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no. these shows have been popular for years. pardon the interruption first aired in 2001. around the horn in 2003. first take in 2007. espn isn't flailing aroun
by querulous 9y ago
no. these shows have been popular for years. pardon the interruption first aired in 2001. around the horn in 2003. first take in 2007. espn isn't flailing around looking for a new business model, it's following the money
espn's problems are overpaying for content (live sports), paying a huge number of employees who barely move the needle in the twitter age (all of their reporters, basically) and the rise of alternatives to cable like netflix, amazon prime, hulu and bamtech
- ubernostrum 9y agoAlso: the sports themselves starting to get savvy. MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL all have their own television networks, and MLB is setting a strong example of how to do a streaming sports service right. In fact, ESPN has announced they'll start airing one of the MLB network's daily shows and massively scaling back their own daily baseball show (which will now only air once a week). Add in rumors that the NFL influences its schedule to give ESPN less-desirable games for Monday Night Football, and the NBA strongly favoring TNT/TBS, and what's left? They can't run Sportscenter 24 hours a day.
- Steko 9y agoOverpaying for content is such a huge part of the problem and I'm surprised there are so few comments here that even mention it. This 2 year old graphic[1] from the last set of layoffs is telling: http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5627cd349dd7cc10008c39b6-960/01.png http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5627cd349dd7cc10008... Basically ESPN's executives shit the bed over and over for a number of years and the rank and file workers are the ones that end up paying for their mistakes. [1] From http://www.businessinsider.com/espn-mistakes-led-to-layoffs-2015-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/espn-mistakes-led-to-layoffs-...