On his podcast “K[no]w Mercy,” Stephen A. Smith, host and headliner of ESPN daily talk show “First Take,” noted Disney’s plans. Mr. Smith implied that even he, despite his presence on First Take, other talk shows on the network, and ESPN basketball coverage, might possibly be cut.
Other reports suggest that Smith need not worry; he, the Monday Night Football tandem of Troy Aikman and Joe Buck, and late-night “Sportscenter” host Scott Van Pelt are considered untouchable,Instead, the slice of ESPN employees that make close to or more than seven figures without “moving the needle” are the ones most likely to be axed. The purge is expected by the end of April or early May.
As ESPN’s subscriptions have dropped from 100 million households in 2011 to less than 75 million today, there have been previous rounds of layoffs at the Bristol, Connecticut, “Worldwide Leader” of sports coverage.
After the demise of the Ocho ESPN has had little to offer.
So we’ll have 46 daily NBA shows instead of 51?
get woke go broke. couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.
Go woke, go broke.
Bob Iger isn’t the solution. He started the far left tilt. It’s not just subscriptions that are down but viewers
Good riddance
Will Disney exist in future? 😳
All 7000 could come out of ABC and nobody would miss them.
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