Daily Caller
ESPN has lost a shocking amount of subscribers.
The network lost 10% of its subscribers during the 2021 fiscal year, and the total number of households subscribing to the sports network dropped from 84 million to 76 million, according to Deadline.
Nearly a decade ago, the network had more than 100 million subscribers, according to the Deadline report.
Deadline on X (formerly Twitter): “ESPN Pay-TV Carriage Fell Another 10% In Fiscal 2021, To 76 Million U.S. Households https://t.co/ON6YEoFBy5 / X”
ESPN Pay-TV Carriage Fell Another 10% In Fiscal 2021, To 76 Million U.S. Households https://t.co/ON6YEoFBy5
The only bright spot for the biggest sports network in the country is that ESPN+ is up to 17 million subscribers, which is a 66% increase over 2020, according to the same Deadline report.
So, while the traditional network appears to be failing in a big way, the streaming service is growing…