ESPN to lay off up to 100 "personalities" today

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

ESPN's Layoffs Reportedly Will Begin This Week And Could Be Larger Than Expected

Rumors are that these layoffs include some actual names we might know. This continues their downward spiral. I wonder when they'll actually adjust their ways?

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

looks like the names are starting to come out:

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

 

[ericd7633]

 

[ericd7633]

Wonder if this is going to affect any college football people?

 

[beardown07]

Laying off Ed Werder..


What a dumpster fire

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Wonder if this is going to affect any college football people?

Maybe

 

[4down20]

Is it possible that I know 50 people who work at ESPN to begin with?

 

[nathans8823]

Nobody should be surprised... lots of people are dropping Cable/Satellite

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Nobody should be surprised... lots of people are dropping Cable/Satellite

Plus ESPN continuing to up TV contract figures.....and...expensive, failed, ventures like the Longhorn Network

 

[Lance Armstrong]

The money grab might be over for college football, next round of tv deals might not be so big.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

The money grab might be over for college football, next round of tv deals might not be so big.

I think it will be just different. For instance, I can see something like Netflix or Amazon paying the B10 network to stream games. It's just going to switch how it's done. Look at how much Amazon just paid to broadcast Thursday night football. But it's certainly disastrous for companies built on a model that requires cable companies force people to buy their product.

 

[Duke of Douchington]

If you're an experienced white male at ESPN, pack your shit. More women and minorities are a comin.

 

[ericd7633]

Is it possible that I know 50 people who work at ESPN to begin with?

Well so far out of the people that have tweeted, I know Ed Werder(NFL), Scott Burnside(NHL), Dana O'Neil(NCAAB), Paul Kuharsky(NFL-Titans).

Really bummed about Dana O'Neil, her and Eamonn Brennan are the only people worth reading for NCAAB on espn.com.

 

[outofyourmind]

This continues their downward spiral. I wonder when they'll actually adjust their ways?

I think they adopted the Sears and K-mart models,
so everything should be ok.


#amirite or what

 

[RobBase]

Guess they should have stuck to sports, and not politics.

Oh well. Too bad, so sad. Not like they werent warned.

 

[ericd7633]

 

[ericd7633]

 

[ericd7633]

If you thought that ESPN gave zero fucks about the NHL, they really don't give a shit now. 3 NHL guys among cuts so far.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

The money grab might be over for college football, next round of tv deals might not be so big.

Not just CFB...I think the money grab for the prized NFL is going to take a hit when this TV contract comes up for renewal.

Generally speaking I just think the 4 letter people just thought they were on par with the networks and started slinging money around for these over saturated sports.