Thursday, April 4, 2013

ESPN a throw in on the Disney deal?

http://www.freeforpsp.com/free-wallpapers/movies/200911/10292.html

ESPN the worldwide leader in sports was once a throw in on a deal that allowed Disney to acquire the rights to ABC. About 20 years later the giant that is ESPN makes up about 60 percent of the cash flow that Disney has now. This company has come back in the past few years and became the first company to make affiliate fees work, which are fees to air their broadcasts on different networks. It is crazy to see a company that was once a unwanted throw in on a larger deal become something that Disney could have never imagined would be their cash cow.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Travis, I think this just goes to show how unpredictable markets can be. Everyone looks for the next "big" thing but no one ever knows where it may be or how it will flourish.