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		scarface74 on April 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981) HBO is completely different than ESPN. You can choose to pay for HBO. You can’t choose to exclude ESPN.

lotsofpulp on April 26, 2020 [–]

ESPN (and consequently sports teams and their players) are about to find out how less valuable they are I think. There are so many options for entertainment that I doubt they will be able to command the wide audience they used to.

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