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Re: $700M doesn't sound much like crippled to me said by Matt:said by dadkins:said by Matt:And the NFL has nothing to do with why cable TV rates are high. So, when the NFL and sports networks are asking for more money, the cable company eats that cost and doesn't raise our rates? Monday Night Football is on ESPN. ESPN is notorious for charging higher and higher rates to cablecos(and Sat) for the "right" to carry the network. Since ESPN is carrying MNF, doesn't that trickle down to *us* as higher rates? MNF is NFL. MNF is on ESPN. ESPN is on Cable. NFL wants big bucks to carry MNF. ESPN likes to raise rates on a whim. Cable passes that cost to *ME*/us. Conclusion: NFL does cause cable rates to be high and increase. Right? All NFL broadcasts are up for bid when the contract expires. ESPN outbid ABC for Monday Night football. So your conclusion is a logical fallacy. Just because two things are indirectly related doesn't mean one is the result of the other or directly responsible for a specific result. In this case, the NFL isn't responsible for cable rate hikes because ESPN outbid all the other networks for the rights to carry Monday Night Football. ABC/CBS/NBC would be the more appropriate entities (but equally incorrect) to blame. Because they didn't bid a higher amount you now have to purchase cable to watch MNF rather than simply attaching rabbit ears to your TV. ESPN and ABC are the same company nitwit. |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by rifleman69:ESPN and ABC are the same company nitwit. Actually, Disney owns them both. ESPN and ABC are operated as subsidiaries. So ABC does not own or control ESPN whatsoever. Really, before calling someone a nitwit you should at least do a cursory Google search. |
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 DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | He didn't say ABC owned ESPN. He said they're the same company (eg The Walt Disney Company) in response you claiming that ABC was bidding against ESPN for programming rights which is why you got called a nitwit. It was Disney that made the call moving their MNF broadcast to ESPN in order to prop up ratings and free up Monday nights on their regular network.
Disney bids against the likes of News Corp., NBC-Universal-Vendi, Turner and CBS. |
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DannyZGentoo FanboyPremium
join:2003-01-29 | reply to Matt
It is functionally the exact same company since ABC Sports merged with ESPN and _all_ sports broadcast on ABC is by ESPN |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by DannyZ:It is functionally the exact same company since ABC Sports merged with ESPN and _all_ sports broadcast on ABC is by ESPN You are correct. ABC was losing money on Monday Night Football, so Disney requested they move it to ESPN. I read the specifics somewhere once, but I can't remember where. |
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DannyZGentoo FanboyPremium
join:2003-01-29 | That was after the merge I believe. |
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