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Home Front: Culture Wars
ESPN's New Round Of Layoffs
2017-03-07
Yup - jack up your rates over time and piss off most of your audience with left-wing politics - that's a winning formula! This time around, they're concentrating on letting go of the on-air 'talent' (I use that term very loosely) and contract buyouts; in 2015 it was 400 behind the scenes types.

I'll skip to the crux of the biscuit:
[AwfulAnnouncing.com] An ESPN spokesman gave SI the following statement in response:

"We have long been about serving fans and innovating to create the best content for them. Today’s fans consume content in many different ways and we are in a continuous process of adapting to change and improving what we do. Inevitably that has consequences for how we utilize our talent. We are confident that ESPN will continue to have a roster of talent that is unequaled in sports."

One major factor for ESPN’s lower revenue is the fact that since 2011 when the network was in 100 million homes, it has lost subscribers and is now available in 88.4 million homes.
'Your appeal is becoming more selective...'
Posted by:Raj

#7  #2 All you have to see is how the "cool" new show is Michael Smith and Jemele Hill. This is a show aimed at BLM types and concentrates less on sports then pop culture.

absolutely unwatchable. The establishment I frequent occasionally infrequently visit once when to turned it off after the complaints rolled in. They're worthless and trying to be SJW and URBAN. Good luck paying yer bills, bitches
Posted by: Frank G   2017-03-07 20:06  

#6  The cable bundling model only works when you are a quasi-monopoly.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-03-07 18:33  

#5  Like MTV, ESPN will eventually do away with most of their actual live sports programming.
Posted by: regular joe   2017-03-07 16:47  

#4  if I want to spend some time vegging out I start meditating. No ads. Totally free. Pictures are much better too.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2017-03-07 16:26  

#3  "Today’s fans consume content in many different ways..."

Yeah, just not yours.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2017-03-07 15:24  

#2  All you have to see is how the "cool" new show is Michael Smith and Jemele Hill. This is a show aimed at BLM types and concentrates less on sports then pop culture.

There are still a few shows I like on ESPN but they are no longer the go to if I want to spend some time vegging out.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-03-07 07:53  

#1  Wait and wait and wait till its "a la carte" subscription and see your income drop. When it comes, a lot of programming will die. To quote the professor, "Faster, Faster".
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-03-07 07:39  

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