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Stephen A Smith says more layoffs are coming to ESPN
Posted on 3/20/23 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 3/20/23 at 2:56 pm
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As part of a corporate restructuring, parent Disney is slashing 7,000 jobs and $5.5 billion in costs. The layoffs could amount to 3% of Disney’s global workforce.
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Stephen A. Smith alluded to the network’s precarious situation on his “K[no]w Mercy” podcast. “Have you all been paying attention to the business landscape? Disney itself announced that over 7,000 employees are going to be let go,” Smith said. “ESPN is under the Disney umbrella. They’re going to have cuts coming. “Hell, for all I know, I might be one of them. Now, I doubt that. But it’s possible. No one knows.”
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ESPN’s footprint has been reduced to less than 75 million U.S. homes from 100 million in 2011, and the network has suffered several layoffs over the last decade.
quote:Shocker of the century. I do wonder which CFB personalities they will get rid of.
“I don’t think it will be as bad as 2017. But it might be bad,” said one source.
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Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:04 pm to red sox fan 13
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“Hell, for all I know, I might be one of them.
One can hope.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:06 pm to red sox fan 13
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I do wonder which CFB personalities they will get rid of.
I would say I'd be pulling for Rinaldi to get the axe, but thankfully that Debbie Downer took his "let's ruin college football Saturday mornings for everyone" schtick to another network.
This post was edited on 3/20/23 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:07 pm to Mo Jeaux
At what point should Disney and ESPN get smart enough to change their business model?
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:11 pm to red sox fan 13
How many white employees do they have on staff to get rid of?
This post was edited on 3/20/23 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:12 pm to bamameister
For you younger folks, I really wish you could go back in time to see how much of an event Sporstscenter was daily and how unencumbered by talking heads the network was.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:14 pm to Michael T. Tiger
Didn't Sportscenter just re-air all morning back in the 90s?
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:15 pm to Michael T. Tiger
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For you younger folks, I really wish you could go back in time to see how much of an event Sporstscenter was daily and how unencumbered by talking heads the network was.
Sportscenter was part of the daily routine of pretty much every guy I knew, as well as any female that like sports. No politics, just sports. It was great.
I miss the days when politics didn't infect and ruin everything.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:18 pm to red sox fan 13
with cable subscriptions dropping every day, the math just ain't there for espn.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:18 pm to red sox fan 13
I used to watch SportsCenter daily. Haven’t watched anything on espn besides games in about a decade.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:21 pm to red sox fan 13
Learn to code frickers
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:23 pm to red sox fan 13
Probably in bad taste that ESPN's highest-paid employee is the one saying this.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:32 pm to red sox fan 13
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ESPN’s footprint has been reduced to less than 75 million U.S. homes from 100 million in 2011
People tune in to ESPN for sports. Not for political commentary, not for news on Transgender athletes, not to hear how racist the U.S. is.
Some ignore it and some change the fricking channel. ESPN = slow learner.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:32 pm to Broski
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Probably in bad taste that ESPN's highest-paid employee is the one saying this.
With that bloated intumescent salary, for him have the gall, the pomposity to bloviate on such subject matter is an affront to ESPN employees all over the world.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:36 pm to tigerpimpbot
quote:I concur, for him to elocute that into the public sphere is absolutely blasphemous
With that bloated intumescent salary, for him have the gall, the pomposity to bloviate on such subject matter is an affront to ESPN employees all over the world.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:41 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
Sports center back in the day was awesome. Now I never watch it.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:48 pm to Ancient Astronaut
You missed out baw
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:57 pm to red sox fan 13
There’s a real lack of creativity that’s killing ESPN right now. First Take is hot takes. Get Up is hot takes. Around the Horn, PTI, it’s all the same.
They have a show that’s just called Keyshawn, JWill and Max. If you’re a casual sports fan looking for something to watch why the hell would you ever click on that? Who the frick are they?
They have a show that’s just called Keyshawn, JWill and Max. If you’re a casual sports fan looking for something to watch why the hell would you ever click on that? Who the frick are they?
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:58 pm to Ancient Astronaut
Nobody needs sports center in this day and time. Been getting sports highlights and updates on my phone for over 20 years. Also, unless you are a college fottbal/basketball fan, no need to watch ESPN. Well, maybe if you like corn hole or slam ball.
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