I'm not so sure about "always", at least not in its current structure. The likes of ESPN (And DIS by extension) are facing a reckoning because of cord cutting.

I'm not so sure about "always", at least not in its current structure. The likes of ESPN (And DIS by extension) are facing a reckoning because of cord cutting. Sports has enjoyed a privileged position where people were paying ~$10/mo in their cable bundle regardless of them caring about sports or not, but that's becoming less and less viable with cord cutting. Eventually sports fans are going to have to pay their own way, and it may turn out to be a lot more expensive than it is now, or they'll have to restructure to pin down costs significantly.