Short term, yes, but I think the article misses the international opp
Nielsen say that in May, ESPN was in 86.9 million households in the US. Yes it's going to hurt losing a good chunk of these subscribers, but the real growth potential comes from the untapped international market for ESPN. Basketball alone is estimated to have over 1 billion followers worldwide. Moving from the cable model to OTT is a critical step in really cracking those markets.
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Posted: 08/13/2017 at 10:31AM