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tarheelblue

Cable services will be able to unbundle the sports channels.

All sports channels can be moved into their own tier. So people who don't care about sports and only want entertainment channels will be able to only pay for that.
Posted: 02/07/2024 at 01:05 PM ET
(In response to this post by Atlee Hokie)

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ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery Forming Joint Streaming Venture
Will StewartAdmin • 02/06/24 05:14 PM ET
Verizon et al has got to be shaking in their boots**
ombandit • 02/07/24 11:19 AM ET
Why? Verizon will just charge more for Internet.**
dallasvt • 02/08/24 01:17 AM ET
Yeah, and nobody’s buying**
ombandit • 02/08/24 03:36 AM ET
All I mean is I think Internet providers will find a way to get
dallasvt • 02/08/24 11:33 AM ET
Here's some stuff from The Athletic
mancunian • 02/07/24 09:50 AM ET
Fascinating he thinks it’s about rebundling and not about a la cart. Bring
Stech • 02/07/24 01:08 PM ET
The cable packages will be able to unbundle the sports channels.
tarheelblue • 02/07/24 01:13 PM ET
ESPN and Fox...I see this as the P2 bundle**
EDGEMAN • 02/07/24 08:27 AM ET
One thing guaranteed.... the content owners/distributors will make more $
Vienna_Hokie • 02/07/24 08:11 AM ET
NBC Universal and CBS Paramount going to partner up next?
BUGGZY • 02/06/24 10:47 PM ET
Really interested to see the monthly cost
MBHokie90 • 02/06/24 10:17 PM ET
I am hearing $50 per month**
CobbCountyHokie • 02/07/24 05:27 PM ET
And they will price themselves right out of the market.
EDGEMAN • 02/07/24 06:12 AM ET
Same thing that happened to cable TV and is currently happening to streamin
wwhokie1 • 02/07/24 09:24 AM ET
I think they would be much better off by offering individual sports...
EDGEMAN • 02/07/24 09:48 AM ET
My biggest surprise was
Stech • 02/06/24 09:08 PM ET
ESPN is under contract to distribute the ACCN until 2036
PadrosWindup • 02/07/24 09:04 AM ET
Seems to me that they do not get carrier fees by putting the network on a
Big12 guy • 02/07/24 09:28 AM ET
SlingTV must be seething, since "mostly sports" was their angle a long time**
Synaesthesia • 02/06/24 07:52 PM ET
Looks like CBS will be out of March Madness.**
IB4TECH • 02/06/24 06:06 PM ET
I have always wanted April Madness for tailgating, 🏀 starts a month early.
Stech • 02/06/24 09:02 PM ET
26% of linear cable subs watch only live sports
CobbCountyHokie • 02/06/24 05:59 PM ET
They'll just recoup it by raising their internet provider cost
Victor Tango • 02/07/24 08:41 AM ET
Yep**
Stech • 02/06/24 08:51 PM ET
I thought it was that only 26% of cable TV subs ever watch live sports**
tarheelblue • 02/06/24 07:45 PM ET
I’ve created the viewer segmentation models so I know this area well
CobbCountyHokie • 02/06/24 10:27 PM ET
What %% of thec 26% is RSNs and the league networks?
PadrosWindup • 02/07/24 08:14 AM ET
These are very good questions
CobbCountyHokie • 02/07/24 08:26 AM ET
Won't this streaming service be in addition to linear, though?
Will StewartAdmin • 02/06/24 10:31 PM ET
I think they cancel the cable bundle
CobbCountyHokie • 02/06/24 10:49 PM ET
Except for the 10 other channels you want to see that ...
Atlee Hokie • 02/06/24 11:38 PM ET
Cable services will be able to unbundle the sports channels. ◄
tarheelblue • 02/07/24 01:05 PM ET
If it happens, it'll be expensive af...**
Brewing_Hokie • 02/06/24 05:40 PM ET
I'm seeing estimates of $50/month.
tarheelblue • 02/07/24 01:08 PM ET
Sure to start…. That won’t last **
Brewing_Hokie • 02/07/24 01:10 PM ET
Maybe not if you don’t want the other 100+ channels you never watch.**
Stech • 02/06/24 09:11 PM ET
Yeah corporate greed will take over…**
Brewing_Hokie • 02/06/24 10:38 PM ET
If this survives antitrust scrutiny this is huge
VT ChemE 1986 • 02/06/24 05:28 PM ET
That was my first thought. Seems like an end around to avoid a "monopoly"
HokieAl • 02/06/24 05:35 PM ET
We knew who was going to pay for these media deals. What surprises me,
Big12 guy • 02/06/24 07:40 PM ET