True. Plus I think that there is a general movement toward “dumping cable”. How wold you know the motivation? Is there just one?
Well, you wouldn’t know the motivation and that’s my point. The headline of that post was very misleading. Nothing in the links provided mentions political motivation as a reason for leaving ESPN.
And you’re right - cable is being hurt across the spectrum by streaming television, Apple TV, Google, Netflix, Amazon, Roku, etc. etc....
ESPN is small potatoes for Disney, but the drop is one of the main reasons for Disney’s sinking stock price. I’m not impartial here as I’m a shareholder. But not to go too far off subject, ESPN is mostly just “Sports News”. Sports broadcasting is largely teflon coated. People will always want to watch. ESPN has its core with men over 20 and teenage boys. But people that never watch the channel regardless of content, who are now free to drop it, will certainly do so.
How fast would I drop Oprah if it weren’t bundled? :)