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Message: [QUOTE="whaler11, post: 1424946, member: 676"] Like you, I always thought it would take a long time - but it's speeding up fast. The networks are getting killed. Premier week ratings were down 10% this year against last. TV viewership for 18-24 is down 20% overall and 24% for males. When you are someone like ESPN who is already locked into huge deals and you are going to lose a more than a million subs in just the second half of 2015... the entire Disney empire is propped up on them. If they are losing that much revenue that quickly the only solution is to cut expenses. When you don't know what your revenue will look like in 2020 or 2025 - you become a lot less aggressive with where you are locking in long term. [/QUOTE]