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Among the latest casualties https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/857261094561341440 And https://twitter.com/dannykanell/status/857274506368483330 Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 17:47
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Is ESPN actually hurting for money or is some suit at Disney overreacting to pulling in only 499 million in revenue instead of 500 million?
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Is ESPN actually hurting for money or is some suit at Disney overreacting to pulling in only 499 million in revenue instead of 500 million? I don't know how accurate it is but basic math in this Deadspin article estimates that they are pulling in like $800m less money from subscription fees than just like 3 years ago. http://deadspin.com/espn-is-hemorrhaging-subscribers-and-pretending-it-does-1788618362 Anything that is owned by Disney likely isn't hurting for actual money but it is probably becoming a massive drag on their earning report stuff.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Is ESPN actually hurting for money or is some suit at Disney overreacting to pulling in only 499 million in revenue instead of 500 million?
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Yeah, the funny thing is Disney seems to be doing fine if you subtract ESPN This one's brutal https://twitter.com/janesports/status/857272911450836993 https://twitter.com/janesports/status/857274615655215104 https://twitter.com/janesports/status/857278579385806848 https://twitter.com/janesports/status/857280073552015360 https://twitter.com/janesports/status/857280296965861377
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Apr 26, 2017 18:10
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Disney has all of that Star Wars IP now, they can coast for the next decade or three and be just fine.
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Apr 26, 2017 18:15
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Apr 26, 2017 18:19
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Didn't see this one coming https://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/857285136357900288
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Apr 26, 2017 18:34
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How about this one https://twitter.com/TDESPN/status/857286119171342336
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Apr 26, 2017 18:34
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C. Everett Koop posted:Didn't see this one coming
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shyduck posted:Disney has all of that Star Wars IP now, they can coast for the next decade or three and be just fine. They had the top 5 grossing movies last year, the lowest of which pulled in almost a billion in theatres. They'll likely do it again this year, this is just Disney culling a weaker performing division due to the number of people dumping cable.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Is ESPN actually hurting for money or is some suit at Disney overreacting to pulling in only 499 million in revenue instead of 500 million? ESPN is the one division of Disney that's hemorrhaging money. John Skipper was told in the summer of 2015 that he had two years to cut $350 million in costs, and the decision to start axing on-air talent suggests that further cuts were ordered.
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Apr 26, 2017 18:52
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They are really cleaning house
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Timby posted:ESPN is the one division of Disney that's hemorrhaging money. John Skipper was told in the summer of 2015 that he had two years to cut $350 million in costs, and the decision to start axing on-air talent suggests that further cuts were ordered. I work for Disney and have to deal with ESPN/broadcast assets and can tell you that the most of the company is under a hiring freeze for non-essential staff. ESPN is doing poorly and paying contracts out the rear end, and ABC television is getting destroyed ratings-wise. Iger getting extended again (which is a good thing imo) means executive-level heads may roll soon too. edit: also, this sucks rear end. There is not a big market for these kind of skills, what a tough break.
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Jay Carney posted:I work for Disney and have to deal with ESPN/broadcast assets and can tell you that the most of the company is under a hiring freeze for non-essential staff. ESPN is doing poorly and paying contracts out the rear end, and ABC television is getting destroyed ratings-wise. Iger getting extended again (which is a good thing imo) means executive-level heads may roll soon too. A client of mine was let go by ESPN about a year ago when the first round of cuts came though and he echoed your sentiments. It's got to be a huge mess right now.
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Apr 26, 2017 19:16
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Is this karma for unleashing tv poker on the world?
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Jay Carney posted:Iger getting extended again (which is a good thing imo) means executive-level heads may roll soon too. Agreed about Iger (which is kind of funny, since Eisner hated him, and I'm glad he was extended because his wife was pushing him to retire to spend time at home), but I wouldn't be shocked if Skipper is asked to defend the like $200 million spent to build ESPN's Los Angeles studio.
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Apr 26, 2017 19:21
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Don't spend 2 billion dollars to show bad NFL games
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At least Le Batard, Stugotz and Papi seem safe. Basically you are better off working in Miami where they forget about you.
