top four networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network), whether the customer watches those networks or not, according to data from SNL Kagan (via Sports TV Ratings)."

So if you dont watch espn, for whatever reason, dont like sports, politics, etc, you are still paying over $100/year to espn. Not surprising that some would choose to cut the cord and buy programming a la carte. One possible answer is to make espn a la carte and charge more for it, and see what the market will pay.

Here is the whole article...

http://www.businessinsider.com/cable-sat...rks-2017-3

[TreesAndBirds]

Some stats...

"If we look at sports networks available in more than 50% of cable and satellite TV homes, $9.06 of each monthly bill goes to ESPN's top four networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network), whether the customer watches those networks or not, according to data from SNL Kagan (via Sports TV Ratings)."

So if you dont watch espn, for whatever reason, dont like sports, politics, etc, you are still paying over $100/year to espn. Not surprising that some would choose to cut the cord and buy programming a la carte. One possible answer is to make espn a la carte and charge more for it, and see what the market will pay.

Here is the whole article...

http://www.businessinsider.com/cable-sat...rks-2017-3