Wednesday, April 26, 2017
ESPN doubles down on SEC and away from ACC?
http://thebiglead.com/2017/04/26/espn-layoffs-a-list-of-those-who-have-said-they-are-out-updating/
Danny Kanell, the one pro ACC CFB analyst has been let go.
To this point, not aware of any SEC 'talent' let go.
Writing is on the wall for the ACC, ESPN, and the 'network'.......? Not sure, but just more concerns for those who believe ESPN is a 'partner' with the ACC.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article146919714.html
When you watch a college football halftime show on ESPNU, the studio you’re seeing will no longer be in Charlotte.
As part of a round of about 100 layoffs companywide, the sports network is moving its ESPNU studio operation from Charlotte to Bristol, Conn., where ESPN is based, a source close to the matter told the Observer. A few ESPNU positions will remain in Charlotte, primarily the people responsible for producing the large number of events that air on the channel.
In total, fewer than 10 people in Charlotte are being laid off. The SEC network operations, as well as an events division, will remain in Charlotte. ESPN employs about 200 people locally. Those who lost their jobs in Charlotte will be able to apply to other jobs at ESPN offices. One potential area they could turn to down the line is the ACC Network, which ESPN plans to launch in 2019, though it has not yet decided where it will base the network’s operations.
In a memo to employees Wednesday, network president John Skipper said the network has had to make “difficult decisions” that affect employees in its talent lineup, as well as “a limited number of positions” elsewhere in the company. According to several reports, about 100 people were laid off Wednesday.
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I liked Danny. I'll also miss Brett McMurphy.
ReplyDeleteThey need to jettison some of that Gator dead weight if you ask me... but no one asked me.
I do wonder how many of the SEC guys found safe-haven in the SECN?
Maybe Kanell will get a job working with the ACC until the ACCN launches?
Layoffs stink!
Especially that tool Jesse Palmer... with his talent he should be selling balloons and t-shirts at a beach somewhere!
ReplyDeleteThere's no other way around it, the ongoing cost-shaving at espn due to continuing subscriber losses is concerning for FSU.
ReplyDeleteYes, espn is apparently trying to go more digital and pick up lost cable subscribers via platforms like vue, sling, etc. But i think that puts the acc in a risky position as the still-two-years-away-from-launching accn will be negotiating its rights with service providers in the midst of this industry disruption.