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ESPN Leads All Cable Networks In Affiliate Fees
Frank BiFormer Staff
I write and work with data across the newsroom.
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ESPN is by far the most expensive cable network for providers to broadcast, and it's only expected to become even more expensive.
The fee that cable providers pay the network for the rights in 2015 to broadcast the all-sports channel will cost an average of $6.55 per subscriber, per month, and is expected to cross the seven dollar mark in 2016 to as much as $7.21, according to estimates by SNL Kagan.
Compared to other top cable networks, ESPN's affiliate fee is as much as four times the fee to broadcast TNT, which has the second highest fee behind ESPN at $1.58, as estimated for 2015.
Aside from affiliate fees, SNL Kagan estimates that the flagship network's net advertising revenue will exceed $2.1 billion in 2015 and is projected to increase to as much as $2.2 billion in 2016, again leading all cable networks.
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Frank Bi
I'm a data journalist at Forbes, where I write and work with data in addition to creating interactives and visualizations. Before Forbes, I worked at PBS NewsHour in a…
I'm a data journalist at Forbes, where I write and work with data in addition to creating interactives and visualizations. Before Forbes, I worked at PBS NewsHour in a similar capacity. A native Minnesotan, I graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in computer science. Follow me on Twitter or send me an email at fbi@forbes.com.