ESPN might be going away...or at least will need to change their modus operandi? I say GOOD. While I like to watch the occasional big event like World Cup, et

ESPN might be going away...or at least will need to change their modus operandi? I say GOOD. While I like to watch the occasional big event like World Cup, etc. I am not much of a big sports watcher...and when I had my cable subscription - including premium channels such as HBO, Showtime - Cablevision added an additional $4 per month surcharge specifically and only for ESPN! I clearly understand that if a network considers itself premium and they have content that is in high demand, they would want to charge more. This is why HBO cost a bunch more...but at least i had a choice: if i didn't want HBO (or some other premium bundle), I just didn't get that package and done I save money. But with networks like ESPN which are part of the core offering, you're forced to pay the fee. I asked my provider to exclude ESPN so i wouldn't have to pay that surcharge, but they couldn't again because they bundle channels due to contracts, etc. I get that; not ideal but i understand. My provider is Cablevision, and some (though not all) of their fees are a little steep, I can't complain about their service - both human side and system availability/up-time. But the underlying networks like ESPN seem to be the prima donnas that are pushing the envelope in a negative direction. That ESPN surcharge was the actual last straw that pushed me over to the cord-cutting side...and you know what, I don't miss ESPN at all. If ESPN goes away (I know, I know unlikely), or at least diminishes its control over other media providers, etc. then I call this market forces merely bringing their invisible hands to balance the market/industry/economy; and I don't see a problem with that.