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TL posted:Nothing against Pam Oliver, but I really could do without sideline reporters in general. I don't really think they bring much to the table, personally. CBS tried phasing them out for their NFL coverage, but I see they're bringing them back. My guess as to why Oliver was demoted was maybe her health issues (re: concussions) were becoming a problem?
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FlamingLiberal posted:His network likes to hire disgraced former ESPN people...he gave Steve Phillips a job after the mess he made at ESPN with the sexual harassment and secret affairs Also look up Dino Costa (former nighttime host on that channel), he wasn't too bright either. So ESPN just said tune in tomorrow to hear Stephen A's response to the backlash, of course they'll do it that way
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Actually, it looks like ESPN will have a hand in Stephen A's satellite radio show, so don't assume he's done with them yet: http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2820730 quote:There have been reports that popular and very outspoken ESPN host Stephen A. Smith would be leaving ESPN Radio to work for SiriusXM. That's not exactly the case. Smith will be getting his own show on SiriusXM, however it will be an extension of ESPN. Smith will continue to be an employee of ESPN and his new national show will be produced by ESPN. The distribution platform will be The Mad Dog Channel on SiriusXM. In addition, Smith's new show on Sirius had nothing to so with the comments he made about the Ray Rice suspension by the NFL. Smith will also continue to appear on ESPN radio and Television shows. Smith's new show is expected to launch some time after Labor Day.
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So if you didn't see it TFF, outside of Buck/Aikman still being the top duo there's a lot of changes in Fox' NFL announcer pairings: http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/exclusive-nfl-on-fox-broadcast-teams-for-this-season.html quote:1) Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
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So Olbermann's show is moving to late afternoons, and they're going to let him return to Sportscenter when needed http://deadspin.com/keith-olbermann...dium=socialflow
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I don't blame her for thinking that way Tomorrow is Tony Reali's last day at PTI before he moves to New York to start contributing to GMA (while continuing to host Around the Horn from there) Here's a tribute they posted (and the YouTube description gives a long farewell letter from Reali) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb4Un0p8eUc
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DJExile posted:whoops That reminds me, the one out of town exception is Milwaukee local stations are allowed to air Packer cable games because of the size of Green Bay.
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MrChips posted:BACKBACKBACKBACKBACKBACKBACKBACK ALL THE WAY OUT TO <nearby town/city> He called ESPN's portion of the US Open until this year
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CaptainYesterday posted:Dish Network is dropping all Comcast Sports Networks. Yes, all of them. I'm not surprised, Dish seems to be in a lot of disputes, especially with sports. They either never carried or eventually dropped all 4 NYC-area sports channels, for example.
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Keeping this thread alive to mention the Rose and Sugar Bowls were the most-watched telecasts in cable history: http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/01/college-football-playoff-semifinals-cables-largest-two-audiences-in-history/
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Jay Carney posted:Stuart Scott passed away today at 49. So young. From his most recent appearances it seemed like it was only a matter of time 
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Deadspin posted the live tributes from ESPN and Rich Eisen: http://deadspin.com/rich-eisen-hann...dium=socialflow
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Eisen pulled off another tribute by doing Colts-Bengals highlights in Stu's style: http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/r...dium=socialflow
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Speaking of Francesa, the second annual Francesacon was yesterday. Yes, it exists http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/mike-francesa-fans-have-a-frantastic-time-at-francesacon-1.9839058 And this time the man himself showed up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBL0kDvKXB0
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CBS, probably encouraged by their share of Thursday night games, might buy into the NFL Network: http://thebiglead.com/2015/02/03/inside-blitz-cbs-inching-closer-to-buying-part-of-nfl-network/
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Rece Davis is replacing Chris Fowler as host of College Gameday. I guess Fowler figured out being on-air for 6 hours every Saturday during the season was too much.korrandark posted:
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if you think Vince Mcmahon gives a poo poo about the health(mental or otherwise) of his "independent contractors".
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A very telling article about how ESPN and Fox are cutting costs due to the still-increasing rights fees to events: http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/exp..._medium=twitter
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DJExile posted:drat Some more perspective: 2015: USA-Japan WWC final: 15.2 2015 NBA Finals game 6: 15.9 2015: NHL SCF gm 6: 5.6 2014 World Series gm 7: 15.2 Stewart Mandel @slmandel To put that Women's World Cup 15.2 overnight rating in perspective, the two College Football Playoff semis got 15.3 & 15.5. And all this doesn't include the Telemundo numbers e: Officially Fox got 25.4 million viewers 
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And then about 8 million more joined in Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch 2h2 hours ago The U.S.-Japan Women's World Cup final peaked at 30.9 million viewers between 8:30-8:45 PM ET. 
