ESPN lost 3.2 million customers

TeamGreen
Profile picture for user TeamGreen
Posts
36581
Joined
11/25/2008
Location
Thru-out, CA US
TeamGreen 7/10/2015 7:16am
7/10/2015 7:16am
FI2T wrote:
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of...
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of reporting... wife/kid beaters, murder trial, gay guy who sucks, transgender with zero pro sports skills wins a sports award for courage, deflategate, murder trial, "I am just here so I don't get fined", racist la clippers owner, lawsuits, wnba and Tim Tebow! All that shit and they don't have time to show some mx/sx highlights.
Tumblin wrote:
Lets just hope Keith Oberman and Rachel Maddow don't pull a ticket together for 16
That's mean.

Picking on a coupl'a Lesbians.
The Narrator 7/10/2015 7:30am
7/10/2015 7:30am
Starcrossed wrote:
Laughing Please tell us how you really feel...but don't hold anything back this time.Laughing

Cutting their ties with NASCAR is helping them either.
FI2T put it more eloquently. There's only so much sociopolitical garb a man can handle.

Put it this way.

MTV is to music what ESPN is to sports.
ChrisB10
Profile picture for user ChrisB10
Posts
2082
Joined
5/24/2014
Location
Plattsburgh, NY US
ChrisB10 7/10/2015 7:35am
7/10/2015 7:35am
Cable is such a waste of money. 99% of the programming is just the same recycled reality TV shows. I used to love NatGeo but now it's non stop repeats of Alaskan wilderness shows. Used to love sportscenter as a kid but now I hate it. To me it's just not worth the money
Mini Elsinore
Profile picture for user Mini Elsinore
Posts
1967
Joined
8/17/2006
Location
Huntington Beach, CA US
Mini Elsinore 7/10/2015 8:27am
7/10/2015 8:27am
The Narrator wrote:
Oh, the sports version of liberal propaganda that awards Bruce Jenner and Michael Sam for "bravery" is not doing well? The one that uses the medical...
Oh, the sports version of liberal propaganda that awards Bruce Jenner and Michael Sam for "bravery" is not doing well? The one that uses the medical struggles of their staff for publicity continuously?

Fuck that fucking channel.
Amen. Fuck 'em.

The Shop

See All »
NV825
Profile picture for user NV825
Posts
2148
Joined
8/26/2006
Location
Carson City, NV US
NV825 7/10/2015 8:35am
7/10/2015 8:35am
I ditched cable/satellite my last move earlier this year and now only have the free HD channels with the digital bunny ears and Apple TV to stream. Best decision ever because with cable/satellite I was paying for 98% channels I never watched.

I did see a promo for the ESPYs on ABC announcing Jenner getting the courage award. How about giving it to someone who did something courageous in a sport!? Announcing to the world that s/he would prefer to pee sitting down is not courageous in a sport.
hvaughn88
Profile picture for user hvaughn88
Posts
8361
Joined
6/19/2013
Location
Conway, AR US
hvaughn88 7/10/2015 8:36am
7/10/2015 8:36am
NV825 wrote:
I ditched cable/satellite my last move earlier this year and now only have the free HD channels with the digital bunny ears and Apple TV to...
I ditched cable/satellite my last move earlier this year and now only have the free HD channels with the digital bunny ears and Apple TV to stream. Best decision ever because with cable/satellite I was paying for 98% channels I never watched.

I did see a promo for the ESPYs on ABC announcing Jenner getting the courage award. How about giving it to someone who did something courageous in a sport!? Announcing to the world that s/he would prefer to pee sitting down is not courageous in a sport.
Lauren Hill should win that award.
bluepumpkin
Profile picture for user bluepumpkin
Posts
83
Joined
4/23/2010
Location
Wheaton, IL US
bluepumpkin 7/10/2015 8:39am
7/10/2015 8:39am
While I don't care for the personalities there are a few things I do like. I do like watching the poker sometimes. The girls softball is cool too. The 30 for 30 shows are good. The only show I watch with the personalities is Pardon The Interruption.

