ESPN - 72% of sports fans won't attend events without a COVID-19 vaccine

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11. Yeah, the coronavirus has upended ESPN. And, ESPN has become so immersed

in college sports that it is effectively a functional kingpin to the operation of these conferences and member schools as to their athletic programs' financial viability. If ESPN doesn't survive, we could witness the whole house of cards come tumbling down, followed by a "rebirth" of college sports.

I found this interesting article talking about the impact of the coronavirus on ESPN and parent Disney.

"ESPN’s lack of live games is projected to lead to a ratings decline of as much as 80% and compound the problems for Disney, which has been reeling on multiple fronts due to the pandemic."

"The shutdown of all organized sporting events is obviously a bad thing for the ESPN family of networks, the SEC network, and newly launched ACC network, as well as ABC broadcast..."

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-03-18/coronavirus-pandemic-forces-espn-to-reinvent-itself-for-a-sports-free-world