[vecinu]

I find that ESC used to be a great contest that launched some great artist (think ABBA). While it may not be as powerful or entertaining as it once was, I don't see why someone should be judged for choosing to watch it over a space launch.

I think you'll find that the majority of the population is not interested in space exploration or development so it is quite okay to assume they would watch ESC over the launch.

[DanBC]

In hstory considerable coverage would have been given to first man on the moon, or even first shuttle launch.

Space X is an important step in space exploration. It got less coverage than ESC - perhaps ESC is a poor example. What else did SpaceX get less coverage than?

[vecinu]

I suppose it all has to do with audience numbers. If covering the SpaceX launch would yield less of an audience than covering ESC or any other show, I think the logical choice for a media network is to choose the one that increases potential revenue.

Let's not forget that media companies are businesses. They need audiences to survive and so they cannot cater to a certain demographic if they want a lot of profit.

I don't think concluding that people don't care about the space launch because it wasn't covered is fair. It's obvious a lot of people do (see Reddit, HN, et al).