Say Goodbye to those ESPN Personalities Ya'll Love So Much: Official ESPN Layoffs Thread

[Morethan1]

It's incredible how Disney has manage to ruin ESPN.


If am Viceland, I'm giving Jemele and Michael Smith a show if they get canned.

The content they would create over there would be insane

 

[bl2k8]

They not gettin rid of Jemele, the backlash from the liberal left would be extreme

I don’t think they care at this point.

 

[DynamoEAR]

It's incredible how Disney has manage to ruin ESPN.


If am Viceland, I'm giving Jemele and Michael Smith a show if they get canned.

And this mofo Bob Iger is thinking about challenging for the Democrat nomination.

 

[Robert California]

ESPN tries to cover too many demographics to appease their audience

They focused more on content and that stupid "embrace debate format" instead of investing in talent

Too many ancillary, wannabe journalists

 

[Easy-E]

Got damn.

Putting every radio show and show as a podcast has to effect ratings too.

 

[mozichrome]

Just keep Around the Horn and PTI the same rotating guests

Everyone else idk

 

[Dreamchaser]

I think jemel is gone and russilo

Ain't happening they just gave her a new contract last year. Doesn't make much business sense.

 

[Morethan1]

Ain't happening they just gave her a new contract last year. Doesn't make much business sense.

Didn't Danny kanell sign a new deal then get fired?

 

[David_TheMan]

ESPNBy Alex Putterman on 10/26/2017
Six months after laying off about 100 front-facing employees in an unprecedented purge, ESPN could be headed for yet another ugly round of cuts, according to Sporting News’ Mike McCarthy.

McCarthy reports that the layoffs could come before the end of the year and will affect employees both in front of and behind the camera.

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The next round of cutbacks could come down in late November or early December, with 40-60 positions potentially being impacted, according to sources. The layoffs could hit both on-air TV/radio talent and behind-the-scenes production staffers.

“This time it won’t matter if you’re ‘liked’ or not. It’s not going to be pretty,” one source warned.

Another source expects the flagship “SportsCenter” franchise to lose people in front of and behind the camera. “I see (ESPN) going down a path where they have less staff — and hire more production companies to provide programs and fill air time.”



The latest

• More ESPN layoffs are reportedly in the works
• Keith Hernandez lost his phone in the Dodger Stadium outfield, and Fox sent a search party to find it
• Dana White suggests next UFC broadcast deal may include outside streaming partner, talks ESPN decline
• Philadelphia’s Fox 29 lost World Series announcers for five minutes, missed game action

At this point, it’s probably best to view this report with caution, considering we don’t know who leaked the news or why. Presumably only a handful of top executives in Bristol would be privy to these kinds of plans, and it’s hard to figure why they would warn the world so far in advance.


Still, the prospect of more layoffs at ESPN is somewhat terrifying for an industry reeling from layoffs at — deep breath — Bleacher Report, SI, Yahoo, Fox Sports, Vocativ, MTV, Mic, Vice and FanRag. For ESPN to let go of so many employees, then bring in a crew of new personalities, from Adrian Wojnarowski to Katie Nolan, and then let go of more employees would seem especially brutal.

ESPN, like most cable networks, has struggled with a diminished subscriber base that results largely from cord-cutting. Saddled with expensive rights deals and seven-figure commitments to TV personalities, the network is no longer thriving financially the way it has for most of its history. April’s round of layoffs showed that no one is safe at ESPN anymore, and the Sporting News’ report Thursday ensures that everyone in Bristol will be holding their breath for the foreseeable future.

Disney execs probably leaking it, Disney is trying to spin off broadcast and ESPN from what I hear.

 

[dh86]

Espn is about to put Michael Smith in a tough position. If they get rid of Jemele Hill Michael will have to decide between his family and Jemele.

1)Stay at ESPN and take that check for your wife and three kids ( plus he’ll be miserable).

Or

2) Go with Jemele and take less money for the family and possible relocation. Fox sports the only alternative is in Los Angeles.

Realistically how long would a SC6 hosted by Michael Smith solo last? Better to be ahead of that curve

 

[Killah Ray]

Michael Smith seems like one who could bounce back easy with some sort of online presence...

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Damn. Couldn't wait until the new year for this

 

[se1f_made]

They not gettin rid of Jemele, the backlash from the liberal left would be extreme

Consider the suspension their due dillegence against a lawsuit, no way they would suspend her unless they already wanted her gone

 

[Sauce Dab]

Its just how he is bro. He says shyt like if he gets fired he will be fine

If I get fired I'll go back to writing
He has that I'm against the machine attitude yet work's for the machine

Said he had to choose which side to be in when hill got suspended.

A bunch of shyt

He doesn't realize he got a whole team depending on him

Sorry for the vent

He will be fine tho. A lot of people call him the best sports writer out there. He just doesn't do it anymore because of the show

 

[Donald Trumps Twitter]

Time to put in the app