Maybe, as people more and more cease to bother with content that is vapid.
The internet has proven to be equally entertaining today (well thanks for at least something, You Tube, Facebook et al.) and it can be had at a far cheaper rate.
ESPN has had the (unwelcome) headlines this week but the real enemy is cable and satellite bundling.
Once upon a time it was (partially) a necessary evil as certain blocks of channels were tied to bandwidth and vice versa. In the purely digital era that is no longer the case, and bundling is like being forced to buy a dozen cans of spinach every time you buy a loaf of bread.
For obvious reasons the providers love bundling and, as usual, Congress and the FCC (including its GOP/conservative members) are happy to debate Net Neutrality but keep mostly quiet on bundling.
Bundling is an anachronism. It also borders on fraud when a provider claims they are delivering 100 channels but at a dozen of those are nothing but advertisements.