Comments on: Mobile ESPN to shut down http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:35:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: lucy http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-700404 lucy Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:57:52 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-700404 Wow, thanks for the excellent information! Wow, thanks for the excellent information!

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]]> By: chris http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21812 chris Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:36:58 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21812 it seems to me that MobileEspn is breaking the 2 year contract they had most of us aggree to. If a customer broke the contract the customer would be forced to pay 250.00, should that mean that since MobileESPN is not honoring the 2 year contract that they should be liable to a simmilar monentary loss/fee as well. i wonder if a small claims court would rule in favor of the consumer for a claim against mobileEspn. it seems to me that MobileEspn is breaking the 2 year contract they had most of us aggree to. If a customer broke the contract the customer would be forced to pay 250.00, should that mean that since MobileESPN is not honoring the 2 year contract that they should be liable to a simmilar monentary loss/fee as well. i wonder if a small claims court would rule in favor of the consumer for a claim against mobileEspn.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21377 Anonymous Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:57:35 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21377 I think they overestimated how interested people were in hearing from their pundits and talking heads. If you have a video/internet enabled phone, you can get sports news, scores, stats, etc. from anywhere. And you could do it a heck of a lot cheaper elsewhere than by going with ESPN's plans. Was it just me or where they outrageously expensive? The funny thing is, there are new wireless sports content packages launched this week from SportsLine and Sprint, even as Mobile ESPN was shutting down. I think they overestimated how interested people were in hearing from their pundits and talking heads. If you have a video/internet enabled phone, you can get sports news, scores, stats, etc. from anywhere. And you could do it a heck of a lot cheaper elsewhere than by going with ESPN’s plans. Was it just me or where they outrageously expensive?

The funny thing is, there are new wireless sports content packages launched this week from SportsLine and Sprint, even as Mobile ESPN was shutting down.

]]> By: mediaburn http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21373 mediaburn Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:27:31 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21373 I agree with Jason. I'm still surprised they are sticking with Insider. I can't believe I'm missing that much by going to other sports sites to fill in the content gaps. I agree with Jason. I’m still surprised they are sticking with Insider. I can’t believe I’m missing that much by going to other sports sites to fill in the content gaps.

]]> By: Jason http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21092 Jason Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:59:35 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21092 What's truly tragic is that this happens right at the beginning of football season, the one key sports that could have saved it. Baseball was great as an introduction and the slow pace and number of games, but it stagnated. Alerts and fantasy tips and whatnot for pigskin could have been a killer app within the killer app. What’s truly tragic is that this happens right at the beginning of football season, the one key sports that could have saved it. Baseball was great as an introduction and the slow pace and number of games, but it stagnated. Alerts and fantasy tips and whatnot for pigskin could have been a killer app within the killer app.

]]> By: Jason http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21090 Jason Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:58:14 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-21090 I'm surprised that it didn't do as well as projected, but when considering Mobile ESPN's coverage wasn't nationwide, the price of service plans, limited handsets, and customers locked into their existing contracts with other wireless providers, it kinda makes sense. I’m surprised that it didn’t do as well as projected, but when considering Mobile ESPN’s coverage wasn’t nationwide, the price of service plans, limited handsets, and customers locked into their existing contracts with other wireless providers, it kinda makes sense.

]]> By: Troy http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-20888 Troy Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:54:54 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-20888 I'm consistently surprised at the enormous risks these deep pocket corporations keep taking. The cool factor in the board rooms must somehow overpower the logic required to formulate short and long-term revenue models. I have to agree, many of us saw this coming and why take a double hit on buying the programming rights for Monday Night Football & a massive loss on this initiative all within 2 years? Is it greed? I’m consistently surprised at the enormous risks these deep pocket corporations keep taking. The cool factor in the board rooms must somehow overpower the logic required to formulate short and long-term revenue models.

I have to agree, many of us saw this coming and why take a double hit on buying the programming rights for Monday Night Football & a massive loss on this initiative all within 2 years?

Is it greed?

]]> By: Charlie Sierra http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-20826 Charlie Sierra Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:44:33 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-20826 Ditto that. Just look at the average viewership on ESPN channels. Its not impressive. Aside arm-twisting the MSOs, ESPN is not that big a deal, especially whenever the leagues figure out how to capture the additional digital revenues. Anyway if Iger let this thing go on much longer he'd have to take the blame for it, as it is Isner has already retired. The timing was perfecto. Ditto that.

Just look at the average viewership on ESPN channels. Its not impressive. Aside arm-twisting the MSOs, ESPN is not that big a deal, especially whenever the leagues figure out how to capture the additional digital revenues.

Anyway if Iger let this thing go on much longer he’d have to take the blame for it, as it is Isner has already retired. The timing was perfecto.

]]> By: thomas http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-20811 thomas Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:10:05 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/28/mobile-espn-to-shut-down/#comment-20811 should we be suprised by this? everyone knew this was coming and the person at ESPN who thought this would work should be fired. should we be suprised by this? everyone knew this was coming and the person at ESPN who thought this would work should be fired.

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