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I heard on a podcast the other day that English football is also seeing a dip in ratings. I don't know if that is actually true but if so it puts some perspecti
by jghn 10y ago
I heard on a podcast the other day that English football is also seeing a dip in ratings. I don't know if that is actually true but if so it puts some perspective on the hand wringing about why the NFL and other USA sports are declining in popularity. If it is more of a universal trend to me that implies something beyond issues such as politics, concussions and domestic violence.
- kodablah 10y agoIt is true, but that both are losing viewers doesn't mean they both are for the same reasons.
- jghn 10y agoTrue but if there's a general trend towards decline in viewership might sense would be to explore shared reasons prior to trying to think too deeply about other causes.
- JBlue42 10y agoOn /r/soccer there was a post at the top from The Guardian. It seems that it's more based on the ability to stream: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/59n8gf/even_my_78yearold_father_streams_when_we_learned/ https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/59n8gf/even_my_78ye... And to add to the general discussion about ESPN, streaming, and the like: I'm internet-only with TWC (now Spectrum, as I'm constantly reminded) but even if I had a tv subscription I still wouldn't have been able to watch the EPL on NBC Sports streaming site since they're Comcast-owned.