ESPN's SportsCenter Will Soon Have A Very Different Look
ESPN is currently adding a new 193,000 square-foot digital center to their campus in Bristol, Connecticut. The building, among other things, will be the new home of "SportsCenter."ESPN today released a...
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ESPN Wants To Get Into The Late-Night Talk Show Business
ESPN recently spoke with Seth Myers of "Saturday Night Live" about hosting a late-night talk show according to ESPN president John Skipper during an interview with Jason McIntyre of...
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REPORT: ESPN Is Laying Off Hundreds Of People
A tipster told Deadspin that ESPN is planning to lay off more than 400 employees today.A source at ESPN confirmed to Deadspin that layoffs were planned, and while 400 seemed high, the number of layoffs...
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This Chart Shows Why ESPN Is Laying Off Hundreds Of Employees
When reports surfaced that ESPN was laying off hundred of employees this week, the rising cost of airing live sporting events was the biggest factor, according to Ty Duffy of BigLeadSports.com. And in...
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ESPN Layoffs Are A Sign The Channel's Worst Nightmare Is Finally Coming True
ESPN is reportedly planning to fire hundreds of people for the first time since 2009.The company is still in great shape. It's still the most valuable media property in the world. It's still crushing...
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LeBron James Throws Passes Faster Than Tom Brady, According To This Dubious...
ESPN's "Sports Science" is a recurring SportsCenter segment that attempts to quantify athleticism and put it into context using wild comparisons.For example, there was once a segment called, "John Wall...
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ESPN's Bill Simmons Says Memphis Grizzlies Fans Are Overly Tense Because Of...
ESPN's Bill Simmons made an odd remark about the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination and Memphis sports on his podcast yesterday.Simmons was in Memphis last week for the Western Conference Finals....
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Sorry, The Idea That You Will Be Able To Get Rid Of Cable And Watch Your...
Microsoft's Ben Thompson has written two posts on his blog explaining why why the so-called "bundled model" of cable programming –– in which we are forced to pay for every channel, instead of picking...
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An ESPN Employee Allegedly Said In 2009, 'If I Had A Dollar For Every Time I...
Deadspin's Josh Koblin just published a long article about the 2009 affair between ex-ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips and ex-ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley.There are dirty text messages,...
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ESPN Employee Of 26 Years Writes Scathing Facebook Post After Getting Fired
ESPN personality Howie Schwab was fired today as part of the company's mass layoffs.Schwab hosted a quiz show called "Stump the Schwab" a few years ago, and has worked on a handful of shows since.After...
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Bill Simmons Rips ESPN For Censoring A Dwyane Wade Joke After Game 4
Bill Simmons lashed out at ESPN on Twitter last night after a joke he made on Sportscenter was later edited out.On a Sportscenter segment after the Heat beat the Spurs in Game 4, Simmons joked that...
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Eagles QB Matt Barkley Zings Ace NFL Reporter Adam Schefter On Twitter
Matt Barkley, the former USC quarterback who just signed with the Philadelphia Eagles lost millions because he decided to play his senior year instead of declaring for the draft early. After his junior...
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Why Everyone Hates The ESPN Show 'First Take' In A Single Screenshot
ESPN's day-time show First Take is universally despised among sports bloggers and media commentators. The show involves two talking ends — Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless — arguing about sports in...
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HBO GO And ESPN Streaming Are Now Available on Apple TV
Streaming apps HBO GO and WatchESPN can now be used on Apple TV.The streaming set-top box from Apple can already stream content from services like Netflix, Hulu, and Apple's own video library in...
View ArticleCrazed Miami Heat Fan Charges ESPN Set After NBA Finals, Gets Tackled By...
A "drunk maniac" climbed a small gate behind the ESPN studio show after the Miami Heat won the NBA Finals, and was tackled by security.Here's the video. He ran up, screamed in Bill Simmons' ear, and...
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ESPN's Skip Bayless Went On Unbearable Rant About How Hard It Was To Watch...
Skip Bayless is a big Spurs fan. He also has a shtick on ESPN's "First Take" where he criticizes LeBron James a lot.So last night's Game 7 didn't go how he wanted.Today on "First Take," he acted out a...
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Here Are The Athletes Who Are Posing Nude In The ESPN 'Body Issue'
The list of athletes who will pose nude in next month's "Body Issue" of ESPN The Magazine is out.The biggest names: 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Olympic volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings,...
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CHART: 60% Of ESPN's $11 Billion In Revenue Comes From Cable Subscribers
ESPN will take in nearly $11 billion in revenue in 2013 according to projections by Wunderlich Securities (via TheAtlantic). Of that revenue, nearly two-thirds (59.6%) will come directly from...
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Here's What It Was Like For A Pregnant Kerri Walsh Jennings To Pose Nude For...
ESPN's annual Body Issue came out today and amongst the athletes who showed off their amazing bodies is Olympic volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings.But Jennings' shoot was unlike anyone else's because...
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Presenting This Year's ESPN Body Issue Covers
It's the most wonderful day of the year, ESPN The Magazine released all eight covers for this year's Body Issue. The Body Issue features some of the most toned, and chiseled athletes baring it all and...
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