Does the Future in Sports Media Belong to ESPN

I believe what ESPN has is goldmine that isn't going away anytime soon. The power they have over everybody else is the difference between day and night. With all the ESPN ststions there are now like ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes and ESPNU, they are pretty much untouchable. Then they have radio programs like the ever popular Mike and Mike, The Cowherd show, Steve VanPelt show, and the one and only Jim Rome show along with the publication of ESPN the Magazine, ESPN is huge. Then look at all the marketing they do with the actual athletes. For example, the commercial where Steve VanPelt is sitting in Lebron's chair and the one where Drew Brees is holding up traffic in New Orleans driving a float are just some examples of why ESPN is so strong.

According to this article, they believe with internet media, ESPN won't be around long but I strongly disagree. With all the advances of HDTV and now with 3-D tvs coming out, I can't imagine that a station like ESPN going away. NO WAY! Think about it, ABC has the rights to ESPN, and to think a station like ABC or NBC going away is proposterous.

Now wit facebook and twitter, I can only imagine that this will make them even more popular. Even people who aren't real sports fans at least know about ESPN and what they are about. I watch ESPN andlisten to Mike and Mike every morning and can't imagine a day without it. Even when it is just baseball going on, I need my sports fix. Whether I believe everything they say is a different story because it has a lot of opinionated comments but to get my mind thinking about their ideas and ideas of my own makes it pretty interesting. Without SportsCenter is like not having sunlight which would be pretty hard to survive without. Got the Point? I thought so.

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