John Skipper: ‘[ESPN] should never have let the Big Ten Network happen’
"Jim Delany had the smart idea to launch a network with FOX and that also was good business, even though it had a rough start.”
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Lack of live sports programming has helped cord-cutting reach record levels so far in 2020
Pay TV subscriptions fell by record-setting 1.8 million in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report.
It’s the new year, and that means it’s time for another rate hike for Comcast, Dish, and DirecTV subscribers
Pay TV companies are raising rates, even as cord cutting becomes more popular.
Five sports media stories to watch in 2019
Which sports media stories should you keep an eye on in 2019?
Cord cutting has slowed in first quarter of 2018
Streaming services helped to offset losses experienced by cable and satellite companies.
Retransmission Consent 101: Why free TV is costing you money on your cable bill
You should really should go buy that antenna.
Be skeptical about ESPN giving up Monday Night Football
Maybe ESPN just wants to pressure the NFL to give Monday Night Football more Cowboys and Patriots games.
What the Altice/Disney deal means for the other pay TV providers
Expect more pay TV providers to pony up for ESPN.
After eight-decade career, sportscaster Bob Wolff dead at the age of 96
Wolff is only one of two broadcasters credited with calling teams in all four major sports, MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL
Could ESPN use planned over the top service as leverage against the cable companies?
ESPN has a couple of cards it can play with the cable and satellite providers
New study shows that there could be light at the end of the tunnel for cable subscriber losses
After being beat up over the last two years, cable may be able to stand tall again
Estimates show pay TV providers will continue to lose subscribers into the next decade
Can cable stem the tide of lost revenue and subscribers?
