ESPN To Cut About 100 Employees; Layoffs To Be Made Public Today

[Spike]

ESPN will lay off around 100 of its on-air and online anchors, reporters and analysts today, sources tell THE DAILY. So far, no specific names have been confirmed; they are expected to start becoming public this morning. ESPN is not announcing officially who is getting let go. Most of the people who are being laid off are not based in Bristol, which means much of the talent will learn their fate via a phone call.

Rumors of the job cuts have been swirling for months. With a declining subscriber base (ESPN has lost more than 1 million subs since January, according to Nielsen) and increased rights fees (ESPN’s new multi-billion dollar deal for the NBA started last fall), ESPN needed to make budget cuts. A year and a half ago, ESPN laid off around 300 employees for many of the same reasons. Back then, the names were not well known to most of ESPN viewers. Today’s cuts will include names that viewers know well.

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2017/04/26/ESPN-cuts.aspx

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Non-stop NBA coverage became too expensive?

 

[Spike]

The axe falleth


Longtime NFL reporter Ed Werder laid off by ESPN

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/04/26/longtime-nfl-reporter-ed-werder-laid-off-by-espn/

 

[Buster]

Ed wasn't obnoxious enough to work there any longer. Seriously, who watches ESPN anymore unless there is actually a game on?

 

[Spike]

Running list of cuts

http://deadspin.com/a-running-list-of-espn-layoffs-1794664091


NHL Columnist Pierre LeBrun

NHL Columnist Scott Burnside

 

[thesteelcity]

Ed wasn't obnoxious enough to work there any longer. Seriously, who watches ESPN anymore unless there is actually a game on?

for real, with the internet, ESPN is not on my radar for news unless a game is on and even then, that's few and far between for me.

 

[hook]

for real, with the internet, ESPN is not on my radar for news unless a game is on and even then, that's few and far between for me.

ESPN's web site sucks too.

 

[Stryker]

ESPN's web site sucks too.

It's always sucked. It's like the first paysite ever, and their ESPN insider sucks balls. In it's infancy, it just used to link Steeler articles to the Trib and Post Gazette, which is when I got those websites by reading the code. Screw those guys!

 

[black and gold apex]

They could lay off that many more and their shows would still be bad.

 

[SouthernSteelerfan]

Theyre turning political, wrong direction for a Sports net. SMH. Im not going to watch this year

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[Steeltime]

Yet Jemele Hill, a talentless hack racist, still has a job.

**** Entirely Sox & Patriots News

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Theyre turning political, wrong direction for a Sports net. SMH. Im not going to watch this year.

ESPN doesn't have to give a crap about their ratings since they still get paid from the cable and satellite companies anyway because they come as part of the package. As per ownership's wishes they will hammer you with Libtardism until they make your mind right.

 

[hamster]

ESPN doesn't have to give a crap about their ratings since they still get paid from the cable and satellite companies anyway because they come as part of the package. As per ownership's wishes they will hammer you with Libtardism until they make your mind right.

Although true about cable paying the bills, they will lose ad revenue, and lose out renegotiation time. Next time I renegotiate my cable bill, I will tell them I don't want my money going to ESPN, and reduce my bill accordingly.

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[FordFairLane]

They are very progressive... and as such will not be in business come this time next year. #NotMyPresident LMFAO

 

[JMM]

Although true about cable paying the bills, they will lose ad revenue, and lose out renegotiation time. Next time I renegotiate my cable bill, I will tell them I don't want my money going to ESPN, and reduce my bill accordingly.

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We stayed in a vacation rental house about a year ago and they had all the cable channels except ESPN. We didn't miss it but I thought it was interesting at the time. Guess the owner of the house also doesn't care much for their programming.

 

[SCSteeler4life]

And the more they talk politics the more I'll turn it off


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[FordFairLane]

I honestly got the fire stick and had it jail broken. I got so sick of Hollywood telling me how bad making money is and the NFL, ESPN, ABC etc being so political I decided to stick it to them. For $80 got one that is jail broke and I watch free movies, free NFL, free MLB, free everything. Hey, they think money is bad so don't be pissy when you aren't making any!