re: Why is ESPN laying off so many people?

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The ESPN ship is sinking and it’s because they ran off Gen X and the boomers.

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I know you know they want 18-49 ratings above all else. That’s what advertisers pay for in sports

Guess who’s turning 50?

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Even if it was 100% free of any kind of politics Sportscenter in 2023 serves no real purpose and has no shot at bringing in numbers no matter how it's presented.

There is no point to waiting 30-60 minutes to see 20 seconds of highlights that might show one play for each team when you can easily get 5-15 minute individual team focused highlight packages on YouTube mirrored to your tv for free.

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Sportscenter needs to look like your local news but for sports… it needs to show highlights, inform the viewer, and put things in context. You can get highlights fed to you for one specific team but who brings you the whole league, all the leagues?