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Originally Posted by Horizon
I find it bizarre that VM say that ESPN America will continue, even if it does go off air for a few months, when ESPN have already decided to shut the channel. Even more bizarre that ESPN say the channel will continue when they've already announced its closure...
ESPN America was the vehicle for ESPN to launch in the UK by buying what was NASN. There's not exactly that much demand for American football, baseball, basketball, hockey et all here, is there? Some American sports will still be shown on the new ESPN channel, but from next Monday ESPN America is gone for good.
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Well if you are right Horizon you need to tell the people working at ESPN that as they don't agree with you and having got the same information from both VM and ESPN I am inclined to think they would be better informed on this.
They are adamant ESPN America is not gone for good and at this point I see no reason to disbelieve the people who work for both the channel owners and the channel that want to keep the service.
There is actually probably a lot more demand for US sports than you think for the record. If there was that little interest in US sports then I am sure ESPN America/NASN (as was) would have ceased broadcasting a long time ago due to a lack of subscription fees but as they clearly got enough of a subscription base to justify the channel broadcasting I would say you are wrong on the lack of interest.