“Surely Belichick could have maintained his lifestyle, made something close to his $10 million UNC salary and he would have enjoyed much more privacy.”
The reported viewership success across the NFL Draft coverage and studio programs comes after ESPN registered its strongest first-quarter viewership since 2017.
“The court of public opinion is what the Disney's of the world and others concerned themselves with. That's a more immediate issue, and unfortunately, that has worked against him at this particular moment in time.”
"The ESPN App garnered 28.4 million unique fans throughout the month of March, a metric more than four times its closest competitor along with the next seven non-ESPN apps combined."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."