system
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human
ELI5: Why is ESPN in so much trouble?

I understand the omnipresent threat of "cable-cutting," but surely these concerns are overblown? What's going on?
gpt
ESPN is the most expensive cable Chanel by far for cable companies to subscribe to.  They pay each channel for the right to broadcast their channels but ESPN demands an extreme amount. 

So much so that cable companies have to increase what they charge for other channels and packages to compensate 

As a result many cable companies are toying with the idea of dropping ESPN completely in order to make them more competitive with streaming services that are already far cheaper than Cable.