I disagree with Alex's point about women's sports and pushing TV ratings. We saw the same phenomenon this past Spring. As a big college basketball fan, I would watch the studio shows on CBSSN regularly. They rarely, if ever, discussed what was going on in the women's game. Meanwhile, it was all over ESPN's nightly coverage. Why? ESPN has…
I disagree with Alex's point about women's sports and pushing TV ratings. We saw the same phenomenon this past Spring. As a big college basketball fan, I would watch the studio shows on CBSSN regularly. They rarely, if ever, discussed what was going on in the women's game. Meanwhile, it was all over ESPN's nightly coverage. Why? ESPN has the women's tournament and CBS has the men's tournament. At it's core, it's the same narrative pushing that we see in college football.
I disagree with Alex's point about women's sports and pushing TV ratings. We saw the same phenomenon this past Spring. As a big college basketball fan, I would watch the studio shows on CBSSN regularly. They rarely, if ever, discussed what was going on in the women's game. Meanwhile, it was all over ESPN's nightly coverage. Why? ESPN has the women's tournament and CBS has the men's tournament. At it's core, it's the same narrative pushing that we see in college football.
I think you're right that a lot of what's at play is just networks boosting their own inventory.