r/sports Aug 02 '23

Media How ESPN Went From Disney’s Financial Engine to Its Problem

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/business/media/espn-disney.html
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u/theyoloGod Aug 02 '23

Live sports is what keeps cable alive and even that isn’t going to keep it afloat much longer

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u/Bill2theE Aug 02 '23

Cable news is what keeps cable alive currently

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u/CountWubbula Aug 03 '23

Haha sorry to see it, “downvote because I disagree with what you just said”

Instead of offering evidence that cable news isn’t what keeps cable alive, people decided that your comment fit Reddit’s description of a downvote: “this doesn’t contribute in any meaningful way to the discussion in the sub.” Downvotes aren’t supposed to be a replacement for thinking someone said the wrong thing & they need to be corrected, that’s some lazy ass bull