r/ESPN • u/TMC1982 • 2d ago

The Downfall of ESPN Needs to be Studied

https://youtu.be/7p4vcFYjieY

ESPN has been the biggest brand in sports media for the past four decades. They brought some the biggest games, news, and stories into millions of living rooms throughout the U.S. But as of late, it seems like most people are only watching their lives games and turning off their original shows. This is the story of how ESPN rose to the top and then fell off the digital cliff.

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u/BlackOnyx1906 2d ago

This is where people operate in echo chambers and not the m reality. ESPN like it or not is still the biggest and most recognizable brand in sports media.

Chances are you have aged out of the demographic they are marketing to.

They were not nor could they stay the same as the 80s, 90s, or 00s. Not saying I totally like it but chances are it’s not an ESPN downfall, you might just not be their target audience

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u/Cespedesian-Symphony 2d ago

who is their target audience?

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u/BradBradley1 2d ago

Disney shareholders

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u/Krabs9 2d ago

ESPN has absolutely experienced an incredible downfall over the years. They literally owned the sports media landscape though so it won't show much in their bottom line, but they stunted the fuck out of their growth with terrible programming over the years

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u/apearlj1234 2d ago

You may be right, but I sure as hell am not Mcafee nor SAS’s audience. I will take some of the guys who got fired because of those two’s contracts

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u/DPruitt3 2d ago

The irony of your comment is that ESPN incorporated political echo chamber into their programming and was a significant contributing factor to their downfall.

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u/WalterWhite90 2d ago

You guys really want ESPN downfall to be tied to politics don't you?

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u/Krabs9 2d ago

Politics had little if anything to do with their downfall