Kosher Ham Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 10 minutes ago, skinfan2k said: crap tv show = not popular. Not true. Folks still watch the Cowboys year after year no matter what time they are playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Cold Pizza was a Traditional morning news show ala The Today Show for sports which had 5 minute debate segments. Those segments ended up being the only thing popular and generating ratings for the show so they killed Cold Pizza and it became First Take, all debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 On 4/26/2017 at 4:41 PM, Hersh said: ESPN went the way of cable news while dishing out billions for TV rights. It isn't the least bit surprising that they aren't in great shape financially. their biggest issue is that they thought the cable subscription model would work forever. Then streaming came. On 4/27/2017 at 7:16 AM, skinfan2k said: Stephen a Smith doesn't bring in ratings. Our generations used to wake up and watch sportscenter to find out the late scores and fantasy impacts. With your phone you can do it instantaneously, this new generation has never had the need to watch espn this is another issue too And yet ESPN has seemingly doubled down on Sportscenter, although they are doing different things with the 6pm sportscenter and the SVP sportcenter shows. Making it less about sports highlights, and more about keeping it culturally interesting. I am not sure how this is gonna work long term, but its interesting that they are doubling down on it. On 4/27/2017 at 8:40 AM, Busch1724 said: Read point on another site, but this is evidence that the sports bubble will eventually burst and correct itself once the current TV deals expire. There are people like me who only have cable because of live sports programming. Otherwise, I could do without it. If people could without sports and drop cable, imagine what the could do to the rest of the cable networks? If I'm them, I'd be concerned too. 100% the next sports contracts with the leagues wont be with networks anymore. We are going to start seeing deals with Twitter, Youtube, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman47 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Yep. Keep 3 shows: 1) Pregame show, 2) Halftime show, 3) Post game show. I get my top 10 plays from youtube and I don't care much for the behind the scenes drama unless it affects my fantasy lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 16 hours ago, BenningRoadSkin said: the next sports contracts with the leagues wont be with networks anymore. We are going to start seeing deals with Twitter, Youtube, etc. Twitter's already started. They landed contracts to stream games from the NFL, NHL, MLB, and NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 On 4/28/2017 at 8:21 AM, BenningRoadSkin said: their biggest issue is that they thought the cable subscription model would work forever. Then streaming came. This. ESPN was basically king and Disney's most profitable asset, actually the most valuable media asset on the planet by far; ALL because of the cable tv share. And they had to pay big bucks to keep those rights with the MLB and the NFL. That was only a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Ed Werder says Jaworski and Merrill Hoge are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 52 minutes ago, justice98 said: Ed Werder says Jaworski and Merrill Hoge are out. OK, these are two people that some of us enjoy because of their experience and knowledge. SC is scores & highlights, and nothing compared to what it was in the 80s, or 90s...I used to watch it for about 3 hours in the morning (back then, same segment) because as a bartender, I had to memorize some stuff/stats to work with my guests through the day...in ATL, baseball land for 2 decades. I can't stand it now. Just a rant, sorry. (If Linda did every episode, I might care. She's been the goddess amongst us sports goddesses for years.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 They let go Marc Stein who was their main NBA reporter, but they are bringing in Woj and some of his team from yahoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 On 4/26/2017 at 6:20 PM, Kilmer17 said: Aussie rules football and sailing? Been banging the "we need more rugby on American TV" drum for awhile. ESPN would be a perfect place for it. On 4/27/2017 at 0:39 AM, NoCalMike said: I haven't really watched ESPN in awhile. I've just gone straight to NFL/MLB/NBA networks for highlights or I'd rather just go online to seek it out. Maybe with the newer generations growing up without ESPN being the only option, it's hurting their former monopoly. Hell, my TV's been broken for a year now and I still keep up with the Nats just fine. If it's a night game, I can pick up WFED and can listen there. If I can't listen, I can always watch the highlights on Google, see the boxscore on Major League Baseball's website, and read Boswell's column. Same thing during football season. 11 p.m. SportsCenter was a tradition for me. Now the whole network is completely irrelevant to my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, thebluefood said: Been banging the "we need more rugby on American TV" drum for awhile. ESPN would be a perfect place for it. I never really watched rugby until last summer. Then, I caught it during the Olympics and I watched every damn second of rugby that came on. I had no idea what was going on half the time, but I was quite entertained. Count me on the "more rugby!" train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 2 hours ago, GhostofSparta said: I never really watched rugby until last summer. Then, I caught it during the Olympics and I watched every damn second of rugby that came on. I had no idea what was going on half the time, but I was quite entertained. Count me on the "more rugby!" train. Up where I'm moving, there's apparently an adult rugby team and I'm not gonna lie...I'm sorta, kinda thinking about joining. Still in my mid-20s and I've been wanting to get back into sports for awhile. Need to work on my endurance, though. Having asthma and wanting to get in shape is a ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 11 hours ago, StillUnknown said: They let go Marc Stein who was their main NBA reporter, but they are bringing in Woj and some of his team from yahoo. Surprised by that. always enjoyed Steiny-Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 11 hours ago, thebluefood said: Up where I'm moving, there's apparently an adult rugby team and I'm not gonna lie...I'm sorta, kinda thinking about joining. Still in my mid-20s and I've been wanting to get back into sports for awhile. Need to work on my endurance, though. Having asthma and wanting to get in shape is a ****. It's a great sport but make sure you have decent health insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 23 hours ago, StillUnknown said: They let go Marc Stein who was their main NBA reporter, but they are bringing in Woj and some of his team from yahoo. It does seem they are keeping some of the newer people and bringing in more, at the expense of some vets. Particularly as it pertains to the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 8 hours ago, stevemcqueen1 said: It's a great sport but make sure you have decent health insurance. Health insurance at my new job doesn't kick in until the 90 day mark so maaaaaybe I'll just hit the gym and wait until 2018 :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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