I do agree it's stupid to put a radio show on TV.
mxpro252
Profile picture for user mxpro252
Posts
459
Joined
11/15/2013
Location
WA US
mxpro252 7/10/2015 8:39am
7/10/2015 8:39am
FI2T wrote:
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of...
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of reporting... wife/kid beaters, murder trial, gay guy who sucks, transgender with zero pro sports skills wins a sports award for courage, deflategate, murder trial, "I am just here so I don't get fined", racist la clippers owner, lawsuits, wnba and Tim Tebow! All that shit and they don't have time to show some mx/sx highlights.
hvaughn88 wrote:
Are you talking about the transgender with no sports skills that won an Olympic gold medal, or another one?
He’s probably talking about the one that recently killed a woman with his Escalade and is blowing it off like a petty nuisance. Seems like a real stand up person deserving of a courage award for sure. Way to go ESPN.
IWreckALot
Profile picture for user IWreckALot
Posts
8678
Joined
3/12/2011
Location
Fort Worth, TX US
IWreckALot 7/10/2015 8:40am
7/10/2015 8:40am
newmann wrote:
Not sure if my current cable package even has ESPN in it as I can't remember even looking for ESPN for the past twenty years. What...
Not sure if my current cable package even has ESPN in it as I can't remember even looking for ESPN for the past twenty years. What little moto they had went to ESPN2 but that went away quick as well.

Getting harder and harder to even want cable at all these days. The only thing that keeps me hanging on is the hopes of good moto coverage.
The TV packagers sure do make it more enticing to get rid of the TV package and watch everything online. MOTO was the only reason I went with the U400 package and now that the races are archived online really quick, I'm debating dropping my package down to the U200. For every channel you want, there are 25 infomercial channels. WTF? I don't want to pay for those channels.
hvaughn88
Profile picture for user hvaughn88
Posts
8361
Joined
6/19/2013
Location
Conway, AR US
hvaughn88 7/10/2015 8:42am
7/10/2015 8:42am
FI2T wrote:
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of...
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of reporting... wife/kid beaters, murder trial, gay guy who sucks, transgender with zero pro sports skills wins a sports award for courage, deflategate, murder trial, "I am just here so I don't get fined", racist la clippers owner, lawsuits, wnba and Tim Tebow! All that shit and they don't have time to show some mx/sx highlights.
hvaughn88 wrote:
Are you talking about the transgender with no sports skills that won an Olympic gold medal, or another one?
mxpro252 wrote:
He’s probably talking about the one that recently killed a woman with his Escalade and is blowing it off like a petty nuisance. Seems like a...
He’s probably talking about the one that recently killed a woman with his Escalade and is blowing it off like a petty nuisance. Seems like a real stand up person deserving of a courage award for sure. Way to go ESPN.
Oh believe me, i'm with you. It's ridiculous that he/she/whatever-is-PC to call (it) gets the award. Just pointing out that (it) was a helluva an athlete and did have sports skills. That is all.
OW38B
Profile picture for user OW38B
Posts
3619
Joined
8/17/2006
Location
Coto de Caza, CA US
OW38B 7/10/2015 9:10am
7/10/2015 9:10am
Do not watch ESPN a lot, but I do like them for cutting the cheating Patriots and their latest indiscretion no slack. Evil
stackman17
Profile picture for user stackman17
Posts
377
Joined
8/6/2011
Location
On a boat, TX US
stackman17 7/10/2015 9:19am
7/10/2015 9:19am
I haven't watched ESPN in years. I didn't even realize it until this thread came up. I only keep cable to watch moto, but with weird times, channel changes it is getting more difficult. Maybe time for a change.
JW381
Profile picture for user JW381
Posts
10639
Joined
7/21/2009
Location
Harrisburg, OR US
JW381 7/10/2015 9:24am
7/10/2015 9:24am
FI2T wrote:
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of...
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of reporting... wife/kid beaters, murder trial, gay guy who sucks, transgender with zero pro sports skills wins a sports award for courage, deflategate, murder trial, "I am just here so I don't get fined", racist la clippers owner, lawsuits, wnba and Tim Tebow! All that shit and they don't have time to show some mx/sx highlights.
hvaughn88 wrote:
Are you talking about the transgender with no sports skills that won an Olympic gold medal, or another one?
That was gonna be my question. I get so tired of these fucks with no pro sports skills winning Olympic medals.

