Posted on 08/17/2013 1:04:26 PM PDT by jimbo123
When ESPN launched in 1979, nobody thought much of it. While there was finally a station for sports-starved fans to counter network television (cable was a dream back then), watching Australian Rules Football wasn’t exactly must-see TV.
Eventually ESPN grew into a daily destination. “SportsCenter” couldn’t be missed, especially when Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann were on their game. College basketball flourished with telecasts from coast to coast. When the NFL and MLB jumped on board, the station really took off.
Over time, many ESPN on-air personalities seem more interested in becoming celebrities than real journalists (can you say Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless?). Luckily there are still guys like Buster Olney, Chris Mortensen and Andy Katz around to provide real news.
While MLB Network, the NFL Network and Golf Channel are good spots for those with specific interest in one sport, ESPN has remained the place to go if you want all-around sports coverage.
But that may be changing.
Fox Sports 1 launches today (taking over for the Speed channel) and should be the first real challenger to ESPN’s dominance.
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ESPN always talks about the following:
fags
women rights
why there are no black coaches in every damn league
Grantland editors are all Dumocraps
FOXSPORTS?:
the TMZ of sports networks
Lol, I’m so sick of ESPN, I hope it crashes and burns, but I’m not holding my breath.
” they did a special on Russia, the Olympics and gay rights abuse, I immediately turned off the radio in disgust. “
that’s the only thing they;re good at...talking about fags this, gays that etc. I actually heard Cowherd say he voted for obama TWICE and keeps bitching about the Republicans in his morning shows.
Foxsports is also co-owned by MSN on web ops so there’s no difference there. They both suck.
On my guide isn’t that what you’re looking for at 2 PM Sunday on Fox Sports 1?
Easily Swayed Progressive Network?
the steroid addled dumbschitt from ND...
...and let’s not forget the steroid addled dumbschitt from PSU who does color commentary for college football...you know, the inimitable former general manager of the Detroit Lions...
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
Never liked that guy, now I got another reason.
So on DIRECT TV not only does SPEED go away but it moves to channel 219 as FOX Sports 1, moving a recent addition MAVTV to channel 214. MAVTV;
It wasn’t a great channel but I had to search for it as it’s move wasn’t announced.
FOX Sports 2 completely replaces FUEL TV on channel 618.
I have to give ESPN and even NBC & CBS credit for one thing. During motorsports programming they always show the pre-race festivities including the National Anthem and even the invocation prayer. ESPN today even aired a group of kids reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
It’s the only way to be sure...
It MAY, but so MAY NBCSport, so far I doubt it. They just don’t have the sport mix to be drawing the constant audience.
The NBC NHL deal doesn’t expire until 2021. And NHL fans are still pissed about the Fox Glow Puck. Fox MIGHT be able to shunt some NFL games over from broadcast, but I doubt they can afford a second contract, and everybody already pays through the nose for the NFL. The cheapest current contract is the SNF contract at a “mere” $950 million a year, ESPN is paying almost $2 billion. Oh and those contracts are also all good until 2021. NBA contracts come up for renewal in 2016 though, that could be a vulnerability, but they’d probably just wind up taking TNT’s contract, nobody outbids The Mouse.
They pay more for the NFL TV broadcast rights than these teams are all worth
Not according to Forbes. And not according to their own bottom line. It is a truly amazing amount of money for 18 games though.
I meant all the TV contracts over a decade or so would probably be enough to buy up most of the teams.
He isn’t on the radio every morning pontificating w/ a doughnut in his mouth. If I had to choose between the two in a spelling bee, it would be an easy choice.
Built like a brick er, hospital.
The NFL hauls in just under 5 billion a year on the contracts, Forbes says the average team value is 1.17 billion, so roughly 4 teams a year, times 7 years of the contract, rounding error would probably pick up the last 4. Crazy money.
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