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Winkie01 posted:At least Le Batard, Stugotz and Papi seem safe. Basically you are better off working in Miami where they forget about you. I think they'll be safe for a while. The Miami folk take up so many hours of programming and from what I've heard are doing better and better ratings/podcast wise.
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Winkie01 posted:At least Le Batard, Stugotz and Papi seem safe. Basically you are better off working in Miami where they forget about you.
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iospace posted:Is this karma for unleashing tv poker on the world? Harlock posted:Don't spend 2 billion dollars to show bad NFL games It's both cord-cutting and this. They paid waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy too much for Monday Night Football
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Harlock posted:Don't spend 2 billion dollars to show bad NFL games Don't hesitate when flex-scheduled Sunday games are available Who knows if it wouldn't have been as bad if they scooped up what NBC ended up getting a decade ago https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/857298862377230336
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Timby posted:ESPN is the one division of Disney that's hemorrhaging money. John Skipper was told in the summer of 2015 that he had two years to cut $350 million in costs, and the decision to start axing on-air talent suggests that further cuts were ordered. Why does everyone not mention the elephant in the room? The last 15 years the cost of obtaining rights to televise sports has skyrocketed.Everything has a limit. I always looked at it as a bubble waiting to burst. All this on-air talent was viewed as maximizing the real money which was spent on Live sports. The 350 million in cuts is a fraction of what ESPN pays for broadcast rights. Remember ESPN got by the first 20 years reporting on sports and broadcasting cheaper, alternative live programming. This is eventually going to change, i know the regional sports network system drives me crazy. Huge regional and national sports broadcasting rights supported by ad revenue has driven the market and the market will burst. Most of us have ignored it but now people are cutting cords and buying generic brands of some of the products heavily advertised to sports demographics.(Razors are one example). Some of the regional networks are having trouble generating income enough to justify what they pay the teams. Expect this to slowly start to effect the whole industry. TL;DR Sports broadcasting rights cost too much and i expect it to effect the whole industry, including new collective bargaining agreements in the next 5 to 10 years. chilihead fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Harlock posted:Don't spend 2 billion dollars to show bad NFL games This also gave them the rights to show NFL footage and highlights on their nine million hours of programming, it was more than just the games themselves. And even having bad NFL games helps from a carriage rate perspective and gets them more viewers than basically anything else would Vertical Lime posted:Don't hesitate when flex-scheduled Sunday games are available Maybe I'm misremembering but I'm pretty sure the NFL wasn't offering them the same package they gave NBC. They weren't going to put their marquee package on cable MourningView fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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The new NBA contract kicks in this fall, that surely cost a lot A lot of the other big contracts run out in 3-4 years, that's when things will really get interesting MourningView posted:Maybe I'm misremembering but I'm pretty sure the NFL wasn't offering them the same package they gave NBC. They weren't going to put their marquee package on cable That book that came out a few years ago said the NFL wanted to move the marquee games to Sunday night since Monday night games were getting lopsided. ABC wouldn't do it because they had some popular shows on then. Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Henchman of Santa posted:Ethan Strauss got dumped in the middle of the playoffs As a TrueHoop listener, Ethan and Calvin Watkins getting dumped really stinks. Also hurts to see Jayson Stark and Jane McManus leave. e: Now Justin Verrier as well. Anals of History fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 19:42
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It's sad that such a huge number of people are losing their jobs.
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Last I recall broadcast networks were paying less to the NFL for better games / coverage. ESPN paid more for worse.
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Harlock posted:Last I recall broadcast networks were paying less to the NFL for better games / coverage. ESPN paid more for worse.
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Vertical Lime posted:How about this one C. Everett Koop posted:Didn't see this one coming These two are really shocking to me. I guess it just goes to show the level of the cuts they're putting in.
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This is going to be just the kick in the pants Russillo needed to move out to Cali and try to latch on with Simmons. Which sucks because he's SO much better than that. I know he's still technically on contract, but there's no way he stays or renews under these circumstances. I'll follow him anywhere though. Consistently the best mind and voice in sports over the past 5 years.
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TNT/NBA TV should go after Russillo. EJ's 60 and his kid's health is declining pretty bad so they'd be wise to have someone ready in the wings. Not sure when Russillo's deal is up though.
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