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Post by Village Aztec on Apr 26, 2017 19:31:37 GMT -8
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Post by laaztec on Apr 26, 2017 19:38:35 GMT -8
Everyone will just get less when the contracts are up for negotiations.
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Post by chris92065 on Apr 26, 2017 20:50:16 GMT -8
Mwc needs to think outside of the box of it wants to stay financially solvent.
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Post by chris92065 on Apr 26, 2017 21:20:30 GMT -8
Is it possible for espn to declare chapter 11 so they can renegotiate these horrible tv deals?
It just seems that you can cut so many employees before bankruptcy becomes the only option.
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Post by laaztec on Apr 26, 2017 21:37:53 GMT -8
Is it possible for espn to declare chapter 11 so they can renegotiate these horrible tv deals? It just seems that you can cut so many employees before bankruptcy becomes the only option. They are owned by Disney. They aren't going bankrupt. |
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Post by chris92065 on Apr 27, 2017 4:16:53 GMT -8
Is it possible for espn to declare chapter 11 so they can renegotiate these horrible tv deals? It just seems that you can cut so many employees before bankruptcy becomes the only option. They are owned by Disney. They aren't going bankrupt. Yes. I get that espn is the parent company but I wonder ihow that would work. |
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Post by hoobs on Apr 27, 2017 5:59:53 GMT -8
They are owned by Disney. They aren't going bankrupt. Yes. I get that espn is the parent company but I wonder ihow that would work. Simple, ESPN cannot declare bankruptcy separate from Disney... until/unless Disney spun off ESPN into a completely separate entity. Which they are VERY unlikely to do. |
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Post by hoobs on Apr 27, 2017 6:31:06 GMT -8
Not surprisingly, SI has some pretty scathing coverage this morning. www.si.com/tech-media/2017/04/26/espn-layoffs-firings-list-detailsThis really is ESPN's 'red wedding' (for you Game of Thrones fans). Pretty damn significant. ESPN will or won't successfully adapt to the new media era and threat(s) from rivals like Fox Sports and cultural shifts in conventional viewership. Easy analysis... this portends a very likely decrease in payout for college conference media deals NEXT time around after current contracts expire. |
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Apr 27, 2017 6:58:15 GMT -8
Sounds like Andy Katz got the axe too! Is there any chance MWC media improves by hiring some of these ESPN employees??
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Post by hoobs on Apr 27, 2017 8:33:43 GMT -8
Sounds like Andy Katz got the axe too! Is there any chance MWC media improves by hiring some of these ESPN employees??  |
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Post by Frantic on Apr 27, 2017 8:45:03 GMT -8
Not surprisingly, SI has some pretty scathing coverage this morning. www.si.com/tech-media/2017/04/26/espn-layoffs-firings-list-detailsThis really is ESPN's 'red wedding' (for you Game of Thrones fans). Pretty damn significant. ESPN will or won't successfully adapt to the new media era and threat(s) from rivals like Fox Sports and cultural shifts in conventional viewership. Easy analysis... this portends a very likely decrease in payout for college conference media deals NEXT time around after current contracts expire. Agree. ESPN is no longer the only game in town. Also, There's an over-saturation of sports, sports networks, and sports shows. College conferences have their own TV networks. The ability to get instant scores from a mobile phone. Complaints about ESPN going political and having a left-leaning bias, e.g., awarding Caitlyn Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage Award; coverage of the Kapernick fiasco; moving a golf tournament away from a club owned by Trump; firing Kurt Shilling; firing Doug Adler; supporting the Women's March on Washington; honoring Obama on MLK Day; studio personalities like Kornheiser, Smith, Blackistone, and Wilbon taking political stances, etc.) |
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Apr 27, 2017 8:58:46 GMT -8
Sounds like Andy Katz got the axe too! Is there any chance MWC media improves by hiring some of these ESPN employees?? Some hacks with microphones working for the MGC! |
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Post by ab on Apr 27, 2017 13:28:54 GMT -8
ESPN has become hard to watch. Way too many debate and talk talk shows. It's like watching AztecMesa. I want to watch sports even if it's replays of big games and big plays.
