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ESPN will lay off more than 100 staffers after Thanksgiving: Report
CNBC ^ | 11/9/2017 | Michelle Castillo

Posted on 11/09/2017 1:20:14 PM PST by BradtotheBone

Another round of layoffs are hitting ESPN, according to a Sports Illustrated report.

Sources told Sports Illustrated ESPN plans to layoff more than 100 staffers after the Thanksgiving holidays, with SportsCenter in particular expected to lose jobs. ESPN did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.

The company has gone through several rounds of layoffs over the past few years. In April, it let 100 people go, including about 10 percent of ESPN's more front-facing employees including on-air talent and writers.

ESPN is going through changes as more people move away from cable and towards stand-alone streaming services. The company is preparing to launch an "add-on" digital service which will let people watch content on their mobile devices, CEO Bob Iger told CNBC in October. There will also be an additional product which will give viewers access to more than 10,000 live sporting events.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: espn; schadenfreude
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To: grania

Great post!


41 posted on 11/09/2017 2:30:28 PM PST by frogjerk (We are conservatives. Not libertarians, not "fiscal conservatives", not moderates)
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To: frogjerk

Thank you. <^..^>


42 posted on 11/09/2017 2:32:01 PM PST by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: TigerClaws

“Leftists HATE football.”

I don’t know where you got that idea,but I am surrounded by leftists who LOVE football,both pro and college.

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43 posted on 11/09/2017 2:34:38 PM PST by Mears
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To: BradtotheBone

I’m not a fan of ESPN.


44 posted on 11/09/2017 2:35:55 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Chad N. Freud

He knocked it out of the park with that touchdown of a three-pointer comment! GOAAAAAAAAAL!


45 posted on 11/09/2017 2:39:46 PM PST by Rastus
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To: A_Former_Democrat

“Joey Galloway”

Really? The few times I’ve seen him, he was acting like he had his head screwed on properly.

What did I miss?


46 posted on 11/09/2017 2:40:40 PM PST by MplsSteve
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To: BenLurkin

Nicely phrased!


47 posted on 11/09/2017 3:09:45 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: BradtotheBone

We have a new over-the-air sports channel called, The Stadium. So far, so good, just sports reporting without all the social justice commie stuff.

We cut cable long ago when it was getting ridiculously high. I hear it’s worse now. I guess the cable company’s answer to losing more and more subscribers to their ridiculous prices and other, is to continue raise prices for those they have lost.

The CEO’s and BOD’s have to look like “geniuses” by making sure they can show their investors short-term profits by continuing to mask their failures with the raising of prices. Meanwhile, all this does in reality is hurt the brand long-term. Wall Street is way too infected with this kind of thinking these days and why I stay away from it.

CGato


48 posted on 11/09/2017 3:15:59 PM PST by Conservative Gato (There are NOW 4 kind of LIES; Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and the Media.)
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To: BradtotheBone

Hardee har har!!


49 posted on 11/09/2017 3:16:45 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves."a)
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To: BradtotheBone

Soooo mean and cold. Right before Christmas??? Scrooges all!!!


50 posted on 11/09/2017 3:50:41 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: MplsSteve

Way over exposed. Terrible TV voice and presence


51 posted on 11/09/2017 4:51:52 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat ("I am SpartaLee" Hey, NFL, why didn't you any of you bold guys hire Kaepernick? #GoodbyeGoodell)
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To: grania
Misdirection -

You're looking over here while the government / statist media complex and the financial system is stealing your money over there.

They're afraid if you actually start paying attention, you'll become very, very angry -

52 posted on 11/09/2017 4:54:26 PM PST by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: BradtotheBone

With their experience, maybe they’ll find jobs in politics, eh?


53 posted on 11/09/2017 6:00:26 PM PST by blam
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