[Yo-Yo]

ESPN charges your cable company at least $25 per subscriber in the appropriate tier

Source? That's almost an order of magnitude off. This source says just over $5 per sub for ESPN and ESPN2, which are far and away the highest per sub in the non-Premium tier. Most of the other channels are less than $1 per sub, some much less.

[discostu]

When they were arguing with Cox (my cable providor) Cox was saying 24 in e-mails to us hoping we’d tell ESPN to lower the cost. Guess Cox lied.

[itsahoot]

Most of the other channels are less than $1 per sub, some much less.

Some they should pay us for.