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ESPN lays off Ed Werder day before the NFL draft
And that's just the beginning of the bloodbath. Up to 100 ESPNers are expected to be axed, including a lot of on-air folks. So consider this the ESPN Layoffs Megathread to track all the victims.
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05-31-2017, 12:10 PM | #271 |
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Some of them have contracts, so they can't be canned. Besides, don't tell me you don't like seeing Steven A Smith staring you down, and screaming at you about Phil Jackson
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05-31-2017, 12:50 PM | #272 |
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Nope.
ESPN's "problem" is that they're paying $1.52 billion dollars per year for the rights to air Monday Night Football until 2021. Viewership is down due to cord cutting and ESPN's outrageous cable and satellite rights fees, which has dramatically reduced the money spent by advertisers, their major source of income. ESPN is slated to release a stand alone app that can be purchased separately from a cable or satellite provider in hopes that they can close the gap. But with all of the changes to their programming, reporters and hosts, it appears they're trying to appeal to younger viewers and not their formerly built in audience. I doubt it works but time will tell. On a side note, 2021 will be a very interesting in terms of new TV deals and the CBA. Unless another outlet (say Amazon, Netflix or Hulu) jump into the negotiations, it's quite possible that we see a reduction in Right's Fees, which will in turn negatively affect the NFL Salary Cap and contracts. |
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05-31-2017, 12:52 PM | #273 |
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Having a contract is apropos of nothing.
Some of the people that have been fired have decided to settle so that they can continue with their careers. Others have not, which means they'll be paid congruent with their contracts but it's extremely likely that they'll be allowed to appear on television with another network. |
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05-31-2017, 02:34 PM | #274 | |
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05-31-2017, 03:19 PM | #275 | |
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05-31-2017, 03:24 PM | #276 |
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The death spiral that ESPN is in is that the content they need to keep/attract viewers... i.e. live sports... costs massive amounts of $$$, in part due to ESPN helping to drive up the cost of rights fees by overpaying for various broadcast rights during the past 10-15 years, thinking that they would always have a wealth of cable/satellite subscriber fees to fall back on.
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05-31-2017, 03:40 PM | #277 |
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That number is incorrect. Furthermore, ESPN has been losing more than 500,000 subscribers, per month, for more than a year and have lost more than 20 million subscribers since 2011, when they negotiated the NFL MNF deal.
It's the biggest Rights Fees package in all of television and it's on a cable only network. |
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05-31-2017, 03:47 PM | #278 | |
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In 2011, ESPN peaked when they topped 100 million subscribers. However, in the six years since then, their numbers have steadily fallen, down 12% to just under 88 million in the latest Nielsen estimates, according to Sports TV Ratings. http://www.businessinsider.com/espn-subscribers-2017-3 I pulled my number by calculating 85 million at 7 bucks pers, it's actually 7 and change. I get your point, but the issue goes way beyond the MNF contract. They have a content issue, because besides sporting events, you couldn't pay me to watch that crap. |
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05-31-2017, 04:00 PM | #279 | |
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I've talked to people over there, so I know firsthand.
But if you don't believe me, then read this link: http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn...6-billion.html Quote:
Furthermore, they're paying three times as much for 16 games each year than Fox and CBS are paying to broadcast 14 games per week. Take that $1.5 billion dollar NFL Monday Night Football fee off the top. Then ESPN is in better operating shape. |
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05-31-2017, 04:28 PM | #281 | |
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They have a LIBERAL content issue.
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06-22-2017, 04:57 AM | #284 |
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Fox Hires Ray Lewis to be Analyst
http://www.12up.com/posts/5164924-fo...st?a_aid=41147
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