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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by jghn on Saturday October 29, 2016 @01:37PM (#12825145)
I heard on a podcast the other day that English football is also seeing a dip in ratings. I don't know if that is actually true but if so it puts some perspective on the hand wringing about why the NFL and other USA sports are declining in popularity. If it is more of a universal trend to me that implies something beyond issues such as politics, concussions and domestic violence.
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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by JBlue42 on Saturday October 29, 2016 @02:42PM (#12825593)
On /r/soccer there was a post at the top from The Guardian. It seems that it's more based on the ability to stream:

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/59n8gf/even_my_78ye...

And to add to the general discussion about ESPN, streaming, and the like: I'm internet-only with TWC (now Spectrum, as I'm constantly reminded) but even if I had a tv subscription I still wouldn't have been able to watch the EPL on NBC Sports streaming site since they're Comcast-owned.

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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by kodablah on Saturday October 29, 2016 @02:24PM (#12825495)
It is true, but that both are losing viewers doesn't mean they both are for the same reasons.
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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by jghn on Saturday October 29, 2016 @02:54PM (#12825654)
True but if there's a general trend towards decline in viewership might sense would be to explore shared reasons prior to trying to think too deeply about other causes.
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