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Part of the reason this is unappealing to consumers is there are actually two layers of bundling here. One layer is the obvious cable TV bundling that most of

by jblow 11y ago

Part of the reason this is unappealing to consumers is there are actually two layers of bundling here. One layer is the obvious cable TV bundling that most of us probably think is evil and should die. But the second layer of bundling is ESPN itself. How many people care about "sports" in general, enough to pay for all the sports? No, people usually are into a couple of sports at most. They like baseball, or they like basketball and football, or they like the other football, etc. Or even, they like specific players. I think there is a future to be had in selective channels available on the internet that cover specific sports in much greater detail than ESPN ever would.

jbob2000 11y ago
All of those things are symptoms of the real problem; the professional sports organizations (NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB). These guys call all the shots regarding who gets to see what and when and how much it costs. I've never seen the LA Kings play because I live on the east coast and the NHL doesn't allow their games to be broadcast here. They are greedy and restrictive and the primary cause of sport broadcast woes. I have another bone to pick with them as well. They've chopped up professional sports and sold it to the advertisers. Fucking everything in a sports game has a company's logo on it. I went to a baseball game the other day and Home Hardware was sponsoring the field clean up crew. Are you kidding me? The fucking field janitors are wearing logos now? They ran out of things to stick ads on so literally anyone involved in the game in any capacity is wearing a logo. Baseball has turned into a thin excuse to serve ads to people.
- jblow 11y ago
  No kidding. I was trying to watch some soccer games in England last month, and it was an exercise in having to fight through the flashing+animated ads around the entire field. I don't think I will ever try watching one of those matches again.

by jblow 11y ago

jbob2000 11y ago

All of those things are symptoms of the real problem; the professional sports organizations (NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB). These guys call all the shots regarding who gets to see what and when and how much it costs. I've never seen the LA Kings play because I live on the east coast and the NHL doesn't allow their games to be broadcast here. They are greedy and restrictive and the primary cause of sport broadcast woes. I have another bone to pick with them as well. They've chopped up professional sports and sold it to the advertisers. Fucking everything in a sports game has a company's logo on it. I went to a baseball game the other day and Home Hardware was sponsoring the field clean up crew. Are you kidding me? The fucking field janitors are wearing logos now? They ran out of things to stick ads on so literally anyone involved in the game in any capacity is wearing a logo. Baseball has turned into a thin excuse to serve ads to people.

jblow 11y ago
No kidding. I was trying to watch some soccer games in England last month, and it was an exercise in having to fight through the flashing+animated ads around the entire field. I don't think I will ever try watching one of those matches again.