ESPN's 32% ratings crash - layoffs happening

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Easy for you to say. The only thing I watch on ESPN is Monday Night Football, and I certainly don't think that's worth $60/year. And I'd even bet that a majority of the country doesn't watch it at all.

You can't compare share-of-cost channel rates to a la carte rates. It's a completely different deal.

Which is why I noted that the a la carte rate for ESPN would be higher than the inclusive.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Which is why I noted that the a la carte rate for ESPN would be higher than the inclusive.

I think you vastly underestimate how much it would cost for them to offer it a la carte and keep their overall revenues the same. I'd be absolutely dumbfounded if more than 1 in 10 households would be willing to pay more than $5 for ESPN, which means your equivalent cost would be more like $50/month. That's why TV stations are adamantly against a la carte models.

As it is, your enjoyment of ESPN is being subsidized by all the people out there who don't give a shit about it. That's why the $5/month price is considered to be outrageously high.