 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to rifleman69
Re: $700M doesn't sound much like crippled to me 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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