ESPN Is Dying for 5 Reasons That Any Sports Fan Will Definitely Understand

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ESPN Is Dying for 5 Reasons That Any Sports Fan Will Definitely Understand

Disney owned sports network ESPN has been struggling mightily of late. And when looking at several key trends, the struggle will likely continue.

Doug Kass, The Street
September 16, 2017 5:33 PM EDT

Disney ( DIS - Get Report) owned ESPN is on the rocks, and it's unlikely the situation will improve anytime soon.

Here are some of my concerns about ESPN that lie even beyond the cord cutting issues:

  1. The American consumer is now over-saturated with sports.
  2. Professional sports ratings are down for the third year in a row.
  3. Consumers are no longer, with consistency, watching entire sporting events. More and more, with less time available in the day, consumers are instead watching highlights on ESPN.com and elsewhere, rather than the complete games. (Participation in the sport of golf -- which takes over four hours for a round -- has faced the same problem for a decade now.)
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MichaelWinicki said:
Yep.

And it's going to start putting downward pressure on the prices TV networks pay for sporting events.
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Had to happen sooner or later- this explains the NFL's desperate try to make American football popular elsewhere; especially in Europe and Asia. They (most likely Jerry) know that the networks cannot continue to keep paying more and more. The overall add revenue is either going down or stagnant.

If they do not find other sources with serious money then the CAP is going to go flat or horror of horrors possibly start to go down.

I fear the day when the NFL is only on pay for play. Then it will really become a minor sport just like Hockey is now.
 
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diefree666 said:
Had to happen sooner or later- this explains the NFL's desperate try to make American football popular elsewhere; especially in Europe and Asia. They (most likely Jerry) know that the networks cannot continue to keep paying more and more. The overall add revenue is either going down or stagnant.

If they do not find other sources with serious money then the CAP is going to go flat or horror of horrors possibly start to go down.

I fear the day when the NFL is only on pay for play. Then it will really become a minor sport just like Hockey is now.
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The NFL should instead, embrace social media to promote their product, like the NBA.
 
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Well, to me, sports has become such a rip off. I can't even relate to an athlete now. Consumers are being gouged at every turn and the sports product has declined to the point that if your own club isn't playing and there's no emotional attachment its hardly worth watching. The games have become so bad, in general terms. If the Cowboys aren't playing l don't even watch football. It wasn't that way years ago.
 
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I agree that every commentator is trying to be funnier than the next one. This is nothing new though, it's been going on for a while. Just report on the games/stats/facts etc.....if I want to go to a comedy club, I will.....and by the way, not a ONE of you is even remotely funny.
 
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DallasEast said:
ESPN Is Dying for 5 Reasons That Any Sports Fan Will Definitely Understand

Disney owned sports network ESPN has been struggling mightily of late. And when looking at several key trends, the struggle will likely continue.

Doug Kass, The Street
September 16, 2017 5:33 PM EDT

Disney ( DIS - Get Report) owned ESPN is on the rocks, and it's unlikely the situation will improve anytime soon.

Here are some of my concerns about ESPN that lie even beyond the cord cutting issues:

  1. The American consumer is now over-saturated with sports.
  2. Professional sports ratings are down for the third year in a row.
  3. Consumers are no longer, with consistency, watching entire sporting events. More and more, with less time available in the day, consumers are instead watching highlights on ESPN.com and elsewhere, rather than the complete games. (Participation in the sport of golf -- which takes over four hours for a round -- has faced the same problem for a decade now.)
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I'm surprised that there was no mention of the fact that the network has gone the "low road" route with the people they employ and style they cater to. The National Enquirer of sports.
 
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Haven't watched ESPN regularly in years. For me, I always felt their was an anti-Cowboy contingent there. They went overboard reporting on Irvin and the fake assault in 95/96. When he was proven to be the victim in that situation, ESPN said very little...and didn't apologize. After that, it appeared that they reported anything negative about the Cowboys with much more vigor than anything positive.

I've tried to watch Sportscenter now and again. But it's unwatchable. it seems that they are more concerned with "stories" rather than highlights.
 
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