ESPN Profit Plummets As Network Turns Left

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TrueOrange said:
That's actually a somewhat fairly recent trend, isn't it? When they first started the NFL division blogs section (I forget the year...it was maybe somewhere in like the 2003-2006 range?), Khuharsky had to cover / make the articles for all 4 teams in the AFC South Blog.
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I want to say that they've had a writer assigned to each team for at least 5 or 6 years.
 
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So they are actually firing respected journalists while paying Stephen A Smith $3M a year
 
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RollinVol said:
have to keep up with the social justice part of the network. i really think the end of the line for espn is sooner than most think
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And I don't think that the folks who get all worked up over the political stuff realize how bad that will be for sports in general.
 
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bamawriter said:
And I don't think that the folks who get all worked up over the political stuff realize how bad that will be for sports in general.
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I don't understand why ESPN is obsessed with "Embrace Debate". It doesn't sell. They need to be way forward thinking about how to cover sports. They need to look at NBA TV and MLB Network and follow those formats.
 
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RollinVol said:
i really think the end of the line for espn is sooner than most think
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Agreed.
Which is a losing situation for everyone.


Even those who agree with the social justice stuff don't want to hear about it on a sports network.

How does Disney/ABC/ESPN not realize that this does not sell?
 
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v011s said:
Even those who agree with the social justice stuff don't want to hear about it on a sports network.

How does Disney/ABC/ESPN not realize that this does not sell?
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I know that horse has been beaten way too many times, but the political stuff isn't why these layoffs are happening. This is about cord-cutting, plain and simple.
 
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bamawriter said:
I know that horse has been beaten way too many times, but the political stuff isn't why these layoffs are happening. This is about cord-cutting, plain and simple.
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Oh, I didn't mean to disagree with that notion.

It's definitely cord-cutting and overvaluing the broadcasting rights of basically all sporting events.



But their content is making it WAY easier to cut the cord and give up ESPNU, SECNetwork, ESPNnews, etc
 
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A lot of outlets will pick up some of these personalities. I'd watch for FS1. They've been picking off ESPN.
 
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ESPN should have gone the route of streaming services like Netflix and HBO Now and offered a subscription fee monthly that gives access to all their networks without requiring a cable subscription, or a tiered system where for basic you get ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU and premium you get them all, or something to that effect. Unless of course that would violate any contracts with cable providers.
 
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gordonr24 said:
A lot of outlets will pick up some of these personalities. I'd watch for FS1. They've been picking off ESPN.
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Fox has also been firing their existing talent to make up for the ludicrous contracts they've give the likes of Bayless and Cowherd. FS1 is not in any better shape than ESPN right now. Probably worse, honestly.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
ESPN should have gone the route of streaming services like Netflix and HBO Now and offered a subscription fee monthly that gives access to all their networks without requiring a cable subscription, or a tiered system where for basic you get ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU and premium you get them all, or something to that effect. Unless of course that would violate any contracts with cable providers.
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That's the problem. I imagine that your suggestion is where the industry is headed. But it can't go there right now because of existing contracts. ESPN is simply going to have to take their lumps until they are in a position to start offering direct streaming options. At that point, the cable/satellite bundle will be totally dead.
 
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bamawriter said:
That's the problem. I imagine that your suggestion is where the industry is headed. But it can't go there right now because of existing contracts. ESPN is simply going to have to take their lumps until they are in a position to start offering direct streaming options. At that point, the cable/satellite bundle will be totally dead.
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By that point individual leagues are going to do that most likely.
 
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bamawriter said:
Fox has also been firing their existing talent to make up for the ludicrous contracts they've give the likes of Bayless and Cowherd. FS1 is not in any better shape than ESPN right now. Probably worse, honestly.
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Especially since their shows aren't doing great. Bayless' show is drawing flies.
 
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