
ESPN as Cable’s Grim Reaper, How the Cable Bundle Crumbled, What Taylor Swift Can Teach Content Companies
Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson
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The Power of ESPN
ESPN was the rising tide that lifted all the other Disney boats in every negotiation. The more boats they put out there, the more money they could make because the cable providers had no choice but to do it. But man, it's going to be a really difficult transition for multiple reasons. And so ESPN still sort of has the juice. But the orange is disintegrating in their hand.
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