I think when cable sports got turned on...in the beginning, there was little competition. Today, with various options...the ESPN crowd has to fill up ‘talk-space’ and hype people up on something besides sports. Probably a third of the people watching prime-time ESPN shows...are watching to see what people like Jemele Hill is going to outrageously say next. Kinda like going to a wrestling event to watch fake action.
I would agree with you that a sports channel ought to be pure 100-percent sports. I would also imagine that the network worded this suspension in a way that it’s her one and only warning...when she does this again in three or four months...they will just let her go.
I’m still trying to figure out who thought pizzing off the majority of your consumer-base, then doubling down is a great business model.