ESPN Layoffs

#79
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Actually ESPN's demise has nothing to do with politics. Its all about how technology is changing industry. ESPN just couldn't adjust to the new era of streaming media over the internet. More and more people are cutting the cord and going total internet for the media needs. ESPN's built a business model on cable subscribers. They also overpaid mightly for the NBA and NFL.

They just made the mistake of thinking their business model would always stay the same.
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Nailed it, maybe this is your expertise cause it's not analysis on recruits
 
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VolFan_N_NC said:
Jemele Hill might be the worst TV personality on air right now. She's awful, and makes it impossible for me to watch the 6PM SC

I immediately turn to FS1 just to show that viewers go directly to the competitor when she is on air.
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I admittedly avoid ESPN these days unless there is a live sporting event, and I have watched very little of the new SC, but I always thought that I preferred her to Michael Smith. That guy annoys the crap out of me.
 
#83
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Boca Vol said:
I've been keeping track of the channels I watch. I watch:

IDHD...ALL THE FREAKING TIME..90% of my viewing

TBS... Al Bundy reruns in the morning.

Fox SunSports....Rays Games

PGA golf on the weekends

Showtime...Billions

HBO...Veep, Silicon Valley

FX....Americans...Fargo

Bravo....Southern Charm, Below Deck

Other than a show or 2 on the History Channel that's about it.
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Fargo, Detour, Better Call Saul, Humans, and Walking Dead, also Hap and Leonard.

Premium channels White Princess, Thrones, Westword, Shameless, Outlander

Must See: The Missing
 
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VolFan_N_NC said:
Jemele Hill might be the worst TV personality on air right now. She's awful, and makes it impossible for me to watch the 6PM SC

I immediately turn to FS1 just to show that viewers go directly to the competitor when she is on air.
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I quit watching sportscenter entirely when they went to the "hosted by" format.

I want to see sports. Not some annoying personality. She's terrible.
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
D4H,

While technology has definitely played a role in BSPN's decline, politics played a large role in the layoffs today. BSPN does a good job in broadcasting live sports; however, their other programming to push down Bristol's/Disney's political agenda through their use of characters has led people to cutting the cord. BSPN hired all of these extra people to do non-live sports broadcasting and people have turned away from it. This, in conjunction with technology, led to the layoffs today.
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I think you both are right. But, to your point, ESPN has chosen very poorly with who it puts on these non-live shows as well as the content.

SA Smith, J Hill, etc. just serve to turn me off and so I just don't even bother.

Plus, The shows that people might watch on ESPN are shows that dive deeper into particular sports. Like Finebaum for SEC sports. However, the people who got let go today represented some of the more knowledgeable people at the network, like Werder, J Stark, etc.

So, ESPN clearly is going away from knowledgeable reporting and commentary and more to the blowhards. I would bet that they continue to struggle.
 
#86
#86
How did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill not get laid off? They have ruined the six o'clock sports center
 
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#87
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I heard a rumor that certain employees were suspected of not having an anti-Tennessee bias, and a purge protocol went into effect. They fired those people and anyone who had ever had lunch with them, or failed to wear their Alabama pins each day.
 
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#88
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I wish they would bring back The Deuce programming...like Thursday Night Thunder..and maybe new shows like naked women's curling :)
 
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EZE said:
I think you both are right. But, to your point, ESPN has chosen very poorly with who it puts on these non-live shows as well as the content.

SA Smith, J Hill, etc. just serve to turn me off and so I just don't even bother.

Plus, The shows that people might watch on ESPN are shows that dive deeper into particular sports. Like Finebaum for SEC sports. However, the people who got let go today represented some of the more knowledgeable people at the network, like Werder, J Stark, etc.

So, ESPN clearly is going away from knowledgeable reporting and commentary and more to the blowhards. I would bet that they continue to struggle.
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ESPN president said they're going to personality oriented programming. I personally think it blows up in their face. I go to a sports channel for sports. Not personalities they want to feature.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ed-werder-trent-dilfer-among-025022909.html
 
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#93
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The personalities are costs... the sports produce revenues... lack of viewer of content means reduce cost.. simple
 
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TNHopeful505 said:
Seeing where ESPN is laying off over 100 employees today, and noticed that one of them was Trent Dilfer. So...two questions immediately come up.

1) Does the Elite 11 competition end too?

2) Anyone see Dilfer becoming a part of a college staff? Could be plausible especially with the 10th coach rule. Would be an awesome thought to pick him up. Kids know him for sure.


Prayers for all of those who have been laid off. Anyone who has ever gone through it knows it's one of the toughest things possible. Results of the liberal media being liberal and losing at it. But sad. Real people with real families. Hope they all land on their feet.
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It's more the increase in the cord-cutting nature of more cable subscribers in the general demographic along with ESPN being stuck in their current setup until their contracts with the major cable providers expire.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Actually ESPN's demise has nothing to do with politics. Its all about how technology is changing industry. ESPN just couldn't adjust to the new era of streaming media over the internet. More and more people are cutting the cord and going total internet for the media needs. ESPN's built a business model on cable subscribers. They also overpaid mightly for the NBA and NFL.

They just made the mistake of thinking their business model would always stay the same.
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Nonsense, its totally political. And just look at the ratio of the layoffs if you think this is not politically motivated...ABC/Disney not driven by liberal horsecrap? Please.

Unfortunately, Danny Kannel who was the last guy worth listening to was also let go, and ironically he dropped a 3 minute blurb a few weeks ago about how he didn't know what he was allowed to say anymore and felt like his opinions were being silenced. WHACK!

People are cancelling ESPN over politics, don't even try and deny it.
 
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It's the same thing we get from our politicians these days. They, being politicians and the elites, promote what they think we should lap up. The problem is we are in effect customers. The elites don't listen to us. As stated from a previous poster they are going to personality driven programming. Most of us watch ESPN for sports, not the on air personalities, yet they are going to cram it down our throats whether we like it or not ... and their viewership rather then decline will rocket toward zero IMO.
 
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The sports media giant can spin this however they want but, when I and many others I know cut our television cost from $100+/month with directv, dish or whomever, to $30/month with sling, ESPN has to take a hit? Especially when paying out the yazoo like they have for the NBA and CFB. And I actually recently acquired a better deal than sling through appletv. Not to mention the fact that in the past I would have to tune in to sportscenter for NHL scores and highlights, now I have a 24/7 NHL network, NBAtv, SEC network etc. I only watch ESPN occasionally for live events but even turn to Netflix for the 30 for 30's. ESPN talent kinda reminds me of SEC basketball officiating. I'm not really supposed to know they're part of the game but tv Teddy always wants to be bigger than the show and get noticed, same could be said for a lot of the on air talent at ESPN. I usually catch myself(when I do watch occasionally) thinking man this guy/gal is really annoying, wait a minute,what were they even rambling about?! So really there are a combination of factors for the layoffs IMO, I'm sure politics played a role as well?
 
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Obviously cord cutting is impacting their subscriptions, but their viewership is down at a higher percentage than that. The reason for that is clearly their insanely liberal agenda. I still naturally turn to ESPN after having it programmed into my brain for years, but as soon as Lebatard, Stephen A., Jemele Hill, Bomani Jones, or Beadle pop up on the screen I immediately turn it. I don't want personalities, politics, or BS I just want sports. Fox Sports gets 99% of my non live sports viewership these days. Side note: I see they've cut every white anchor they have. Bye bye ESPN, I sincerely hate you.
 
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