ESPN pays $2 billion a year to the NFL for Monday Night Football and one NFL wild card playoff game. I've written for the past couple of years that as ESPN's business collapses that ESPN's decision on whether or not to bid to keep Monday Night Football would be the first big test of how rapidly that business is deteriorating.
What's a deteriorating business look like? In the month of October ESPN lost over 15,000 subscribers a day in October per the latest Nielson estimates.
15,000 a day!
Losing 15,000 subscribers per day is a lot, but is that because of the NFL anthem protests or because cord-cutting has finally reached a tipping point?
(Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday November 01 2017, @03:15PM (2 children)
To say nothing about one on one brain wreaking "sports" like Boxing, MMA, where the entire object of the "sport" is exactly, and only, and unabashedly to hurt another human being.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by crafoo on Wednesday November 01 2017, @06:31PM (1 child)
I don't think boxing or MMA fighting should be characterized as a sport, and I think many/most of the participants would agree. It's a fight, or a battle. Sanctioned by an organization and with ground rules. It's dangerous. The participants are going to get damaged. These things are OK. This is part of what it is to be human. Some, very select few would like to test themselves against others, one on one. You may not understand this but this is a very natural thing to do.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by VLM on Wednesday November 01 2017, @10:14PM
Interesting point of view. Along that point of view, is car racing a sport, fight, battle... How about non-professional recreational bicycle riding?