Trump turns down ESPN invitation to fill out NCAA tournament bracket on-air
President Donald Trump won't be filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket on ESPN this March, unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama.ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says the network expressed its "interest to...
View ArticleHow ESPN's 'O.J.: Made in America' became the first ever TV series to win an...
Many of you may be wondering how a documentary produced by ESPN and made as a series for TV, "O.J.: Made in America," won an Oscar on Sunday night.As the docuseries' director Ezra Edelman said during...
View ArticleESPN has lost 12 million subscribers in 6 years, but it is not as bad as it...
In 2011, ESPN peaked when they topped 100 million subscribers. However, in the six years since then, their numbers have steadily fallen, down 12% to just under 88 million in the latest Nielsen...
View ArticleReport: ESPN's next round of layoffs is going to include on-air personalities
More layoffs are coming to ESPN, according to a report on Monday from Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch.In October 2015, ESPN laid off north of 300 employees, mostly behind the scenes people. Now,...
View ArticleESPN's layoffs spell trouble for live sports
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.ESPN is set for significant cost-cutting over the four months, Sports...
View ArticleCable and satellite TV customers pay more than $9.00 per month for ESPN...
ESPN is expected to have another round of layoffs over the next four months. This comes amidst a dwindling subscriber base that has seen ESPN lose 12 million subscribers in just the six years.Despite...
View ArticleHall of Fame general manager trashes Cleveland Browns, calling trade for...
On Thursday, the Cleveland Browns shocked the NFL world when they completed a trade with the Houston Texans for quarterback Brock Osweiler.While many have lauded the Browns for the trade, Hall of Fame...
View Article12 outrageous quotes from ESPN's documentary on athletes going broke
In 2012, ESPN's "30 for 30" series released an episode called "Broke," a look at how millionaire athletes end up losing all their money.Many of the stories we have heard before (lavish spending, child...
View ArticleHere's what the future holds for ESPN Films after winning an Oscar for its...
When ESPN’s highly acclaimed "30 for 30" documentary “O.J.: Made in America” won the best documentary Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards, it was the happy ending director Ezra Edelman and his crew...
View ArticleESPN anchor puts Tiger Woods on the spot and calls him out for his balding hair
Tiger Woods was a guest on "SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt" to promote his new book "The 1997 Masters: My Story."The interview started out benign enough. But things took an awkward turn when Van...
View ArticleESPN's Stephen A. Smith got into an epic shouting match with LaVar Ball over...
LaVar Ball, the father of UCLA's Lonzo Ball, has repeatedly proved that he is not short on confidence in either himself or any of his three basketball-playing sons. That swagger reached epic...
View ArticleJEFFERIES: Costs at ESPN are holding back Disney (DIS)
Disney's stock price is up 7.7% this year, but Jefferies analyst John Janedis thinks that it is going nowhere over the next 12 months.In a note sent out to clients on Monday, the analyst raised his...
View ArticleHow ESPN wants to make itself more like Netflix
ESPN wants to make itself a bit more like Netflix, according to the company’s digital boss John Kosner.In a Bloomberg cover story about how ESPN is adapting to the digital future, Kosner said he had...
View ArticleThe Oscars just made a huge rule change to keep TV out of the awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Friday new rules for the Oscars going forward, and the one that jumped off the press release is that multi-part documentaries will no longer...
View ArticleESPN columnist suggests fellow ESPN writer is a secret consultant for the...
A strange situation unfolded between ESPN columnist Tony Grossi and fellow ESPN NFL writer Bill Barnwell.As captured by Deadspin, Grossi, a former Cleveland Browns beat writer and contributor to ESPN...
View ArticleSports-free TV bundles could kick off soon
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Viacom, Discovery Communications, and AMC Networks are in talks with...
View ArticleMORGAN STANLEY: Disney's ESPN problem isn't a problem at all (DIS)
In the summer of 2015, shares of Disney tumbled 24%, from $120 to $91, on concerns that the company would lose revenue as a result of customers "cutting the cord." The worries were specifically focused...
View ArticleESPN is laying off 100 employees, including some of its biggest names
ESPN is set to lay off 100 employees this week as the company continues to shift its approach while losing subscribers.James Andrew Miller reported via Twitter that ESPN was focusing on a shift in its...
View ArticleSome of the latest ESPN layoffs are part of an effort to save its dying...
ESPN announced its latest round of layoffs on Wednesday morning — 100 employees are expected to lose their jobs, including dozens of on-air personalities.In the immediate aftermath, accusations began...
View ArticleHere are the biggest names that have been let go by ESPN in its latest round...
ESPN announced its latest round of layoffs on Wednesday morning — 100 employees are expected to lose their jobs, including dozens of on-air personalities and writers whom sports fans may recognize.In...
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