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ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month In Company History
Kick Out ^ | Oct 29, 2016 at 7:33a ET | Clay Travis

Posted on 10/29/2016 2:37:33 PM PDT by tje

The biggest business story in American sports this fall isn't the declining NFL ratings or anything that's happening on the field, court, or ice, it's the collapse in ESPN subscribers, which reflect a larger trend in the collapse of cable subscribers in general.

(Excerpt) Read more at outkickthecoverage.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boycott; cutthecord; liberalmedia; msnbcforjocks; trashtv
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Okay - I'm a cable cutter and it warms my heart to see ESPN tanking. I've always said ESPN is MSNBC for jocks.

Hopefully, heads will be rolling.

1 posted on 10/29/2016 2:37:33 PM PDT by tje
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“it warms my heart to see ESPN tanking”

Same here...they are not allowed in our household. It’s a win for the little guy.


2 posted on 10/29/2016 2:39:58 PM PDT by MaxistheBest
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We cut cable several weeks ago in part due to the NFL sucking out loud and hating Americans like me.


3 posted on 10/29/2016 2:40:08 PM PDT by CodeToad
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I hope this is just the beginning.


4 posted on 10/29/2016 2:40:21 PM PDT by Maudeen (No one on this earth is too far gone for Jesus.)
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I follow a couple major league sports, but always found ESPN and their presenters too trendy by half, too annoying, too hip, and eventually way too leftist.


5 posted on 10/29/2016 2:40:29 PM PDT by PGR88
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It has nothing to do with their hard left turn. Just ask them.


6 posted on 10/29/2016 2:40:42 PM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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I never really watched ESPN.

And I see, from their politics of late, that was a good thing to avoid doing.


7 posted on 10/29/2016 2:40:45 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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Disney Owns ESPN






He probably owns the "Ha Ha Guy" too. LOL!

8 posted on 10/29/2016 2:40:51 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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ESPN is pretty entertaining when they stick to sports.

But you are right--they are like MSNBC when it gets political or social. I get that there is a certain viewpoints out there--but the total lack of ideological diversity in their on air talent is truly breathtaking.

If Kate Fagin is on Around the Horn, I change the channel. She is the worst smug little Millennial SJW.

9 posted on 10/29/2016 2:41:24 PM PDT by Lysandru
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The people who cancelled are just racist, sexist, homophobes and the channel will be better without them.

So this is good news. :)


10 posted on 10/29/2016 2:41:37 PM PDT by Tzimisce
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“Hopefully, heads will be rolling.”

They won’t ... they’re all in. Only way ESPN dies is if Disney collapses. They’ll gladly take a loss on ESPN and cover that loss with Star Wars profits.

What the NFL needs to do is come to its senses, drop all of this stupid, left leaning garbage, and focus on the damn game and not all of the ancillary stories and other boring blather they run before, during, and after the game. A first step would be ending their contract with ESPN.


11 posted on 10/29/2016 2:42:00 PM PDT by edh (I need a better tagline)
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MSM, network TV “shows,” J.C. Penney, Target, NFL and now ESPN. Great!

I think I’ll go on down to Chick Fillet and have a bite of dinner.

Oldplayer


12 posted on 10/29/2016 2:43:10 PM PDT by oldplayer
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Reaction to what Rush justly calls the chickification of sports.


13 posted on 10/29/2016 2:43:24 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Hail Obambi, our Deer Leader)
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I make it a point not to watch them. Screw ESPN.


14 posted on 10/29/2016 2:43:28 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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The Michael Jordan rule was violated: ESPN became the voice of the Democrats.


15 posted on 10/29/2016 2:43:33 PM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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We quit watching when their sob sister analysts spent more time on dissecting the personal lives of the athletes than covering the games.


16 posted on 10/29/2016 2:43:45 PM PDT by txrefugee
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I check out the box scores but mostly their headlines are mostly about fags and obamatard’s sorts activities. They had him again when the Idiot in Chief picked the Warriors to win the title. They’re got nate Silver too so that cements where they lean politically. F em


17 posted on 10/29/2016 2:44:08 PM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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Yippee!!!!


18 posted on 10/29/2016 2:44:48 PM PDT by simpson96
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All is not lost! They can rehire Olbermann! Then their worries are over!


19 posted on 10/29/2016 2:45:56 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (optional, printed after your name on post)
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20 posted on 10/29/2016 2:46:17 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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