"Information provided to the Hotline by SNL Kagan, the renown media research firm, indicates the Pac-12 Networks have lost seven percent of their audience since the peak in 2016, with much of the decline attributed to the discontinuation of service on U-verse last year.
Per that information, the Pac-12 Network is estimated to have 17.9 million subscribers.
Thanks to Nielsen cable coverage estimates, here are just 15 channels that reach more people. There are, uh, a lot more.
- BabyFirst (55.9 million), a network that produces content for babies. As a father of a baby, I had no idea there was demand for such content. My baby loses interest before the end of the ABC song.
- BEIN SPORT (21.5 million)
- Boomerang (38.3 million). That’s a channel that shows cartoons.
- Destination America (45.5 million)
- ESPN DEPORTES (18.9 million)
- FOX DEPORTES (21.2 million)
- Great American Country (51.2 million). Its website lists its its top shows as Flea Market Flip, Living Alaska, and Flippin’ RVs.
- Justice Central (28.2 million). This is about court shows, not superhero movies.
- Maxprime (21.2 million), a sub-brand of HBO that’s branded as a home for “Action and Erotic Movies.” Neat.
- Outdoor Channel (34.6 million)
- Ovation Network (45.1 million)
- Pursuit Channel (30.3 million). I was disappointed to learn this is mostly about hunting and fishing content, rather than constant car chases.
- REELZCHANNEL (60 million).
- Smithsonian Channel: (40.3 million). Literally a TV channel about museums, I must assume.
- Z LIVING (19.8 million). I guess this is about health and wellness?
https://www.sbnation.com/2019/2/13/18223555/pac-12-network-tv-channel-distribution-its-bad
