That’s a disaster for espn.
The content companies’ best option is collecting a very high price from every subscriber in a given cable bundle. YTTV is essentially a cable bundler at this point. Then Disney get paid by everyone in that bundle without having to go earn a direct subscription to their streaming service to get paid.
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This weekend just showed me how much I don't need ESPN
-- Fort Lauderdale Hokie
Nov 01, 2025 at 11:31 PM ET
Fort Lauderdale Hokie
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11/01/25 11:31 PM ET
Disney wants to do to streaming TV what they have done to college football.
-- Gobbler Guru
Nov 02, 2025 at 09:51 AM ET
Gobbler Guru
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11/02/25 09:51 AM ET
YouTube isn't cutting rates, just content
-- Happy Dog
Nov 02, 2025 at 08:11 AM ET
Happy Dog
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11/02/25 08:11 AM ET
Don’t you think they’ll have a contract negotiated
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 02, 2025 at 12:40 AM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/02/25 12:40 AM ET
The damage is done. That sucking sound you hear is the hundreds of
-- Maroon Unit
Nov 02, 2025 at 02:33 AM ET
Maroon Unit
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11/02/25 02:33 AM ET
Either way Disney wins as they own 80% of ESPN. Would think they make
-- techer1983
Nov 02, 2025 at 08:16 AM ET
techer1983
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11/02/25 08:16 AM ET
That wasn’t the point.
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 02, 2025 at 07:23 AM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/02/25 07:23 AM ET
Or, they never reach an agreement, and YTTV rates stay the same.
-- MP4VT2004
Nov 02, 2025 at 05:03 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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11/02/25 05:03 PM ET