Wut?
TriRacer27 7/10/2015 9:35am
7/10/2015 9:35am
The only reason I have ESPN is because it's part of the most basic cable bundle. and the only reason I even have cable is because Verizon charges you the same price whether you want just internet or internet + basic cable.

In about 5-10 years when internet starts transitioning into a free service from Google, Facebook, etc, cable will be dead.
bultokid
Profile picture for user bultokid
Posts
2132
Joined
8/13/2007
Location
Houston, TX US
bultokid 7/10/2015 9:39am
7/10/2015 9:39am
MLB and NFL have their own channel for my fix, NBCSN, FOXSPORTS and CBSC for my F1 and MX fixes
r.sal923
Profile picture for user r.sal923
Posts
573
Joined
1/25/2014
Location
CA
r.sal923 7/10/2015 9:43am
7/10/2015 9:43am
Spartacus wrote:
Going cable free not only gives me about $1000 more bucks a year for hookers and blow, I also don't even have to surf through all...
Going cable free not only gives me about $1000 more bucks a year for hookers and blow, I also don't even have to surf through all that ESPN crap.
I canceled my cable 5 years ago. What a waste of money.
TriRacer27 7/10/2015 9:47am
7/10/2015 9:47am
Spartacus wrote:
Going cable free not only gives me about $1000 more bucks a year for hookers and blow, I also don't even have to surf through all...
Going cable free not only gives me about $1000 more bucks a year for hookers and blow, I also don't even have to surf through all that ESPN crap.
r.sal923 wrote:
I canceled my cable 5 years ago. What a waste of money.
I would love to do that but like I said, Verizon will raise the price of its internet if you get rid of cable. And where I live they have a monopoly on ISPs so we all just bend over and pay for it.
Spartacus
Profile picture for user Spartacus
Posts
2269
Joined
5/20/2011
Location
PW US
Spartacus 7/10/2015 10:24am
7/10/2015 10:24am
newmann wrote:
Not sure if my current cable package even has ESPN in it as I can't remember even looking for ESPN for the past twenty years. What...
Not sure if my current cable package even has ESPN in it as I can't remember even looking for ESPN for the past twenty years. What little moto they had went to ESPN2 but that went away quick as well.

Getting harder and harder to even want cable at all these days. The only thing that keeps me hanging on is the hopes of good moto coverage.
Well, a boy has to have a dream........

Pit Row

See All »
Brent
Profile picture for user Brent
Posts
5797
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Party in Temecula, CA US
Brent 7/10/2015 10:26am
7/10/2015 10:26am
kijen wrote:
In a way ESPN is going the way of MTV, started with a great product and turn into the National Enquire. Why can't stations just report...
In a way ESPN is going the way of MTV, started with a great product and turn into the National Enquire. Why can't stations just report the news, I really don't want their opinion of the news. Tired of the media trying to tell me what to think and how to feel. Just a sign of the times with all the other BS.
What, the poker tournaments and hot dog eating contests weren't real sports?

ESPN suffered in hiring gen X frat boys as producers as opposed to real sports guys, you reap what you sow - Garbage in, garbage out...
FI2T
Profile picture for user FI2T
Posts
696
Joined
10/23/2012
Location
Kennewick, WA US
FI2T 7/10/2015 10:41am
7/10/2015 10:41am
FI2T wrote:
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of...
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of reporting... wife/kid beaters, murder trial, gay guy who sucks, transgender with zero pro sports skills wins a sports award for courage, deflategate, murder trial, "I am just here so I don't get fined", racist la clippers owner, lawsuits, wnba and Tim Tebow! All that shit and they don't have time to show some mx/sx highlights.
hvaughn88 wrote:
Are you talking about the transgender with no sports skills that won an Olympic gold medal, or another one?
JW381 wrote:
That was gonna be my question. I get so tired of these fucks with no pro sports skills winning Olympic medals.

