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Sports Business Journal: ESPN Insiders Worried That the Network Isn’t ‘Serving Sports Fans’
ESPN ^ | September 19, 2017 | Warren Todd Huston

Posted on 09/19/2017 10:10:18 AM PDT by C19fan

After a series of high-profile missteps, ESPN insiders are worried that the network’s mission of “serving sports fans,” is becoming hard to believe. Over the last few weeks, three incidents befell ESPN that sent network executives scrambling to recover from the public relations embarrassments which caused so much “angst” inside the cable sports network, according to Sports Business Journal.

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TOPICS: Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: espn
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Cue Captain Obvious.
1 posted on 09/19/2017 10:10:18 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

If they hire me and pay me millions of dollars I will explain it to them.


2 posted on 09/19/2017 10:11:39 AM PDT by JusPasenThru (America has two types of fascists: fascists and antifascists.)
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/eyeroll

The poobahs at ESPN are too busy taking a knee.


3 posted on 09/19/2017 10:13:38 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)
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I started to notice how bad they had become when one of the sportscasters did an unsolicited major anti-gun rant. Was it Bob Costas? That was years ago, but since then, they’ve only picked up the pace, with sympathy to BLM/Kaepernick.


4 posted on 09/19/2017 10:15:11 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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Pregame shows on all channels have little real news.

NFL Network and NHL networks are better than most but they specialize their coverage.

It’s all goofball antics and on ESPN leftist politics too.

SportCenter hasn’t been watchable for years.


5 posted on 09/19/2017 10:16:55 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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In related news, MTV insiders are worried that the network “Isn’t ‘Serving Music Fans’”. /sarc


6 posted on 09/19/2017 10:18:34 AM PDT by LostPassword
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LOL

I cannot imagine any of the Rangers sitting during the National Anthem.

Different sport, family based........


7 posted on 09/19/2017 10:24:29 AM PDT by Uversabound (Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
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ESPN Insiders Worried That the Network Isn’t ‘Serving Sports Fans’

How observant of them, no wonder Disney Corp pays them so much. It's like and kind to calling the fire dept after your house is totally engulfed in flames with no chance to save it.

8 posted on 09/19/2017 10:32:36 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: Pearls Before Swine

That means they are going to have to get their Racially Aggrieved Social Justice Warriors under control, just like any other employee.

It will never happen.


9 posted on 09/19/2017 10:32:48 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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It’s not supposed to be doing sports, but interjecting the Commie world government totalitarian agenda and propaganda. Their masters don’t give a damn if they make money or not. Money is not their objective...once they take down America, they’ll have everything.


10 posted on 09/19/2017 10:33:13 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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The Canadians, Russians, Swedes, Finns and Czechs who play in the NHL always stand respectfully for our anthem.


11 posted on 09/19/2017 10:33:44 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: C19fan
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12 posted on 09/19/2017 10:36:05 AM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Uversabound
I cannot imagine any of the Rangers sitting during the National Anthem.

If Vancouver takes a knee, it's because they can't skate...

13 posted on 09/19/2017 10:37:21 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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Whoever is calling the shots at ESPN knows exactly what they are doing. They probably think they are being especially courageous for taking a hit in viewership due to “standing up for what is right”.


14 posted on 09/19/2017 10:41:10 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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The NFL/ESPN have decided to serve those who sign the backs of paychecks (players) as opposed to those who sign the front of them (the fans).
I can’t wait til they have successfully pizzed off every middle-aged white male in the country to the point that NASCAR and Golf are the only sports they support.


15 posted on 09/19/2017 10:50:31 AM PDT by Maverick68
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Sports Business Journal: ESPN Insiders Worried That the Network Isn’t ‘Serving Sports Fans’

Rumors say ESPN’s target demogrsphic is ANTIFA.

16 posted on 09/19/2017 10:52:41 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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Obviously, they are not worried enough to fix the problem.


17 posted on 09/19/2017 11:00:55 AM PDT by RatRipper (Unindicted co-conspirators: the Mainstream Media and the Democratic Party)
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They are busy catering to a demographic who will never consume their product. Let’s see how that works out for them.


18 posted on 09/19/2017 11:02:54 AM PDT by yuleeyahoo (Those are my principles, and if you do not like them...well I have others. - Groucho Marx)
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Whoever is calling the shots at ESPN knows exactly what they are doing

Exactly. This hand-wringing is so blatantly phony.

19 posted on 09/19/2017 11:05:08 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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If they care it must mean their jobs are on the line.


20 posted on 09/19/2017 11:23:18 AM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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