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Cable doesn't offer this, generally, because ESPN subsidizes so many other channels and Disney has a lot of power here. They strongarm a lot of providers and I
by nkozyra 5y ago
Cable doesn't offer this, generally, because ESPN subsidizes so many other channels and Disney has a lot of power here.
They strongarm a lot of providers and I'd be surprised if YouTube held out. They will lose subscribers.
- ghaff 5y agoIt's not really because ESPN "subsidizes" other channels. ESPN is expensive. It's because sports is the primary hook for a lot of people to continue getting broadcast/cable TV at all outside of on-demand subscriptions. It's not enough of a hook for me to pay but, if I were to do so, it would be the main reason.
- nkozyra 5y agoWhat I meant by subsidizes is that it is the hook that allows the others to exist at a smaller profit margin.