ESPN Cutting 350 Employees
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I don't imagine they will be getting rid of the attractive talent...also not the climate to be firing women...so sleep easy the pretty girls are safe for now...
However, we all know this is natural in the big business world...I'm sure Disney has told them to start saving some salary, but cut backs and changes would have had to happen eventually...
the talent will move on to other jobs before they suffer the humiliation of being "let go"...but by in large it will be technicians, camera crew, security, janitors, cafeteria workers, payroll accountants, marketing people, etc...
they should cut
- about 3 or 4 of the daily talk shows that just repeat the same things over and over
-not everyone needs their own radio show...
-their bias...they have their favorites and it's becoming increasingly noticeable...they need to nip that in the bud...
-at least a few of the big personalities...having a couple is alright and necessary, but you don't need one on every show...
- Poker coverage...that shit is just boring...
- Tuesday night football games between Pooper U and Booger St...in fact, any insignificant games between small programs from lower conferences and divisions...
- All things soccer...unless its world cup...
-Tennis really isn't all that exciting either...unless its a championship match in a major and big names are involved...
-I don't know that ESPN3, and ESPNU are necessary expenses...incorporate the best from those two into the regular schedule/cycle of ESPN and ESPN2...
-All the tear jerkers they play...a lot of times it's saturday and sunday mornings, but increasingly they've crept into regular SC and news cycles...
look the story about the kid who got hit by a bus, bit by a rattle snake, and survived cancer all on his way to soccer practice and then while recovering in the hospital he found out his dog died, is sad and i hate that terrible things happen to innocent people especially kids...but i don't care if JJ Watt showed up and gave him a ball, that kind of stuff is for Oprah, 60 minutes, and Good Morning America...after a long hard week I want to watch sports and not have to get worked up about anything...
ESPN became what it is for one reason...it was just sports...people could escape the perpetually sad and destructive regular news...
an OTL special on something outside the realm of scores and highlights is tolerable, but that type of stuff doesn't need to be creeping into regular Sports Center, College Game Day, etc...
Now they've gotten really big and have spread themselves over too many areas...kind of like Sears...they're trying to be too many different things and forgetting what their bread and butter is...
However, we all know this is natural in the big business world...I'm sure Disney has told them to start saving some salary, but cut backs and changes would have had to happen eventually...
the talent will move on to other jobs before they suffer the humiliation of being "let go"...but by in large it will be technicians, camera crew, security, janitors, cafeteria workers, payroll accountants, marketing people, etc...
they should cut
- about 3 or 4 of the daily talk shows that just repeat the same things over and over
-not everyone needs their own radio show...
-their bias...they have their favorites and it's becoming increasingly noticeable...they need to nip that in the bud...
-at least a few of the big personalities...having a couple is alright and necessary, but you don't need one on every show...
- Poker coverage...that shit is just boring...
- Tuesday night football games between Pooper U and Booger St...in fact, any insignificant games between small programs from lower conferences and divisions...
- All things soccer...unless its world cup...
-Tennis really isn't all that exciting either...unless its a championship match in a major and big names are involved...
-I don't know that ESPN3, and ESPNU are necessary expenses...incorporate the best from those two into the regular schedule/cycle of ESPN and ESPN2...
-All the tear jerkers they play...a lot of times it's saturday and sunday mornings, but increasingly they've crept into regular SC and news cycles...
look the story about the kid who got hit by a bus, bit by a rattle snake, and survived cancer all on his way to soccer practice and then while recovering in the hospital he found out his dog died, is sad and i hate that terrible things happen to innocent people especially kids...but i don't care if JJ Watt showed up and gave him a ball, that kind of stuff is for Oprah, 60 minutes, and Good Morning America...after a long hard week I want to watch sports and not have to get worked up about anything...
ESPN became what it is for one reason...it was just sports...people could escape the perpetually sad and destructive regular news...
an OTL special on something outside the realm of scores and highlights is tolerable, but that type of stuff doesn't need to be creeping into regular Sports Center, College Game Day, etc...
Now they've gotten really big and have spread themselves over too many areas...kind of like Sears...they're trying to be too many different things and forgetting what their bread and butter is...
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I like to think that I had a small part in this cost cutting move by cancelling my cable TV. Okay, I know it isn't much but it does add up.
Most on air talent aren't employees, they are independent contractors who if cut wouldn't count as employees being cut.
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Why ESPN is laying off hundreds of people http://www.businessinsider.com/espn-layoffs-2015-10… pic.twitter.com/RsrmGc5mgj
Why ESPN is laying off hundreds of people http://www.businessinsider.com/espn-layoffs-2015-10… pic.twitter.com/RsrmGc5mgj
Thank you! I could not have said this better myself! Summed it all up in a nutshell.
After some research it was uncovered that all these employees were graduates of the AFAM program at UNC. Time to clean house...
Read and enjoy. They are the leader of the pack.
http://www.mintpressnews.com/pants-...-60-of-fox-news-facts-are-really-lies/205563/
Roku, Google Chromecast, or some other streaming device, IF you have reliable high-speed internet. Roku goes for as cheap as $50 (one time payment), then you can get Sling TV for $20 a month. That includes ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, and about 15 more channels. You can even get HBO now for an additional $15.
There has to be a variant of Godwin's Law that deals with the use of the term idiot in Internet discussions.
It's not "idiotic" to find political slants on sports stations. Curt Schilling, the runners up in the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, and Chris Broussard would disagree with you. You'll find politics inserted there just like you will in every other area of life.
That being said, political slant is not why ESPN is having to lay off employees.
They fired everyone except their Duke/UNC and Yankees/Red Sox experts. Oh, and the NFL guys, too.
This this this. They hired that nutjob Keith olbermann for Christ sakes. Not to mention them salivating over people like Michael Sam and giving an award to Bruce Jenner. ESPN is Msnbc-lite
Espn and Msnbc, two of the finest Socialist organizations in the world. Could they both be gone!
Yep this is what I do too. I pay 31.00 bucks for all the espn's and such on Sling tv. Sling TV is really all you need man. Its got all the channels that matter really.
This. Cable customers is how they make money. People going to streaming TV is killing them and others.
Yep this is what I do too. I pay 31.00 bucks for all the espn's and such on Sling tv. Sling TV is really all you need man. Its got all the channels that matter really.
It's just a matter of time before I make the switch. You and everybody I know that has it give it two thumbs up.
It's just a matter of time before I make the switch. You and everybody I know that has it give it two thumbs up.
If they do, I will employ here here in Lexington.Do NOT fire this one!!!!!!
I'm not a business owner, per se, but I could find something for her nonetheless.
This is 100% about cord cutters and uncertainly about how the shift in content distribution plays out over next decade.
ESPN owns all the content (including just about everything UK athletics related ... UK is essentially on-air talent for Disney now). They'll get theirs, just a lot has to shake out as they traditional cable model begins to break up.
This. All the other explanations are either drops in the bucket or BS, with the notable exception of rising rights fees.
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