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Reader Survey: Media

Favorite over-the-top service:

NFL Now 11%
120 Sports 9%
WWE Network 4%
UFC.TV 1%
I don’t watch any of them 75%

Responses: 818

TV network group that has been the most innovative in the deployment of its live content on digital platforms:

ESPN 44%
MLB Network 13%
NBC Sports Group 13%

Responses: 800

Is the Time Warner Cable/Comcast merger good or bad for the sports media business?

GOOD 27%
BAD 49%
WILL HAVE NO EFFECT 24%

Responses: 803



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Sports network that consistently has the highest production values:

ESPN 36%
NBC 20%
CBS 12%
Fox 9%
Turner 4%
They are basically the same 17%

Responses: 800

When readers were asked five years ago if they use Twitter, 64% said “no.” Still, responding to another question in that survey, 93% said they understood social media.

Do you have a Twitter account that you use at least weekly?

Yes 69%
No 31%

Responses: 820

How often have you watched live video of a sporting event on a mobile device in the past 3 months?

None 20%
1-5 times 39%
6-9 times 13%
10 times or more 27%

Responses: 820

Favorite sports-related mobile app:

ESPN SportsCenter 22%
MLB.com At Bat 18%
WatchESPN 9%
NHL GameCenter 8%

Responses: 790

In a demonstration of how quickly technology has exploded, apps were still in their infancy at the time of our 2009 survey, so no similar question was asked that year. In fact, Apple’s App Store had launched only about a year before that year’s survey.

Favorite major league website:

MLB.com 30%
NHL.com 14%
NBA.com 13%
NFL.com 13%

Responses: 794

MLB.com has never lost the No. 1 spot when readers were asked to identify their favorite major league website.
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If you could hear only one play-by-play announcer, it would be:

Mike “Doc” Emrick 17%
Al Michaels 14%
Jim Nantz 10%
Marv Albert 7%

Responses: 803


Favorite digital league subscription:

MLB.TV 22%
NFL Sunday Ticket (via DirecTV) 18%
NHL GameCenter Live 14%
NBA League Pass 8%
MLS Live 6%
I don’t watch any of them 33%

Responses: 818

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