Wut?
Ha... I'm not up on track and field. I guess we can give Caitlin that one! You still can't say they don't have a Super Fancy agenda with that one!
kkawboy14
Profile picture for user kkawboy14
Posts
11486
Joined
6/5/2015
Location
TX US
kkawboy14 7/10/2015 10:44am
7/10/2015 10:44am
why do companies build themselves into something cool and then walk away from everything that made them cool?
hvaughn88
Profile picture for user hvaughn88
Posts
8361
Joined
6/19/2013
Location
Conway, AR US
hvaughn88 7/10/2015 10:46am
7/10/2015 10:46am
kkawboy14 wrote:
why do companies build themselves into something cool and then walk away from everything that made them cool?
Dolla dolla bills, y'all
hvaughn88
Profile picture for user hvaughn88
Posts
8361
Joined
6/19/2013
Location
Conway, AR US
hvaughn88 7/10/2015 10:47am
7/10/2015 10:47am
hvaughn88 wrote:
Are you talking about the transgender with no sports skills that won an Olympic gold medal, or another one?
JW381 wrote:
That was gonna be my question. I get so tired of these fucks with no pro sports skills winning Olympic medals.

Wut?
FI2T wrote:
Ha... I'm not up on track and field. I guess we can give Caitlin that one! You still can't say they don't have a Super Fancy...
Ha... I'm not up on track and field. I guess we can give Caitlin that one! You still can't say they don't have a Super Fancy agenda with that one!
Of course they do. I wasn't arguing they didn't
JW381
Profile picture for user JW381
Posts
10639
Joined
7/21/2009
Location
Harrisburg, OR US
JW381 7/10/2015 10:55am
7/10/2015 10:55am
JW381 wrote:
That was gonna be my question. I get so tired of these fucks with no pro sports skills winning Olympic medals.

Wut?
FI2T wrote:
Ha... I'm not up on track and field. I guess we can give Caitlin that one! You still can't say they don't have a Super Fancy...
Ha... I'm not up on track and field. I guess we can give Caitlin that one! You still can't say they don't have a Super Fancy agenda with that one!
hvaughn88 wrote:
Of course they do. I wasn't arguing they didn't
Neither was I, just thought the comment about no pro sports skills was funny lol
hvaughn88
Profile picture for user hvaughn88
Posts
8361
Joined
6/19/2013
Location
Conway, AR US
hvaughn88 7/10/2015 10:58am
7/10/2015 10:58am
FI2T wrote:
Ha... I'm not up on track and field. I guess we can give Caitlin that one! You still can't say they don't have a Super Fancy...
Ha... I'm not up on track and field. I guess we can give Caitlin that one! You still can't say they don't have a Super Fancy agenda with that one!
hvaughn88 wrote:
Of course they do. I wasn't arguing they didn't
JW381 wrote:
Neither was I, just thought the comment about no pro sports skills was funny lol
It's pretty funny. I actually saw a skit on TV the other day where they stopped random people on the street and asked if it was more likely Bruce would win a gold medal in the Olympics or become a woman. It was pretty apparent most people have forgotten he was a gold medalist
FI2T
Profile picture for user FI2T
Posts
696
Joined
10/23/2012
Location
Kennewick, WA US
FI2T 7/10/2015 11:21am
7/10/2015 11:21am
hvaughn88 wrote:
Of course they do. I wasn't arguing they didn't
JW381 wrote:
Neither was I, just thought the comment about no pro sports skills was funny lol
hvaughn88 wrote:
It's pretty funny. I actually saw a skit on TV the other day where they stopped random people on the street and asked if it was...
It's pretty funny. I actually saw a skit on TV the other day where they stopped random people on the street and asked if it was more likely Bruce would win a gold medal in the Olympics or become a woman. It was pretty apparent most people have forgotten he was a gold medalist
That is sad and funny. I really had no idea. To each their own on all these social issues for me. That said Espn has evolved and not in a way in my opinion the vast majority of sports fans care about.
slackinoff
Profile picture for user slackinoff
Posts
307
Joined
11/18/2014
Location
Nacogdoches, TX US
slackinoff 7/10/2015 11:21am
7/10/2015 11:21am
I haven't had cable in many years. If I want to watch something, I either wait, or I go to the bar/ a friends house.

