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Nick Heath · 07-14-2015, 10:19 PM

The National Hockey League increased their revenue ~60% and just about doubled their average TV ratings since they ended their deal with ESPN. I know that's miles away from an apples-to-apples comparison but I remember the same concerns being voiced back then; I mean how could you take a sport seriously when their primary TV deal was with what was then called the Outdoor Life Network!?!?

I guess what I'm getting at is, I can't see how this could be any worse than the ESPN deal was. Alan brings up a good point about the time slots and pre-emptions. It's true that a lot of people may not have FS1, but at the same time, I don't think a lot of people are watching broadcasts that start at 2am or are delayed for upwards of an hour because of some football hall of fame speech that's already being shown on ESPN News.

07-14-2015, 10:19 PM	#36
Nick Heath Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 358 Likes: 1,440 Liked 564 Times in 134 Posts	Re: NHRA boots ESPN! The National Hockey League increased their revenue ~60% and just about doubled their average TV ratings since they ended their deal with ESPN. I know that's miles away from an apples-to-apples comparison but I remember the same concerns being voiced back then; I mean how could you take a sport seriously when their primary TV deal was with what was then called the Outdoor Life Network!?!? I guess what I'm getting at is, I can't see how this could be any worse than the ESPN deal was. Alan brings up a good point about the time slots and pre-emptions. It's true that a lot of people may not have FS1, but at the same time, I don't think a lot of people are watching broadcasts that start at 2am or are delayed for upwards of an hour because of some football hall of fame speech that's already being shown on ESPN News.