The Economic Problems of ESPN: a.k.a. the reason conferences are looking at their last year over year revenue increases.

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NY times article on the financial trouble at ESPN.

TLDR:

ESPN gets $8.80 per linear TV subscription.

There are 71 million subscribers.

There were 100 million subscribers 5-10 years ago.

There are expected to be 50 million subscribers in 2030.

ESPN would have to charge $50-70 a month to maintain revenue as a stand alone streaming service.

The vast majority of the money in TV is from the linear cable bundle. That business model is dying. The next business model, streaming, has 70-90% less revenue.

This is also why Hollywood is on strike right now.