Someone posted an article on a similar thread a while back that ESPN charges cable companies about $9-10/subscriber/month. The next closest I believe was TNT at $1.80. Most charge less than $1. ESPN is owned by Disney, as is ABC and a number of other networks and Disney just started its own streaming service to rival Netflix. It will be interesting to see what happens in 2020-21 when the various broadcast rights expire - ESPN could move to Disney streaming? The whole tv broadcasting industry could be radically different in 5 years. Cable companies may just become ISP's and you then buy the content you want off the internet, a-la-carte.
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