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So at this rate does he start his own thing since he's burned bridges with everyone? I could see MSNBC try to hire him back since they're desperate, but, you know. e: quote:ESPN's statement on @keitholbermann:
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A story here on how badly ESPN is bleeding due to chord cutting: http://www.wsj.com/articles/espn-tightens-its-belt-as-pressure-on-it-mounts-1436485852 3.2 million subscribers lost in the past year alone.
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The video http://deadspin.com/floyd-mayweathe...dium=socialflow I would not be surprised if we saw more of this tonight
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Niwrad posted:Is ESPN just dumping all their high priced talent to save money with subscribers cratering? Yeah, it's been brought up a lot recently. Funny how Disney has all that Frozen/Avengers/pending Star Wars revenue and it's still a problem.
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DJExile posted:Cowherd is a product of a by-gone era. He's a shock-jock and nobody has cared about those for at least 10 years now. That reminds me of something I read recently on Grantland about Scott Ferrall and how sports radio is moving away from that: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/scott-ferrall-sports-radio-nhl-new-york-rangers-wfan-stanley-cup-pittsburgh-penguins/
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Makes sense, imo: Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch 3h3 hours ago For what's it's worth: From the insiders I've spoken with over the last 24 hrs, Dan Le Batard is the clubhouse leader for Cowherd's spot.
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NBC signed a 6-year extension to keep US EPL rights: http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/nbc-premier-league-agree-to-six-year-contract-extension.html
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More Fox stuff. Cowherd's radio show will be on FS1 from Noon-3. Francesa gets relegated full-time to FS2, that's gonna sit well with him http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/colin-cowherd-joins-fox-bumping-mike-francesa-simulcast-to-fox-sports-2-1.10732940 Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Aug 12, 2015 |
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Looks like Le Batard is getting Cowherd's old ESPN slot: http://thebiglead.com/2015/08/20/da...campaign=buffer
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This year's CBS NFL pairings: 1. Jim Nantz/Phil Simms//Tracy Wolfson 2. Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//Evan Washburn 3. Greg Gumbel/Trent Green/Jamie Erdahl 4. Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon 5. Spero Dedes/Solomon Wilcots 6. Andrew Catalon/Steve Tasker/Steve Beuerlein 7. Tom McCarthy/Adam Archuleta 8. Brian Anderson/Chris Simms
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davecrazy posted:Mike Francessa simulcast on Fox Sports 1/2 is over. He was pre-empted all the time anyways. I think he said he never wanted to be on CBS Sports Net. I don't know why he didn't move to MSG to begin with, they never have conflicts. edit: Also, since he's out of football again, Tebow's back with the SEC Network: http://www.si.com/college-football/2015/09/09/tim-tebow-sec-nation-sec-network-espn Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Sep 9, 2015 |
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ESPN Radio found someone to fill Le Batard's old slot: Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch 20 minutes ago Sources tell @SInow that @bomani_jones will be getting the 4-7 p.m. ET spot on ESPN Radio. Look for the official news soon.
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Looks like more ESPN layoffs are coming: http://thebiglead.com/2015/09/21/layoffs-are-coming-to-espn/
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Crazy Ted posted:Another one of early ESPN's selling points: they'd shrink the screen a bit and put a score crawler at the bottom of at :28 and :58 after the hour. When Fox started airing football, they did that with the time in real-time. I thought it was the most mind-blowing poo poo ever back then
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It's funny, FS1 touted itself as being the alternate to ESPN's obsession with Tebow, then they hire an executive who played a big role in that. Speaking of which, now FS1 is looking for more opinion-based shows: http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2015/09/30/Media/Americas-Pregame-FS1.aspx
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The whole interview is here: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/14/mike-francesa-bill-simmons-hbo/ I'm not surprised Simmons wants to do a Mike and the Mad Dog 30 for 30. He even did a live blog once: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060512 e: Simmons found out he was fired via twitter Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Oct 14, 2015 |
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Some 300-350 ESPN people are being laid off starting today. Here's their spin: http://espnmediazone.com/us/174517-2/
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