ESPN BET is dead

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2025/11/espn-bet-dead/

ESPN Gets Right Back in the Betting Business With New Partner DraftKings
#Business #BusinessNews #DraftKings #ESPN #ESPNBET

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/espn-bet-on-draftkings-deal-nba-scandal-1236419917/

ESPN Inks Major Gambling Pact With DraftKings
#Variety #News #DraftKings #ESPN #ESPNBet #PennEntertainment

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/espn-bet-draftkings-deal-1236571246/

After a few days, looking over streaming services to see what might be a good fit for me, I have concluded there is no good fit.

I mostly follow hockey, college football, and soccer and need 3-4 different subscriptions to follow just one of those leagues, from start to end, no matter who I go with.

The NFL, NBA, golf, etc have no value to me and forcing me to contribute to Fox News because I want to watch a game is absurd if not an insult!

With a degree in sports marketing and a past in the sports industry in different roles & levels, I am embarrassed to admit that it took this to bring me back to my senses and remember:

A) I will be better off without these streaming services and get off the couch (Saving money & burning calories).

B) Televised sports have no real positive impact on my personal life. Yet, I’ve thrown more & more money at these companies, who are determined to provide less & less by nickel and diming to push the next app or subscription required for the “rest of the games,” not included in the advertised package, and, of course, blackouts, regardless of what you paid for.

C) Gambling is the fuel for sports revenue. Games/leagues are managed narratives to keep fans coming back for another fix of dopamine. So, why pay $1,000’s of dollars/year to pad the already insane profit margins of these media companies and “non-profit” leagues in the industry known as pro-sports?

Years ago, some “cut the cord” in response to the media companies insane prices. The same players now control streaming, fighting like children about who gets the to bleed people while calling each other “unreasonable” for the cost of doing so.

I know I [maybe we] can live without televised sports, but I doubt televised sports can live without me/us. It’s time to send a message and cut the stream as well.

#sports #media #streaming #youtubetv #HULU #FUBO #SlingTV #ESPN #CBS #ABC #NBC #FOX #Peacock #Paramount #Draftkings #warner #Comcast #Disney #AppleTV #NFL #NHL #NBA #MLB #MLS