The Truth Is Bill Simmons Would Be Insane To Leave ESPN And His $5 Million...
According to our industry sources and several corroborating reports, ESPN columnist/talking head/producer/editor Bill Simmons is seriously considering leaving ESPN when his current contract is up next...
View ArticleKobe Bryant Destroys ESPN Over Low Player Ranking
ESPN released its annual ranking of NBA players and Kobe Bryant dropped this season from no. 25 to no. 40.Needless to say Bryant doesn't think too highly of the ranking. However, that doesn't mean he...
View ArticleBill Simmons Returns, Doesn't Call Out ESPN, Says He Was Bored So He Came Up...
ESPN's Bill Simmons returned to his podcast on Monday for the first time since his three-week suspension for ripping Roger Goodell and daring ESPN to punish him for it.Despite promising to "go public"...
View ArticleBill Simmons Goes Ballistic On ESPN Radio Hosts Who Criticized Him
Fresh off a three-week suspension for criticizing ESPN, Bill Simmons unloaded on the ESPN Radio show Mike & Mike on Thursday.On this morning's Mike & Mike show, Mike Golic called Simmons out...
View ArticleHere's Why NFL Fans Are Getting Screwed When It Comes To Watching Football
Some 16 NFL games are played every Sunday.Unless you have the DirecTV Sunday Ticket premium service, you will be able to watch only five or six of the games on television. DirecTV has about 20 million...
View ArticleMALCOLM GLADWELL: ESPN's Suspension Of Bill Simmons 'Was An Embarrassingly...
Malcolm Gladwell thought ESPN's suspension of Bill Simmons was out of line.Speaking to Bloomberg TV's Emily Chang, Gladwell was asked if suspending Simmons was the right decision. His response: "No, it...
View ArticleCollege Student Who Works For ESPNU Tweets Florida State Shooting Joke,...
Alabama student and ESPNU Campus Connection reporter Marisa Martin deleted her Twitter account after making a joke about Wednesday night's shooting at Florida State University.Three were wounded and...
View ArticleESPN Is The Biggest Reason Cable TV Isn’t Going To Die Anytime Soon
More and more people are ditching cable tv and instead opting for streaming content. But while some predict the death of cable television, it is not going to happen anytime soon as long as sports fans...
View ArticleESPN Doesn't Need Bill Simmons, Says ESPN's In-House Critic
The biggest and most intriguing mystery in sports media right now is Bill Simmons' future at ESPN. While it seems unlikely that he'll remain there, no one knows whether he will eventually branch out on...
View ArticleNike And ESPN Have Already Won The First College Football Playoff
Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, and Ohio State have been selected to battle in the first college football playoff. But before any of those games kick off, we already know the real winners, ESPN and...
View ArticleOBAMA: 'I Spend Most Of My Time Watching ESPN In The Morning'
President Barack Obama is apparently a devotee of ESPN.During a Friday morning interview with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio, Obama said he spent his mornings watching the sports channel. "I spend most of...
View ArticleThe Real Reason There Are So Many Bowl Games In College Football
The college football bowl season is now upon us and with the addition of the college football playoff, there are now 39 bowl games that will be competed in by 76 different schools.The reason there are...
View ArticleESPN Released A Touching Tribute To Stuart Scott
ESPN anchor Stuart Scott has died at age 49 after battling cancer since 2007.Scott began working for ESPN in 1993 when the company launched ESPN2. He eventually became one of the signature faces of the...
View ArticleHere's Stuart Scott's Brilliant ESPYs Speech About Fighting Cancer
Legendary ESPN anchor Stuart Scott has died at age 49 after a long fight with cancer.At the 2014 ESPYs, Scott talked about his seven-year-long battle with the disease in an acceptance speech for the...
View ArticleESPN's $7.3 Billion Investment In The College Football Playoff Has Already...
The early returns are in for the first games of the college football playoff, and the biggest winner is the one that has invested the most, ESPN.The two semifinal games played on New Year's Day had an...
View ArticleThe Death Of TV As We've Known It Is Finally Here (AAPL, AMZN, NFLX)
The death of TV as we've known it is finally here. The satellite company Dish announced plans to sell a package of channels that are streamed over the internet for $20 a month. Dish's service has 10...
View ArticleKeith Olbermann Tells A Terrific Story About A Time Stuart Scott Stood Up To...
ESPN executives didn't always love Stuart Scott's catchphrases and his unique way of approaching broadcasts. In fact, Keith Olbermann says that, once upon a time, at least one ESPN exec actually tried...
View ArticleKnicks Hit Rock Bottom, Get 3 Games Pulled From ESPN
The New York Knicks made franchise history Wednesday night by dropping their 13th game in a row in a 101-91 loss to the Washington Wizards.The streak continued last night with their 120-96 loss to the...
View ArticleThe 10 Things In Advertising You Need To Know Today
Good morning. Here's everything you need to know before you head into your first meeting.1. German retailers Aldi and Lidl are pummeling the major UK supermarkets. The latest data from Kantar...
View ArticleESPN Won The Lottery With The First-Ever College Football Playoff
Ohio State may have lifted the college football playoff championship trophy, but the real winner was ESPN with record ratings.According to SportsMediaWatch.com, 34.1 million people watched the...
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