Normally I NEVER watch ESPN.
Unfortunately they now are the new providers of Formula 1 coverage.
On a lighter note the races have been recorded on the DVR in the wee hours of the morning and said races have been televised without commercials (at least in my area). No commercials, seemingly no revenue...
Every time I see one of these articles, it always singles out ESPN as losing viewers. Wouldn’t that be indicative of all cable subscribers, and not specifically ESPN. I buy a cable package, and ESPN is part of that package. I can’t choose to exclude ESPN from my package, though I would, as it’s wholly unwatchable these days.
Same here.
I do miss David Hobbs, Steve Matchett & Leigh Diffey.
My wife and I were discussing this last night. NASCAR is the only sport I follow. Since I’ve never had cable, I end up missing over half the races because NASCAR’s broadcast contract has them on FS1 and NBCSN. With so many cutting cable I wonder how that affects their revenue.
Viewership is really down. How much is loss of interest. Vs loss of cable subscribers?
Actually, F1 is buying out the commercial blocks to make sure it is shown commercial-free - at least until their streaming service is up an running. Not only that, but ESPN got the broadcast rights for free, so it is actually a great money maker for ESPN. NBCSN really screwed the pooch by telling F1 they weren't interested any longer.