Posted on 04/26/2017 8:32:45 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
The MSNBC of sports
ESPN used to be the crown jewel in the Disney Corporation’s portfolio. It was thought to be the network cable subscribers couldn’t - and wouldn’t - live without, so it was a perennial cash-cow. Even if the movies, toys, and theme parks underperformed, ESPN could be counted on to generate mountains of Mouse-moolah.
Maybe that’s why Keith Olbermann’s twice-former network thought infusing sports coverage with ever-increasing levels of left-wing political content was a good move. After all, if the ratings are bulletproof, why not let the biased, poorly-informed, political opinions fly?
I would make a guess that this was already talked about six months ago.
Stick to sports and stay out of politics. I only watch games on ESPN now. I never watch any of the other nonsense they have on, including SportsCenter.
Yup, I'll watch the NFL Draft tomorrow night on NFL Network, less hype and politics.
Giving the finger to traditional Americans didn't work for JC Penny or Target - why would these people think it'd work for sports broadcasts? Idiots.
The Masters was on ESPN and that was the only reason I watched it. I did not spend a minute more on that channel than was necessary.
More WINNING!!
MAGA!
A more politically incorrect observation: nearly every show caters to blacks. Most highlight reels, lead-in music, etc. incorporate hip-hop music. Black anchors, guests, former athletes, etc. Black shows. Yes, American athletics are often dominated by blacks, but trying so hard to be an majority-black, hipper than thou network just won’t fly with the average viewer.
Their Board of Directors should be the first to go.
I mostly watch ESPN during college hoops season. I appreciate that they televise most Gonzaga games.
As I don’t watch ESPN, I won’t miss any of them
While it may be true that most sports are “dominated” by black people, the reason these sports become billion dollar industries is because of the patronage of middle-class white men.
ESPN is at every turn doing everything possible to alienate that demographic.
I have never once in my lifetime paid for satellite or cable TV. ESPN is still dead to me. :)
I have a rotating rooftop antenna and a Channelmaster DVR+. That gets me more for free than I could ever watch.
No cost and no commercials is the only way to fly.
The left destroys everything it touches. MTV and now ESPN. And of course Hollywood, which is churning out products you could not pay me to watch.
I read that fast, and I saw “ESPN to fire over 100 employees on air today” and I thought... Hmm, must see tv?? Kind of brutal though.
Poured my heart and soul into ESPN for last 8 years. Moved my wife and 3 kids to CT to go “all in” 5 years ago. Bummed it ended in 3 minutes
I never watch ESPN. I would dump it in a heartbeat if I could, but wife likes her cable too much, so I’m stuck paying for it even though I never watch it.
I am very sorry. Hoping it looks great on your resume and you’ll get picked up quickly. I didn’t mean to make a joke about people getting fired. Sorry.
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