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Reminds me of "Will Amazon ever be profitable?"

Amazon went almost 20 years never making any money until now where they are positioned to dominate retail. They have Walmart scared. Sears, JC Penny, K Mart are on the run. Mall Stores are in trouble. The industry is rapidly becoming online. Amazon is now making huge profits.

We're going through the transition to digital in television. I have confidence that Disney/ESPN will move to the new technology just fine. ESPN owns content people want to pay to see. They are not like the NY Times or newspapers like the author suggests. The NY Times doesn't own the news content. They have a ton of online competition for delivery of the news. You have to watch ESPN to see the content they own with media rights.

As we migrate to Streaming, ESPN will be there. They are the best horse to ride. Others may fall by the wayside, but it won't be ESPN that will look like Blockbuster, Tower Records, or Borders Books. It will be others. Amazon paved the way, along with eBay and others. Digital is not bleeding edge anymore.

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Posted: 08/11/2017 at 7:17PM

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Pessimistic view on ESPN's future profitability -- PadrosWindup 08/11/2017 4:05PM

Not what FOX is saying... -- Wolfman 08/17/2017 2:31PM

I doubt Fox sports gets $7.81/cable subscription -- PadrosWindup 08/17/2017 4:33PM

Only 2 Billion. Peasant change!!!! Throw it back! -- Late 80s Hokie 08/15/2017 11:41AM

The SEC and B1G will be in the same boat if ESPN and Cable Crash... -- Stech 08/12/2017 5:03PM

But in the meantime the B1G and the SEC are -- 133193Hokie 08/18/2017 09:27AM

If you were ESPN would you have done the ACC before the SEC? -- Stech 08/18/2017 12:26PM

And that tells you all you need to know about future pecking order. -- reestuart 08/19/2017 08:48AM

Likely so right now, but if we pick up two more big time football programs -- Stech 08/19/2017 09:29AM

And the schools within the conferences that win will be .... -- Atlee Hokie 08/14/2017 06:50AM

Yep. Basically, whoever is making the most now will -- reestuart 08/17/2017 11:43AM

Like the Fortune 500, it's about who is winning, if the SEC & B1G fall off -- Stech 08/17/2017 12:21PM

Neither conference's strength is necessarily measured -- reestuart 08/17/2017 1:45PM

B1G - institutional size and # of alumni. SEC passion for football as well -- Late 80s Hokie 08/17/2017 2:55PM

Yep, and plenty of instances in both where entire states -- reestuart 08/17/2017 3:25PM

Not buying your winning isn't key...many companies had the most customers -- Stech 08/17/2017 6:53PM

It's not like either will fall off the face of the earth. -- reestuart 08/17/2017 6:58PM

The point is that if the Cable Crashes, they will feel it too. They may -- Stech 08/17/2017 7:01PM

Agree. In my original post, I said that they may make less than -- reestuart 08/18/2017 01:12AM

Every month paying my cable & cell bills, I boil. Blowing it up isn't bad. ** -- MargaritaMike 08/11/2017 8:27PM

Reminds me of "Will Amazon ever be profitable?" -- HOO86 08/11/2017 7:17PM

Re: Reminds me of -- SaratogaHokie 08/14/2017 4:52PM

ESPN does not own the content -- CLTHK01 08/12/2017 9:56PM

The time that they own the media rights for the content is specified. -- HOO86 08/14/2017 1:07PM

Intersting that you mention Amazon in all this ** -- Calamitous 08/12/2017 09:49AM

There are many of examples of those who fail to adapt to innovation. -- HOO86 08/12/2017 1:44PM

Surviving and being a cash cow are two very different things. -- Atlee Hokie 08/14/2017 07:01AM

The Q for me is how much will the ACCN make, not ESPN as a whole. So -- daveinop 08/14/2017 08:35AM

That's not all the revenue -- mrcaniac 08/14/2017 11:20PM

I watch or listen to no ESPN "shows" -- TerryD 08/14/2017 07:39AM

Agreed: just show me the damn game. ** -- lawhokie 08/15/2017 1:21PM

I watch very little of ESPN except for college football -- RJHokie 08/14/2017 08:48AM

Yep. I don't even watch sportscenter ** -- reestuart 08/14/2017 08:35AM

Same here ** -- daveinop 08/14/2017 08:17AM

Lots of the negative comments coming from technology challenged -- Mercury 08/13/2017 09:59AM

Your "technology challenged" comment feels gerontophobic... -- Calamitous 08/13/2017 6:24PM

No just saying; what we are comfortable now might not be here in 20 years -- Mercury 08/13/2017 9:10PM

Acquiring BAMtech helps Disney/ESPN -- PadrosWindup 08/12/2017 3:51PM

The content is good, the delivery method is what is failing. -- Wolfman 08/12/2017 10:55PM

So you think the technology for OTT is going to stand still? -- Stech 08/12/2017 7:23PM

Technology never stands still -- PadrosWindup 08/12/2017 11:08PM

Short term, yes, but I think the article misses the international opp -- Llywen 08/13/2017 10:31AM

Doesn't the NBA have international rights they sell in Other countries? -- Lead Dog 08/13/2017 2:50PM

They are at least looking down the road for the new landscape, while others -- Stech 08/12/2017 1:58PM

Reminds me of "Will Amazon ever be profitable?"

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