Comments on: Comcast/Versus To Challenge ESPN Empire NOW? http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703 Celebrity sports gossip since 2001 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:33:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: webkatalog http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-84317 webkatalog Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:24:14 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-84317 Were did you find these informations? Were did you find these informations?

]]> By: Sports News http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-45673 Sports News Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:51:18 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-45673 Comcast will never be able to challenge  ESPN. ESPN viewership is damn huge. The analogy is like Microsoft trying to challenge Google. No way! Comcast will never be able to challenge  ESPN. ESPN viewership is damn huge. The analogy is like Microsoft trying to challenge Google. No way!

]]> By: dakarrally http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-45147 dakarrally Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:56:34 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-45147 I'm glad Versus is covering the 2009 Dakar Rally. I'm glad Versus is covering the 2009 Dakar Rally.

]]> By: Filthy Fowl http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44944 Filthy Fowl Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:07:05 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44944 I can't help but wonder if this is a testament to the type of sports that are broadcast on Versus. The NHL has certainly received an overall boost after the last two winter classics and the resurgence of some original six teams. College football is always a strong selling point. It's kind of annoying that the original sports programming they do gets buried and lost because they seem inept at programming and promotion. The Contender was always a very good show, depsite the network switches, so why not promote it? Why not try to improve on the mistakes of seasons past and find that right balance between fighting and story telling? It seems like a no-brainer. But then again, they did apparently hire Tony Danza to host. Just gross. I can't help but wonder if this is a testament to the type of sports that are broadcast on Versus. The NHL has certainly received an overall boost after the last two winter classics and the resurgence of some original six teams. College football is always a strong selling point.

It's kind of annoying that the original sports programming they do gets buried and lost because they seem inept at programming and promotion. The Contender was always a very good show, depsite the network switches, so why not promote it? Why not try to improve on the mistakes of seasons past and find that right balance between fighting and story telling? It seems like a no-brainer. But then again, they did apparently hire Tony Danza to host. Just gross.

]]> By: Mike C. http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44937 Mike C. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:14:13 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44937 also don't forget that vs had some good college football games this year also don't forget that vs had some good college football games this year

]]> By: X-Factor http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44931 X-Factor Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:05:44 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44931 If ESPN pulls off any more crap like "Who's Now?", and I'll personally lead the drive to get people to switch to other channels. If ESPN pulls off any more crap like "Who's Now?", and I'll personally lead the drive to get people to switch to other channels.

]]> By: Noah http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44921 Noah Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:50:50 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44921 I didn't realize people still watched ESPN after they stopped showing sports so they could market Disney movies. I didn't realize people still watched ESPN after they stopped showing sports so they could market Disney movies.

]]> By: Jason D. Gray http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44912 Jason D. Gray Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:30:34 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44912 ESPN doesn't 'have' any of those things...Disney does. The explosion of ESPN into an 'Empire' didn't happen until DISNEY did it. Big difference between 'dominant in the market' and the connotations a word like 'empire' brings. They have done nothing to stop the competition, the competition simply doesn't measure up. It's not because the competition doesn't have resources to compete...NewsCorp tried and failed. This is why these other smaller networks appeal only to specific sports. The depiction as 'empire' is cute...but it lightly implies that there's some sort of budding David v. Goliath story coming down the line...which there is none...because there is simply no real competition. They have the sports market pretty cornered. Now if you want to talk 'empires'...ESPN is just one facet of the enormous disney empire...NewsCorp...also an empire. Oh jesus christ who f'ing cares! Sorry to bore you all, as I've now bored myself. ESPN doesn't 'have' any of those things…Disney does. The explosion of ESPN into an 'Empire' didn't happen until DISNEY did it. Big difference between 'dominant in the market' and the connotations a word like 'empire' brings. They have done nothing to stop the competition, the competition simply doesn't measure up. It's not because the competition doesn't have resources to compete…NewsCorp tried and failed. This is why these other smaller networks appeal only to specific sports. The depiction as 'empire' is cute…but it lightly implies that there's some sort of budding David v. Goliath story coming down the line…which there is none…because there is simply no real competition. They have the sports market pretty cornered. Now if you want to talk 'empires'…ESPN is just one facet of the enormous disney empire…NewsCorp…also an empire. Oh jesus christ who f'ing cares! Sorry to bore you all, as I've now bored myself.

]]> By: greta's discarded eyeskin http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44836 greta's discarded eyeskin Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:34:59 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44836 espn has internet, tv, radio, espn zones, and god knows what else. i think its safe to qualify that as a f'ing "empire". espn has internet, tv, radio, espn zones, and god knows what else.

i think its safe to qualify that as a f'ing "empire".

]]> By: Jason D. Gray http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44833 Jason D. Gray Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:55:43 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/comcastversus-to-challenge-espn-empire-now-21703#comment-44833 Hahaha, Karl. I suppose these networks know that tackling a monolith like Disney is pointless, so they just try to attract the splinter audience. I was speaking more to the fact that ESPN hasn't really done anything predatory to keep their dominant market position. They've just sorta always been around longest. They always streamlined their product, and stood up well. I mean, cable ratings are a relatively new thing...and ESPN will always be a bedrock. Speaking for myself, I just know I'll be watching less ESPN because of the existence of MLB Network. If my cable provider actually carried NFL network...I'd watch even less. My objection was to the term 'empire'. Maybe it was tongue in cheek on the author's part. It's all very interesting, seeing how many sports networks it takes to merely chip away at ESPN's numbers. The 'competition' lies in the fact that no matter who's tried, against ESPN, there really is NO competition, right? Then again, you'd know far more than I on these matters...comrade. WOTW Unite? ;-) Hahaha, Karl. I suppose these networks know that tackling a monolith like Disney is pointless, so they just try to attract the splinter audience. I was speaking more to the fact that ESPN hasn't really done anything predatory to keep their dominant market position. They've just sorta always been around longest. They always streamlined their product, and stood up well. I mean, cable ratings are a relatively new thing…and ESPN will always be a bedrock. Speaking for myself, I just know I'll be watching less ESPN because of the existence of MLB Network. If my cable provider actually carried NFL network…I'd watch even less. My objection was to the term 'empire'. Maybe it was tongue in cheek on the author's part. It's all very interesting, seeing how many sports networks it takes to merely chip away at ESPN's numbers. The 'competition' lies in the fact that no matter who's tried, against ESPN, there really is NO competition, right? Then again, you'd know far more than I on these matters…comrade. WOTW Unite? ;-)

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