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Is that just the main ESPN channel, or does that include all the affiliated channels (ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN-U, etc.)
What question are you really asking? -That amount is for the contract with Disney that includes ESPN and a number of other Disney-owned sports-related channels as part of the basic cable tier with more than a certain number of other channels. Those contracts generally include requirement of carriage of other Disney channels, each with their own separate prices.
Is that just the main ESPN channel, or does that include all the affiliated channels (ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN-U, etc.)
ESPN is about 80% to 90% of the total ESPN bill (all affiliate stations).
I think Disney requires the cable company to accept ESPN if they want ABC. In 1993 the over the air networks were first allowed to require permission to re-transmit their signal from cable companies. Back then cable was powerful enough that they simply refused to pay money for this permission. Capital cities, then the owner of ABC and ESPN simply created ESPN2 and told the cable companies they could retransmit ABC but they first had to agree to pay for ESPN2. So ESPN2 was launched October 1, 1993.
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The basic over the air channels are still pretty important to have on your cable lineup.
Although it is theoretically possible for your local cable company to say they are trying to cut costs by eliminating the OTA stations, they would lose a significant portion of their customers to some other delivery method. Many people purchase cable for the original use in the 1950's, they have bad reception where they live, or they cannot put up an antenna for some reason or the other. Many other people do not know how to work the INPUT button on their TV, and could not hook up an antenna and cable.
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I don't think I'd watch Verizon TV. I'm not sure how Roku works, or Hulu or Netflix, so I subscribe to Directv to get my locals, which are what I watch 99% of the time. I don't want to watch NCIS on Wednesday over my computer, I want it on TV at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, so I watch it on my local CBS channel.
I do watch (or record) some cable channels like HGTV, Travel, ID, History Channel, A&E, ESPN and it's derivatives, CBSSN, NBCSN, and NFL Sunday ticket (haven't needed it yet as Broncos have been national these last two games), MLB Extra Innings, WeatherNation and USA. A couple others, too.
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