If I want to sit on the couch and do nothing, I actually like watching NASA TV. It is free and they always have something that blows my mind. You can tell it is catered to young adults, but the production is really well done.
mxpro252
Profile picture for user mxpro252
Posts
459
Joined
11/15/2013
Location
WA US
mxpro252 7/10/2015 11:53am
7/10/2015 11:53am
hvaughn88 wrote:
Oh believe me, i'm with you. It's ridiculous that he/she/whatever-is-PC to call (it) gets the award. Just pointing out that (it) was a helluva an athlete...
Oh believe me, i'm with you. It's ridiculous that he/she/whatever-is-PC to call (it) gets the award. Just pointing out that (it) was a helluva an athlete and did have sports skills. That is all.
I hear you, the way you said it just left a nice transition into the whole vehicular killing thing. I think we have the same beliefs on his/her/it's historical achievments and current spectical.
BAMX
Profile picture for user BAMX
Posts
2890
Joined
1/22/2012
Location
Fallbrook, CA US
BAMX 7/10/2015 12:06pm
7/10/2015 12:06pm
FI2T wrote:
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of...
They report on social/political issues that have nothing to do with sports. They are shoving their agendas into almost every sports center. Espn's last yr of reporting... wife/kid beaters, murder trial, gay guy who sucks, transgender with zero pro sports skills wins a sports award for courage, deflategate, murder trial, "I am just here so I don't get fined", racist la clippers owner, lawsuits, wnba and Tim Tebow! All that shit and they don't have time to show some mx/sx highlights.
hvaughn88 wrote:
Are you talking about the transgender with no sports skills that won an Olympic gold medal, or another one?
Jenner may have gone down a weird path but his scores in the decathlons are impressive. He is still in the top 100 all time.

As for ESPN, they can just go away. The only reason that they have the ratings is that they are on 10 TV's in every bar in America 24/7. I don't even know sports fanatics that watch that crap anymore.
Starcrossed
Profile picture for user Starcrossed
Posts
3161
Joined
4/16/2014
Location
New Bedford, MA US
Starcrossed 7/10/2015 12:10pm
7/10/2015 12:10pm
The Narrator wrote:
FI2T put it more eloquently. There's only so much sociopolitical garb a man can handle. Put it this way. MTV is to music what ESPN is...
FI2T put it more eloquently. There's only so much sociopolitical garb a man can handle.

Put it this way.

MTV is to music what ESPN is to sports.
I was wondering if the hot button topics that you addressed would be mentioned and how the discussion would flow concerning them. I don't even bother to see what's on their channels anymore...it's all pure garbage, except NHRA Drag Racing. I can catch all the sports news and Deflategate nonstop on my car radio. I laughed like hell when I read your post. I have Verizon too, it's a package with phone, internet , and TV...the way their rates are structured it's foolish to not get the package. They added MavTV HD this year so I finally have all the moto channels including the GPs, I'll watch Fox News from time to time. Verizon dropped The Weather Channel using the excuse that they want to be paid like an entertainment channel now rather than an info channel, and they're protecting us consumers from gratuitous money grabs from these channels. They can keep ESPN, but I wouldn't mind having TWC back.

Post a reply to: ESPN lost 3.2 million customers