ESPN has a ton of money (about $4.69/month from every cable subscriber in the country whether they watch sports or not, $10b total revenue), a big audience, and

ESPN has a ton of money (about $4.69/month from every cable subscriber in the country whether they watch sports or not, $10b total revenue), a big audience, and they could put him on ABC. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Sounds like the NYT did everything they could to keep him, but against money and mass audience, prestige only takes you so far, especially when a stodgy old guard is fighting a rear guard action against you. http://editors.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/07/whyd_nate_silver_leave_the_times.php http://editors.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/07/whyd_n... http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/11/09/why-espn-is-the-worlds-most-valuable-media-property-and-worth-40-billion/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/11/09/why-e...