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ESPN (A bunch of Death-Spiraling maroons)

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cincibuck said:
That's a rather cutting remark.
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"Cavs-Warriors, the greatest rivalry in sports!"

Since when? :lol:

Pretty sure they told us Duke-Carolina basketball was that a few months ago - at least they have a history that goes back further than 2015. It's almost as if they hype the living shit out of whatever they're telecasting at the time, or something.
 
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The best part is their institutional arrogance has blinded them to the fact there is a real demand for a "stadium feed' kind of delivery.

I am convinced there is a significant portion of the football watching population that would pay for an announcer free telecast that just kept you updated on down/distance/score/time remaining.

Give me something different than howler monkeys paid to try be the loudest and piss me off at half time to go with that and I'm down for an extra $10-$15 a month easy. Maybe more.

They've created their own demand but can't/won't see it.

Ironic.
 
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Mike80 said:
Hi we're ESPN and while we've been under attack for our lack (or disrespect) of journalistic integrity for over a decade now, we're going to fix that by laying off most of our actual journalists and keep on personalities instead. That'll fix EVERYTHING!!!
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They are further embracing the E in ESPN. It's not necessarily "wrong" since that is what keeps eyes in sets (other than the actual sporting events-for which they grossly overpaid because no one saw the cord cutting coming). The real problem isn't that they sucked at journalism and people are tired of it, the problem is they paid extravagantly for rights and the younger crew especially is cutting the cord.
 
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Nigel Tufnel said:
They are further embracing the E in ESPN. It's not necessarily "wrong" since that is what keeps eyes in sets (other than the actual sporting events-for which they grossly overpaid because no one saw the cord cutting coming). The real problem isn't that they sucked at journalism and people are tired of it, the problem is they paid extravagantly for rights and the younger crew especially is cutting the cord.
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I know. That was sarcasm....embracing the E in ESPN (having that E NOT be sports they are covering and paying the exorbitant amounts for) is what got them into the mess in the first place....
 
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Nigel Tufnel said:
They are further embracing the E in ESPN. It's not necessarily "wrong" since that is what keeps eyes in sets (other than the actual sporting events-for which they grossly overpaid because no one saw the cord cutting coming). The real problem isn't that they sucked at journalism and people are tired of it, the problem is they paid extravagantly for rights and the younger crew especially is cutting the cord.
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As they slash the payroll and consolidate they'll eventually have to scuttle the extra studios. Having full studio/production facilities in Bristol, New York, Charlotte, and LA is unnecessary.
 
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Mike80 said:
I know. That was sarcasm....embracing the E in ESPN (having that E NOT be sports they are covering and paying the exorbitant amounts for) is what got them into the mess in the first place....
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I don't agree. They are paying too much for the actual sports, not the people. That's the real problem here, they can cut all the staff they want, it's a drop in the bucket compared to what they paid for the actual sports, and there might not be an easy way to recoup that investment if cord cutting rates continue. So yeah, they can make it look like they are making efforts to cut costs, but in the grand scheme, it doesn't help much.
 
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