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Rob Manfred said the quiet part out loud on sports TV revenues

"It’s a great business model when a whole bunch of people pay for something they don’t really care if they have or not, which is what the cable bundle did for us. It’s hard to replicate that."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 17, 2023 4
League Networks

Adding USC and UCLA could give Big Ten Network a huge revenue boost

Going from out-of-footprint to in-footprint in the Los Angeles market alone appears like it would get BTN at least $17.9 million more in per-subscriber fees annually.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 1, 2022 0
The Athletic

The Athletic is increasing its annual subscription rate to $71.99

Previously, an annual subscription cost $59.99.

By Ian Casselberry OnJul 16, 2021 9
ESPN

ESPN reportedly has until Sept. 2021 to make up promised events as per contracts, a hurdle for those demanding sports fee rebates

With ESPN's contracts stating they have until Sept. 2021 to make up their promised number of events, don't expect them to offer rebates any time soon.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 4, 2020 4
Dish

Dish is reportedly trying to avoid paying ESPN $80-100 million in per-subscriber fees for April

With no live sports on ESPN, Dish is reportedly trying to withhold the per-subscriber fees they'd normally pay Disney for ESPN channels.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 28, 2020 1
ESPN

ESPN+ has added another million subscribers since August

ESPN+ now has 3.5 million paid subscribers, as per Disney CEO Bob Iger.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 7, 2019 1
League Networks

Pac-12 Networks’ average carriage fee is down 63 percent since 2012, is now lower than ESPN Classic and FS2

The only other networks to see a drop in average sub fees from 2012 to 2017 were beIN Sports, The Olympic Channel, and The Tennis Channel.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 10, 2018 0
ESPN

Disney carriage negotiations could boost ESPN subscribers and fees, and change the network’s narrative

Disney could make hundreds of millions more annually from ESPN fees with successful carriage negotiations.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 18, 2017 4
ESPN

ESPN execs were split on NBA deal, distribution execs say Disney boosted cord-cutting

There was reportedly significant opposition to the NBA deal from key ESPN executives.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 26, 2017 7
ESPN

ESPN’s main network makes $7.57 billion in subscriber fees, almost seven times what FS1 gets

There are concerns about ESPN relative to its past performance, but it still makes way more than its competitors.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 4, 2017 1
2016

Comcast set to increase TV, internet prices by an average of 3.8 percent

Soaring broadcast deals for leagues are leading to massive costs for networks, which are then passing those costs...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 15, 2016 72

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