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<blockquote data-quote="HurdyGurdyEer" data-source="post: 129703482" data-attributes="member: 1746848">1) I just did a search and I can find no evidence of the &quot;fact&quot; that ESPNU is going away. Unless you can produce the evidence you are imagining something.2) I think that your description of people &quot;coming back&quot; to &quot;cable or IP tv&quot; conflates the issue. People are leaving traditional cable and some are turning to IP tv (which is streaming). But the net effect is that ESPN has been losing subscribers and now it has lost more than ever.3) If the trend continues for ESPN they are headed for big financial troubleFURTHER: My whole point in starting this thread was to point to the plausibility of the report a month or so ago that ESPN was exploring the possibility of a reconfigured Big XII that would produce an income stream from subscribers paying for an online XII broadcast package. The article I have linked in this thread only underscores that it is indeed very plausible that ESPN has/is exploring such options.And Lastly: Despite the few that may actually pay more after cutting their cable, most people have saved a lot of money by cutting their cable. You can produce a model in which someone signs up for EVERY streaming service out there and the cost comes to more than their cable bill. But most people don't do that.You are long on conjecture and short on facts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HurdyGurdyEer, post: 129703482, member: 1746848"] 1) I just did a search and I can find no evidence of the "fact" that ESPNU is going away. Unless you can produce the evidence you are imagining something. 2) I think that your description of people "coming back" to "cable or IP tv" conflates the issue. People are leaving traditional cable and some are turning to IP tv (which is streaming). But the net effect is that ESPN has been losing subscribers and now it has lost more than ever. 3) If the trend continues for ESPN they are headed for big financial trouble [B]FURTHER:[/B] My whole point in starting this thread was to point to the plausibility of the report a month or so ago that ESPN was exploring the possibility of a reconfigured Big XII that would produce an income stream from subscribers paying for an online XII broadcast package. The article I have linked in this thread only underscores that it is indeed very plausible that ESPN has/is exploring such options. [B]And Lastly[/B]: Despite the few that may actually pay more after cutting their cable, most people have saved a lot of money by cutting their cable. You can produce a model in which someone signs up for EVERY streaming service out there and the cost comes to more than their cable bill. But most people don't do that. You are long on conjecture and short on facts. [/QUOTE]

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