[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).