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In terms of effective competition for ESPN, most still very much on the fringe

The sports media world may have a long wait for an effective competitor with ESPN, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be competition on any level with the "World Wide Leader," John Ourand writes. "Much of the talk in the sports media world last fall centered on whether an effective competitor would step up to compete with ESPN," Ourand writes. It hasn’t happened, and he added, "Most network and league executives contacted by SportsBusiness Journal are skeptical that anyone will come forward to compete head-to-head with ESPN." Still, one league executive says, "I see lots of competition around the fringes for ESPN."
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