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ESPN To Painfully Lay Off More Employees

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Posted by Raj 2017-10-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 ESPN To Painfully Lay Off More Employees

Is ESPN going to flog them on their way out the door? I might even pay to watch that.

Posted by PBMcL 2017-10-27 00:49|| 2017-10-27 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 You think that is painful, try having to watch them when you want to watch a sporting event... THAT's painful

Ignorant, lefty, commie scum know nothing jackwaggons.

Posted by newc 2017-10-27 01:07|| 2017-10-27 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 At the end of the Sportscenter program they can do a quick montage of TOP TEN LAYOFFS

Posted by Airanddee 2017-10-27 06:29|| 2017-10-27 06:29|| Front Page Top

#4 (which they cannot renegotiate - ed.)

Depends on how Disney set ESPN up. If it's an independent financial agency (LLC), the bankruptcy court could redirect negotiations. At which time, other bidders can come forward. They already Detroitified the network and brand, why not go all the way.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-10-27 07:55|| 2017-10-27 07:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Aussie Rules coming back?

Posted by AlanC 2017-10-27 08:16|| 2017-10-27 08:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Good riddance

Posted by DarthVader 2017-10-27 10:03|| 2017-10-27 10:03|| Front Page Top

#7 That was scary Alan.

Gmta

Posted by Shipman 2017-10-27 10:40|| 2017-10-27 10:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Another source expects the flagship "SportsCenter" franchise to lose people in front of and behind the camera.
Maybe they could show more Sports, even if it is taped Replay, and less Commentary ... ya' think?

Posted by magpie 2017-10-27 10:59|| 2017-10-27 10:59|| Front Page Top

#9 I still think it should revert to its beginnings when ESPN was on the tube for 3 hours.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-10-27 11:27|| 2017-10-27 11:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Re #8:Magpie, that's just crazy talk! How can't they push their SJW agenda if they spend all their time showing sports?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2017-10-27 12:06|| 2017-10-27 12:06|| Front Page Top

#11 As a Texas Aggie, the longhorn network thing has made ESPN loathsome before the SJW stuff. They signed a deal with texas university and tried to hog tie recruiting in with a deal to show high school football as a straw man for allowing representatives to talk to players about the tu program. When the UIL killed that, the only hope of the lhn to make money died with it. The tu folks hold on to the lhn and that prevents the Big-12 from having a conference network.

So seeing how shady the ESPN/tu connection was, I have no doubt the $50 million per year being paid to tu to broadcast two or three games played by a team that has not had a winning record in three years is fun to watch.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of folks.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2017-10-27 12:28|| 2017-10-27 12:28|| Front Page Top

#12 I actually like the conversations about the sports more than the actual games, BUT, that's when they talk about the sports not all the PC SJW BS in and around sports.

SMA any one else remember Allie Sherman's show?

Posted by AlanC 2017-10-27 14:32|| 2017-10-27 14:32|| Front Page Top

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