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I wonder if there's some kind of agreement that prohibits them from pulling the end-around on cable? Anyone know? Even if they could pull it off, they probabl
by jsherry 15y ago
I wonder if there's some kind of agreement that prohibits them from pulling the end-around on cable? Anyone know? Even if they could pull it off, they probably don't want to bite the hand that feeds.
- joshfinnie 15y agoI guess that's what I am saying. I am surprised they haven't done both yet. Get the non-cable subscribers with a separate package...
- 18pfsmt 15y agoESPN is owned by Disney[1], and I believe it is considered a channel conflict (i.e. don't compete with your customers). In effect, by making their content less scarce, their customers (Comcast, Dish) would ask for a discount during the negotiations because the content is now perceived as less valuable. In addition, advertisers simply won't pay the same rates to advertise against "internet content" as they will for cable or broadcast. My suspicion is that it has something to do with the potential for divided attention of the viewer. [1]http://mediakit.go.com/espn/ http://mediakit.go.com/espn/