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ESPN may have lost a few viewers. YEPPERS I'm done and they done lost the mind.
 
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The agenda is off anymore. They speak to influence not invest in our future, the corporate mind is a definite work of art
 
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Circa said:
The agenda is off anymore. They speak to influence not invest in our future, the corporate mind is a definite work of art
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You drunk bro?

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There is only one nugget that is unsheathed, and that beaver is ripe with olive oil and peanut butter.

That goat will eat all of your belly button lint!
 
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The entire office be like...

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Honest side question, does that really need to put that out in different languages? Does ESPN employ people who can't read basic English enough to warrant that?
 
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ACamp1900 said:
Honest side question, does that really need to put that out in different languages? Does ESPN employee people who can't read basic English enough to warrant that?
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No wonder they need to lay some folks off? Amirite?






Seriously though. How are you feeling about this, Wiz? Do you feel like you are gonna be safe through the layoffs? We always give you a hard time about your employment, but I hope this doesn't end up affecting you. Good luck, dude.
 
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woolybug25 said:
No wonder they need to lay some folks off? Amirite?






Seriously though. How are you feeling about this, Wiz? Do you feel like you are gonna be safe through the layoffs? We always give you a hard time about your employment, but I hope this doesn't end up affecting you. Good luck, dude.
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I totally picture wizards 'helping' the orientation for all the non English speaking employees like:

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ACamp1900 said:
Honest side question, does that really need to put that out in different languages? Does ESPN employ people who can't read basic English enough to warrant that?
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You've never seen ESPN Deportes?

or ESPN Sportif? <--------they show all of the epic losses/forfeits in the history of sports

or ESPN виды спорта? <----------- the PED channel

or ESPN spóirt? <------------nothing but soccer matches and whiskey commercials
 
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ACamp1900 said:
Honest side question, does that really need to put that out in different languages? Does ESPN employ people who can't read basic English enough to warrant that?
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Not in Bristol (or New York or Charlotte or Austin), no. But that announcement is global.

woolybug25 said:
Seriously though. How are you feeling about this, Wiz? Do you feel like you are gonna be safe through the layoffs? We always give you a hard time about your employment, but I hope this doesn't end up affecting you. Good luck, dude.
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I'm top-rated on an essential team. It'll affect me via some of my business partners, but I'll still be here. Shitty vibe around these parts, though.
 
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woolybug25 said:
Seriously though. How are you feeling about this, Wiz? Do you feel like you are gonna be safe through the layoffs? We always give you a hard time about your employment, but I hope this doesn't end up affecting you. Good luck, dude.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/espn-made-two-critical-mistakes-132855270.html?soc_src=copy

I find this interesting due to the overpaying for TV rights. Salary caps and revenue sharing all take into consideration TV deals. I mean, if I'm not mistaken, the NBA salary cap is going up pretty substantially due to, in part, the new TV deal.

If ESPN did indeed overpay, and in the next few years the market corrects itself, where will that leave these entities that have become reliant on TV deals?
 
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Woneone said:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/espn-made-two-critical-mistakes-132855270.html?soc_src=copy

I find this interesting due to the overpaying for TV rights. Salary caps and revenue sharing all take into consideration TV deals. I mean, if I'm not mistaken, the NBA salary cap is going up pretty substantially due to, in part, the new TV deal.

If ESPN did indeed overpay, and in the next few years the market corrects itself, where will that leave these entities that have become reliant on TV deals?
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I have thought this too... With less and less people buying cable and going the streaming route... it gives these companies less money to bid on sports.. If ESPN really did outbid itself by a couple hundred million for MNF.. is it possible they come way down on the next negotiations and if that happens, Does salary caps get cut?
 
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Woneone said:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/espn-made-two-critical-mistakes-132855270.html?soc_src=copy

I find this interesting due to the overpaying for TV rights. Salary caps and revenue sharing all take into consideration TV deals. I mean, if I'm not mistaken, the NBA salary cap is going up pretty substantially due to, in part, the new TV deal.

If ESPN did indeed overpay, and in the next few years the market corrects itself, where will that leave these entities that have become reliant on TV deals?
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Without getting into too many details, that model vastly oversimplifies the revenue side of live sports rights. It's not just about revenue derived during the event itself, but about the effects those rights have on the entire ecosystem. For example, Monday Night Football might generate $X in ad sales, but it also contributes $Y in ad sales to the SportsCenter following it and adds to the overall "must have" perception of ESPN as a component of the Expanded Basic bundle.

Also, it's a wild mischaracterization to describe the recent layoffs as "to the bone." Layoffs are hard, but they were all appropriate to the business.
 
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Do you think Wiz, that next time contracts come up, ESPN will keep increasing bids, or do you see the bids reaching a point where it doesn't make financial sense at that price and see them come down?
 
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Do you think Wiz, that next time contracts come up, ESPN will keep increasing bids, or do you see the bids reaching a point where it doesn't make financial sense at that price and see them come down?
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Live sports are the only content relatively immune to time-shifting (i.e. people DVR 30 for 30 but they watch Monday Night Football live). That means advertisers are willing to pay a substantial premium for spots in live events. That would seem to indicate that the value of live sports rights relative to other television content is only going to increase. Fox Sports is an interesting player because they're trying to compete with ESPN on ESPN's turf. Other competitors who bid for rights are in some way fundamentally different from ESPN. NBC and CBS are competitors for golf rights, but they're over-the-air networks with piddly sports operations at best. FS1 is trying to do exactly what ESPN does, so it would appear that senior leaders at ESPN might be willing to overpay for something in the short term if that means FS1 doesn't get it.
 
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