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[QUOTE="oldpinepoint, post: 1747411, member: 320"]
What I find interesting about this whole thing is that fox is trying to emulate ESPN. They have done that by trying to copy its business model. They have been buying a ton of media rights, as well as on air talent. Now you have ESPN who has been bleeding cash trying make this business model work. ESPN realizes that they need to cut costs and the long term view is that the model is changing to more of a digital platform.

So a few things, Fox will become a crappier version of ESPN because they are buying up boring sports right and awful on air talent. Skip Bayless, Colin cowturd, etc.

I think the deal is short for many reasons mentioned above, including recruiting, $$$$, etc. I also think fox doesn't want a long term deal, they know things are changing but they are stuck because they are trying to build the brand.

My general sense is that I think the landscape is changing and I think it's picking up steam. The BTN model has peaked or close to it. They might get one more good contract this go around but I would expect after the six years is up it might not be as valuable.

All I know is cord cutting is getting here faster than a lot of people thought. I'm half way there right now. I very rarely watch ESPN, i don't watch BTN and I don't even know what channel FS1 is.  I have scaled down cable and a higher broadband for Netflix, HBO, etc.  the current model is not sustainable, it has to change
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