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ESPN still pondering standalone streaming service, but not the one you want |
September 12, 2014
A common refrain among cable subscribers is that they’d cut the cord if they could still watch sports in general and ESPN in particular. But ESPN isn’t exactly going to help them out.In an interview with Re/code’s Peter Kafka, ESPN President John Skipper said the sports network is considering a standalone streaming service, similar to what Netflix offers. However, it won’t include any of the popular shows or live sports broadcasts found on ESPN’s cable channels."I do want to be clear, we are not looking to disrupt our linear channels and the content that’s owned in that,” Skipper said. “We’re going to go acquire new content and new kinds of things to go direct to consumers.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2607024/espn-still-pondering-standalone-streaming-service-but-not-the-one-you-want.html#tk.rss_all
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