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by pbreit 4767 days ago
My family, my wife's 4 sisters' families, her mom, my mom = zero ESPN viewing. Moving on to friends...
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ssharp 4767 days ago
Are all these families cable subscribers?

And the number essentially means 19 of 20 "cable families" have zero ESPN viewing. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see that being a realistic number the methodology that created the 95% statistic wasn't exactly solid.

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pbreit 4767 days ago
Yes, all cable subscribers.

I suspect people tune into ESPN occasionally (a "luxury" made possible by bundling) but would not choose to subscribe to it separately.

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tbatterii 4767 days ago
i wonder if # OF TVS * EVERY SPORTS BAR is what leads to the ESPN viewing numbers being so high. I really dislike sports and it's irritating that I'm forced to subsidize it.
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