Disney demanding major costs cuts at ESPN
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duckbutta
eienaar van mans
Once the NFL Network takes away ESPN Monday Night games it is going to be a wrap for that network...
Say what you want about Goddell but he is a smart business man...the NFL has to be in bed with ESPN because they by far cover the league more than anyone...and with the NFL network getting bigger every year Goddell is slowly turning it from the NFL needs ESPN to ESPN need the NFL...
Say what you want about Goddell but he is a smart business man...the NFL has to be in bed with ESPN because they by far cover the league more than anyone...and with the NFL network getting bigger every year Goddell is slowly turning it from the NFL needs ESPN to ESPN need the NFL...
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
cricket is big in india and GB....that's not the US...ESPN's american broadcast shouldn't sink resources in something their audience doesn't care about. i don't follow soccer, but it seems like they have done a better job at getting soccer heads to cover it, so they're making strides. and i agree ATH and PTI are two shows i like, but the cover the same topics in damn near the same order. first take could easily be 1 hour as well,show is all fillerDepends. Knowing sports is not my JOB but if it was you could be for damn sure I would know a bout sports that MILLIONS of people watch. Cricket in terms of total people who watch it is more popular than Football and Hockey.
Another thing is I don't need to have fukking updates on fukking people reporting to NFL training camp. ESPN football coverage is by far the most heinous. Especially with Mr. "2 Cell Phones and both them bytches slappin'" Adam Schefter. Seriously the NFL coverage is annoying. its the shortest season, some of the most uncharismatic players (nothing worse than baseball though) etc.
And I still don't think ATH and PTI need to be right next to each other...
Lakerman0834
Veteran
fukk Espn and abc bring back nba to nbc
Who cares?Channel is straight bullcrap anyway. It's honestly UNWATCHABLE during the summer months...
I'll tune back in (minus breaking news and some live baseball games) when football season starts.
Literally, they start you off with a show of ADs (Cac and Cac) oops, I meant mike and mike) and about an hours worth of talking, with one fruitcake and the other a paid troll who acts like "a typical (cac) man" then we go to the 2 most famous "talking" heads Skip and SAS
then we see mike and Jemelle, NFL Live (in the summer), and more of the same 10 topics discussed by new "analysts" and panelists...Best things on ESPiN are 30 for 30s (all good!!), and a couple of shows that come on at the worst times... Sports Reporters and that Bob Ley show (both on Sunday morning)
Yep. That damn His and Hers needs to
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
sportsnation could work if they got the format right, i think they should be out and about on the streets or have more audience engagement, focus on the fan. it's call sportsNATION, why not make sports fans/the audience/regular people more integral. max and marcellus are dope together (fukk beadle), but sportsnation always comes across as unnecessary. ESPN needs to think outside the box, damn near everything they do is a set based studio show, so many more ways to create content, not all their shows need to talk about the most recent tweets and shyt, they can have more pre-filmed programming
Barnett115
Banned
Couldn't ESPN cut the chord with Baseball and just air cheaper content like Canadian Football, Arena Football and more MLS?
ESPN also needs to cut the chord with the WNBA
ESPN also needs to cut the chord with the WNBA
I think the NBA requires the WNBA to be shown in their ESPN deal.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
yea they'll cut costs not paying for MLB, but would viewrership and ad revenue from CFL, Arena Football and MLS make that up? i doubt it
Barnett115
Banned
Well it would at least get them as many viewers as regular season Baseball does so its still cheap content
Rell84shots
Veteran
at everyone who just got a promotion because we all know they're about to get the boot at some point this year, SVP show will flop and Cari's gig doesn't start for another 2 weeks and her momentum has vanished.Shows that will be scaled back
Mike and Mike - 1 hr from 9-10
First take - Every Monday, Wed and Fri from 10-11
PTI - Every tuesday and thursday from 5:00 - 5:30 hosted by tony and mike
Shows that will be cancelled
His & Hers
NFL Insiders
NBA Tonight
MLB tonight
Sportsnation
Olberman
The heard
Around the Horn
Cancelled Channels
ESPN News
ESPN Deportes
ESPN2
ESPN Classic
Newly Created Channel
ESPN (All Access) - this channel will combine content from the 4 cancelled channels to provide a more streamline content driven channel
Newly Created Shows
ESPN World (This show will center around all news not involving sports including pop culture, music, fashion trends, and other breaking news) The show will air week nights at 9-10 on ESPN all access. The station is currently looking for 4 diverse anchors to host the show on a rotating basis.
ESPN is looking to produce more 30 for 30 documentaries, and also create original sports movie content (think playmakers) to aire on their newly minted network.
Mike and Mike - 1 hr from 9-10
First take - Every Monday, Wed and Fri from 10-11
PTI - Every tuesday and thursday from 5:00 - 5:30 hosted by tony and mike
Shows that will be cancelled
His & Hers
NFL Insiders
NBA Tonight
MLB tonight
Sportsnation
Olberman
The heard
Around the Horn
Cancelled Channels
ESPN News
ESPN Deportes
ESPN2
ESPN Classic
Newly Created Channel
ESPN (All Access) - this channel will combine content from the 4 cancelled channels to provide a more streamline content driven channel
Newly Created Shows
ESPN World (This show will center around all news not involving sports including pop culture, music, fashion trends, and other breaking news) The show will air week nights at 9-10 on ESPN all access. The station is currently looking for 4 diverse anchors to host the show on a rotating basis.
ESPN is looking to produce more 30 for 30 documentaries, and also create original sports movie content (think playmakers) to aire on their newly minted network.
PortCityProphet
Follow me to the truth
I find it funny the beef is really over ABC not getting as much free commercial time 