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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 605324" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>I'm not an insider. However, it is all part of larger issues. ESPN has historically charged very high for it's channels. I have seen estimates that cable/sat companies pay $10-$15 for every subscriber they have to Disney just for the ESPN suite of channels. Local stations keep increasing their carriage rates too. </p><p></p><p>Many people are cord cutters because they simply don't want to pay $70, $90, $120 a month for a bundle of channels, most of which they don't want to watch. I am sure that the cable/sat companies are looking at several things: Since the ACCN launch is not in sync with the ESPN contracts, it is a smaller audience than the main ESPN channel. Even if it was in sync with the major channel, how much money would be lost from cutting ESPN vs how much money would be lost from losing subscribers if the rates rise $2 again? $5 again? $10 again? It isn't just the threat of losing the 30-40% who watch ESPN that the cable/sat companies are worried about. They are worried about losing the 60-70% who don't watch ESPN and don't want to pay for it. I will be surprised if Dish signs an ACCN deal. I won't be surprised if other cable/sat companies don't sign deals or at least wait until during the season to sign. I am sure that all of them would like to see ESPN lose their bargaining power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 605324, member: 2426"] I'm not an insider. However, it is all part of larger issues. ESPN has historically charged very high for it's channels. I have seen estimates that cable/sat companies pay $10-$15 for every subscriber they have to Disney just for the ESPN suite of channels. Local stations keep increasing their carriage rates too. Many people are cord cutters because they simply don't want to pay $70, $90, $120 a month for a bundle of channels, most of which they don't want to watch. I am sure that the cable/sat companies are looking at several things: Since the ACCN launch is not in sync with the ESPN contracts, it is a smaller audience than the main ESPN channel. Even if it was in sync with the major channel, how much money would be lost from cutting ESPN vs how much money would be lost from losing subscribers if the rates rise $2 again? $5 again? $10 again? It isn't just the threat of losing the 30-40% who watch ESPN that the cable/sat companies are worried about. They are worried about losing the 60-70% who don't watch ESPN and don't want to pay for it. I will be surprised if Dish signs an ACCN deal. I won't be surprised if other cable/sat companies don't sign deals or at least wait until during the season to sign. I am sure that all of them would like to see ESPN lose their bargaining power. [/QUOTE]
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