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ESPN
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:11 amby PonyPride
Anyone know why the network is pushing cricket so much lately? It's all over the website, and has been a fixture lately on SportsCenter. I'm not complaining — it looks like an interesting sport.
I have to assume the network is preparing to start broadcasting cricket matches (games?), but that's just a guess.
Just curious. Anyone know?
Re: ESPN
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:11 amby whitwiki
Because it's the most watched sport in the world
Re: ESPN
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:56 amby DanFreibergerForHeisman
Better than UFC highlights.
I was wondering the same thing about cricket though. I imagine they are test driving it to gauge interest before purchasing rights. I would think cricket could be a potential big revenue generator in overnight hours.
Re: ESPN
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:50 amby CalallenStang
PonyPride wrote:Anyone know why the network is pushing cricket so much lately? It's all over the website, and has been a fixture lately on SportsCenter. I'm not complaining — it looks like an interesting sport.
I have to assume the network is preparing to start broadcasting cricket matches (games?), but that's just a guess.
Just curious. Anyone know?
Because the Cricket World Cup is going on and ESPN3 has the matches
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:22 pmby blackoutpony
There always in need of more programming. Same reason they've been pushing a lot of the EPL to ESPN the last few years.
Re: ESPN
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:00 pmby CalallenStang
blackoutpony wrote:There always in need of more programming. Same reason they've been pushing a lot of the EPL to ESPN the last few years.
EPL has been on NBC for 2 years now
Re: ESPN
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:09 pmby indianmustang
as callenstang mentioned ESPN world cup is going on.ESPN bought america rights
http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content ... 07588.htmlgroup match between india vs pakistan estimated to be watched by 1 billion
http://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/was-india ... n-history/It was found money for ESPN, and it's paid off. Last spring, ESPN broadcast the final of the T20 World Cup on ESPN2 on a Sunday morning. It drew 2.4 million viewers — similar to what a premium-cable drama like Boardwalk Empire draws for big shows. ESPN executives had to be screaming like fast bowlers appealing for leg-before when those numbers came in.
http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville ... id=4941715
Re: ESPN
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:46 pmby CalallenStang
I watched that T20 final. Had no clue what was going on but it was interesting. Tough loss for India
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:07 pmby indianmustang
if i cared ,it would be,but now its SMU
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Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:11 pmby CalallenStang
indianmustang wrote:if i cared ,it would be,but now its SMU
That loss was, at least if I gathered enough knowledge of what was going on, an SMU-type loss
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:36 amby Comet
CalallenStang wrote:indianmustang wrote:if i cared ,it would be,but now its SMU
That loss was, at least if I gathered enough knowledge of what was going on, an SMU-type loss
Also known as a loss every single one of my sports team naturally suffers...
Re: ESPN
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:10 pmby Planter's Punch
Looks like ESPN is making a smart move to sidestep cable companies for revenue:
http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/30/media/e ... world-cup/$99.99 package to watch all 49 games. I am not a cricket fan, but if I was outside the US and a media company offered the same deal for March Madness, I would probably jump on it. ESPN also probably has an interest in developing revenue streams outside of the main sports every media company is willing to pay increasingly astronomical rights to broadcast.
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Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:41 pmby Digetydog
PonyPride wrote:Anyone know why the network is pushing cricket so much lately? It's all over the website, and has been a fixture lately on SportsCenter. I'm not complaining — it looks like an interesting sport.
I have to assume the network is preparing to start broadcasting cricket matches (games?), but that's just a guess.
Just curious. Anyone know?
I wish that they would bring back Australian Rules Football and Sumo.
Re: ESPN
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Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:50 pmby CalallenStang
I've seen Aussie football on the Fox Sports networks. Tremendously entertaining. I have no idea what the rules are and perhaps that makes it even more entertaining
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Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:59 pmby indianmustang