But no denying it was way down and ESPN was a part of the reason.
Maybe dumping all the high priced waste of space on air guys is paying off. They have had major "get rid of him" stuff going on for awhile.
Here is a copy and paste that gives more info. This is not good........
Presently ESPN is on the hook for the following yearly sports rights payments: $1.9 billion a year to the NFL for Monday Night Football, $1.47 billion to the NBA, $700 million to Major League Baseball, $608 million for the College Football Playoff, $225 million to the ACC, $190 million to the Big Ten, $120 million to the Big 12, $125 million a year to the PAC 12, and hundreds of millions more to the SEC.The total costs? According to SNL Kagan ESPN is on track to pay $7.3 billion in total rights fees in 2017. That’s more than any company in America.
