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
