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Title: ESPN laying off hundreds of employees
Post by: Parker on May 21, 2013, 09:27:17 AM
Palumbo's big break...they can hire him on the cheap!

 http://deadspin.com/source-espn-laying-off-hundreds-509043249 (http://deadspin.com/source-espn-laying-off-hundreds-509043249)



ESPN is laying off as many as 400 employees Tuesday in an effort to boost profit margins, according to reports.

A spokesperson for the Disney-owned network confirmed in an e-mail to Mashable that layoffs were taking place. The spokesperson declined to discuss numbers or details, saying only that the company is "implementing changes... to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs."

"While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative and productive," the spokesperson added.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: G_Thang on May 21, 2013, 09:29:19 AM
Palumbo's big break...they can hire him on the cheap!
 http://deadspin.com/source-espn-laying-off-hundreds-509043249 (http://deadspin.com/source-espn-laying-off-hundreds-509043249)

espn can't sell spots to advertisers because american sports are bullshit now, esp the nba and nfl.  glad i stop watching those two years ago.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Coach is Back! on May 21, 2013, 09:55:44 AM
espn can't sell spots to advertisers because american sports are bullshit now, esp the nba and nfl.  glad i stop watching those two years ago.

Yes, I'm sure that's it. Has nothing to with :30 spots that costs $500k and up and pop.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: bradistani on May 21, 2013, 09:56:53 AM
espn has been bought out in uk by bt
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: biff on May 21, 2013, 12:26:06 PM
Yes, I'm sure that's it. Has nothing to with :30 spots that costs $500k and up and pop.

maybe more to do with people not wanting to pay for cable when you can steam every game for free online
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Hulkotron on May 21, 2013, 12:28:18 PM
Network television is fucked as soon as the NFL decides to just have some subscription streaming service.  I read somewhere that they would need to charge about $100/season to make it more profitable than their TV deal.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: arce1988 on May 21, 2013, 12:36:25 PM
This was purely about a company making a LOT of money (rumored internally to be over $500 million ever other month) wanting even more and getting it at the expense of a lot of people and their lives.



  I had no idea ESPN was making over half a billion dollars every other month
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: JediTerminator on May 21, 2013, 12:50:16 PM
espn can't sell spots to advertisers because american sports are bullshit now, esp the nba and nfl.  glad i stop watching those two years ago.

throw in MLB and it's all I watch on tv
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Nomad on May 21, 2013, 12:56:28 PM
This was purely about a company making a LOT of money (rumored internally to be over $500 million ever other month) wanting even more and getting it at the expense of a lot of people and their lives.



  I had no idea ESPN was making over half a billion dollars every other month

revenue or profit?
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: funk51 on May 21, 2013, 01:07:29 PM
Palumbo's big break...they can hire him on the cheap!
 http://deadspin.com/source-espn-laying-off-hundreds-509043249 (http://deadspin.com/source-espn-laying-off-hundreds-509043249)
hope they get rid of that wind bag no nothing chris berman whata turd. some of these tools think they are bigger than the games they cover. stuart don't call me stewie scott sucks too.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: headhuntersix on May 21, 2013, 01:22:25 PM
Read "Those Guys Have All the Fun"...it has the entire history of ESPN and really how massive an operation they are today. Deadspin and ESPN hate each other so I'm sure any chance to poke them and they will.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: MB on May 21, 2013, 01:27:24 PM
I'm not sure why ESPN needs cable TV anymore.  Buy the rights to all professional sports and broadcast everything online through a subscription service.  They would ruin network TV and cable companies all in one swoop. 
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Chadwick The Beta on May 21, 2013, 01:55:32 PM
Palumbo's big break...they can hire him on the cheap!
 http://deadspin.com/source-espn-laying-off-hundreds-509043249 (http://deadspin.com/source-espn-laying-off-hundreds-509043249)

Now they can get real jobs, like bodybuilding athletes' rep or supplement spokesman.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Mr Nobody on May 21, 2013, 02:02:49 PM
Goodrum is buying them out, when a buy out occurs layoff's occur.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Chadwick The Beta on May 21, 2013, 04:44:53 PM
Goodrum is buying them out, when a buy out occurs layoff's occur.

Chris Berman introducing him as Melvin "Johnny Be" Goodrum when he does commercials for the weak-ass online grocery store.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: arce1988 on May 21, 2013, 05:45:59 PM
  Either is still a LOT
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Irongrip400 on May 21, 2013, 05:51:21 PM
hope they get rid of that wind bag no nothing chris berman whata turd. some of these tools think they are bigger than the games they cover. stuart don't call me stewie scott sucks too.

YouTube where Chris Berman thinks he's of camera and shouts obscenities at everyone. Fake ass fat punk. He acts like he's nice, but that clip shows he's a punk fucker. Someone imbed that shit in this thread, I don't know how from my phone.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Chadwick The Beta on May 21, 2013, 05:54:17 PM
YouTube where Chris Berman thinks he's of camera and shouts obscenities at everyone. Fake ass fat punk. He acts like he's nice, but that clip shows he's a punk fucker. Someone imbed that shit in this thread, I don't know how from my phone.



he acts like his wife just told him she craves the bbc
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: The_Punisher on May 22, 2013, 06:32:17 AM


he acts like his wife just told him she craves the bbc


I like Chris.....he seem like the kind of guy you'd have a nice cold beer with on a Friday night......Dude has been with ESPN for over 30yrs now....he has been the sport director for a while now.........his famous line: he-can-go-all-the-wayyyyyyyy.....
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Nirvana on May 22, 2013, 07:18:00 AM
Desperate times call for desperate measures, time to broadcast bodybuilding.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: Chadwick The Beta on May 22, 2013, 07:19:33 AM
Desperate times call for desperate measures, time to broadcast bodybuilding.

they already broadcast "athletic" competitions such as competitive dance, the spelling bee, and the hot dog eating contest...still not desperate enough to broadcast bodybuilding
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 22, 2013, 07:48:15 AM


he acts like his wife just told him she craves the bbc BMC

Fixed
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: JediTerminator on May 22, 2013, 07:50:14 AM
I'm not sure why ESPN needs cable TV anymore.  Buy the rights to all professional sports and broadcast everything online through a subscription service.  They would ruin network TV and cable companies all in one swoop. 

This will be the future of "tv". Pick, choose, subscribe, stream.
Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: arce1988 on May 22, 2013, 01:42:08 PM
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Title: Re: ESPN laying off hundreds
Post by: funk51 on May 22, 2013, 02:17:22 PM
YouTube where Chris Berman thinks he's of camera and shouts obscenities at everyone. Fake ass fat punk. He acts like he's nice, but that clip shows he's a punk fucker. Someone imbed that shit in this thread, I don't know how from my phone.
that's what i'm talking about, john kruk also a pretend nice country boy that in real life is a tool bag.