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Post by aztecking on Apr 27, 2017 18:05:05 GMT -8
Unfortunately they fired a couple writers that have always been friendly towards the Aztecs, Andy Katz and Eammon Brennan.
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Post by Spud on Apr 27, 2017 19:13:56 GMT -8
ESPN has become hard to watch. Way too many debate and talk talk shows. It's like watching AztecMesa. I want to watch sports even if it's replays of big games and big plays. It's astounding how many talk shows there are talking about the SAME OLD STUFF. Mix that $#!+ up espn... |
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Post by tonatiuh on Apr 27, 2017 19:49:11 GMT -8
ESPN has become hard to watch. Way too many debate and talk talk shows. It's like watching AztecMesa. I want to watch sports even if it's replays of big games and big plays. You got my complaint exactly on the nose! Sports use to be just about sports. Not all this extra curricular activities which really hurt everyone involved. All the news with who just got into a bar fight, got caught w/drugs, or arrested for raping some female gets just absolutely boring to me. I don't want to hear about any of that. With all the $$ money ESPN has put out on their sports programming it is no wonder at all that sooner or later they would get to the point where it becomes impossible to maintain that pace. Now they have to cut back, and start being more careful how they spend their money. Will that hurt the P5 conferences? It could, but now you may find them using other commercial enterprises to bring in the bucks they have been used to receiving. This may help other sport cable networks grow by picking up some of these reporters/tech people which they let go, and become stronger competition to ESPN. |
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Post by chris92065 on May 5, 2017 2:26:11 GMT -8
ESPN has become hard to watch. Way too many debate and talk talk shows. It's like watching AztecMesa. I want to watch sports even if it's replays of big games and big plays. You got my complaint exactly on the nose! Sports use to be just about sports. Not all this extra curricular activities which really hurt everyone involved. All the news with who just got into a bar fight, got caught w/drugs, or arrested for raping some female gets just absolutely boring to me. I don't want to hear about any of that. With all the $$ money ESPN has put out on their sports programming it is no wonder at all that sooner or later they would get to the point where it becomes impossible to maintain that pace. Now they have to cut back, and start being more careful how they spend their money. Will that hurt the P5 conferences? It could, but now you may find them using other commercial enterprises to bring in the bucks they have been used to receiving. This may help other sport cable networks grow by picking up some of these reporters/tech people which they let go, and become stronger competition to ESPN. I would actually like to just watch highlights. Might be better if they just repeat the sportscenter over and over instead of the talk show format. |
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Post by chris92065 on May 5, 2017 2:26:57 GMT -8
Not surprisingly, SI has some pretty scathing coverage this morning. www.si.com/tech-media/2017/04/26/espn-layoffs-firings-list-detailsThis really is ESPN's 'red wedding' (for you Game of Thrones fans). Pretty damn significant. ESPN will or won't successfully adapt to the new media era and threat(s) from rivals like Fox Sports and cultural shifts in conventional viewership. Easy analysis... this portends a very likely decrease in payout for college conference media deals NEXT time around after current contracts expire. Agree. ESPN is no longer the only game in town. Also, There's an over-saturation of sports, sports networks, and sports shows. College conferences have their own TV networks. The ability to get instant scores from a mobile phone. Complaints about ESPN going political and having a left-leaning bias, e.g., awarding Caitlyn Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage Award; coverage of the Kapernick fiasco; moving a golf tournament away from a club owned by Trump; firing Kurt Shilling; firing Doug Adler; supporting the Women's March on Washington; honoring Obama on MLK Day; studio personalities like Kornheiser, Smith, Blackistone, and Wilbon taking political stances, etc.) Don't forget the impact of twitter. |
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