ESPN Firing 150 People Today

Acebb

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Merry Christmas!

Today we are informing approximately 150 people at ESPN that their jobs are being eliminated.

We appreciate their contributions, and will assist them as much as possible in this difficult moment with severance, a 2017 bonus, the continuation of health benefits and outplacement services. They will also appreciate your support.

The majority of the jobs eliminated are in studio production, digital content, and technology and they generally reflect decisions to do less in certain instances and re-direct resources.

 

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liberalism failing like always

 

festeringZit

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Fuck ESPN.

They should have stuck to sports.

 

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festeringZit said:

Fuck ESPN.

They should have stuck to sports.

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Exactly... we watch sports for entertainment, and to take a break from everyday things going on in the world. But, when its a non-stop one way street of political leanings forced upon viewers watching, its time to change the channel

 

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Trump wins again.

 

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1st person called to HR today should be jemele hill....

 

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rolltide said:

1st person called to HR today should be jemele hill....

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I am sure they will go out of their way to retain any privileged minorities and mainly just release the lowly whites.

 

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maybe we can start getting the original ESPN back

 

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Did you guys hear yesterday Britt McHenry is being prevented from appearing on Clay Travis' show until her contract expires?

Remember, they layed her off some time ago.

 

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Enfuego said:

Did you guys hear yesterday Britt McHenry is being prevented from appearing on Clay Travis' show until her contract expires?

Remember, they layed her off some time ago.

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I believe she is still getting paid by ESPN

 

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Some multi billionaire needs to start their own sports channel.......2 channels, one will have what ESPN stood for years ago, & add all talk of sports betting in all sports, & have pro cappers cap games on TV. Now that legal sports betting is coming to the east coast, this would be a very popular channel.

The second channel would be a 24/7 poker channel, having live poker games, tourneys, etc.......& older taped poker tourneys, etc. Poker in the next several years will become huge, it will triple the players of what we had before the DOJ came along & closed all the sites in 2011. By next year, 4 states will be connected to play online poker.

ESPN is further alienating the fans of sports, & you can see it every day by stories like the one above......if some billionaire would start their own sports channels & stick to sports, it would destroy ESPN.

 

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PoundFoolish said:

I believe she is still getting paid by ESPN

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And? There are other employees being paid by ESPN that are now working elsewhere? They just don't want her appearing on his show. It's petty.

 

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The Computer Group said:

Some multi billionaire needs to start their own sports channel.......2 channels, one will have what ESPN stood for years ago, & add all talk of sports betting in all sports, & have pro cappers cap games on TV. Now that legal sports betting is coming to the east coast, this would be a very popular channel.

The second channel would be a 24/7 poker channel, having live poker games, tourneys, etc.......& older taped poker tourneys, etc. Poker in the next several years will become huge, it will triple the players of what we had before the DOJ came along & closed all the sites in 2011. By next year, 4 states will be connected to play online poker.

ESPN is further alienating the fans of sports, & you can see it every day by stories like the one above......if some billionaire would start their own sports channels & stick to sports, it would destroy ESPN.

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barstool sports is getting there a little bit although also getting ruined in the process. pardon my take is a great podcast

 

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Enfuego said:

Did you guys hear yesterday Britt McHenry is being prevented from appearing on Clay Travis' show until her contract expires?

Remember, they layed her off some time ago.

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I've heard her on his show several times. I guess someone is taking retribution on her because they aren't happy with what she has said.