OT: ESPN Closes Grantland Forever!

[Haakzilla]

...wow, that's just crazy! Disney continues to eviscerate the ESPN as we knew it

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2584405-espn-announces-it-has-suspended-publication-of-grantland

 

[BlazerCaravan]

ESPN are a bunch of idiots, disregarding their association with Disney.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Oh that's just a bag of dicks! Bill Simmons to take it back and bring it with him?

 

[Reep]

...wow, that's just crazy! Disney continues to eviscerate the ESPN as we knew it

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2584405-espn-announces-it-has-suspended-publication-of-grantland

I don't think this is purely Disney. ESPN management has been making poor decisions for quite some time. They got on top and then got smug. Now they are paying the price piece by piece.

 

[Natebishop3]

Oh that's just a bag of dicks! Bill Simmons to take it back and bring it with him?

They still own it. I think they killed it because it's so closely associated with Bill.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

They still own it. I think they killed it because it's so closely associated with Bill.

ESPN can suck all the chodes. Fuck them, Grantland was the only thing worth a damn besides Neil Everett.

 

[Draco]

So what happens to Zach Lowe? I read all his stuff and listened to his podcasts.

 

[Natebishop3]

So what happens to Zach Lowe? I read all his stuff and listened to his podcasts.

Probably moved to ESPN Insider. That would be my guess. They won't let him walk though. He's the only writer they probably care about.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We should start our own version, Grantlandia!

 

[VanillaGorilla]

So what happens to Zach Lowe? I read all his stuff and listened to his podcasts.

He might not even know yet, looks like he was blindsided by this. I did see that ESPN intends to honor all contracts though.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

We should start our own version, Grantlandia!

Maybe we can pick him up from the waiver wire!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Maybe we can pick him up from the waiver wire!

lol

 

[Haakzilla]

Maybe we can pick him up from the waiver wire!

...that's certainly better than picking up Jimmer Fredette!

 

[THE HCP]

ESPN is making HUGE cuts in my industry. Instead of having TV crews out on the road covering games, they are doing them back in Bristol...... not paying full days for us to travel, cutting it to 1/2 day. Have to pay for that big NBA contract somehow

 

[Natebishop3]

ESPN is making HUGE cuts in my industry. Instead of having TV crews out on the road covering games, they are doing them back in Bristol...... not paying full days for us to travel, cutting it to 1/2 day. Have to pay for that big NBA contract somehow

Because cable is taking a massive hit from cord cutters.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Because cable is taking a massive hit from cord cutters.

Eventually teams will catch on and provide Netflix type streaming apps

 

[Draco]

Because cable is taking a massive hit from cord cutters.

Yup, and the majority of cord cutters are younger viewers under 40. Advertisers hate older viewers because they're set in their ways and not open to buying new stuff. So cable is losing paying viewers and the ones they keep won't sell advertising.

 

[Draco]

Eventually teams will catch on and provide Netflix type streaming apps

Netflix is what $9 a month? Cable won't be happy with that revenue.

 

[Strenuus]

Yup, and the majority of cord cutters are younger viewers under 40. Advertisers hate older viewers because they're set in their ways and not open to buying new stuff. So cable is losing paying viewers and the ones they keep won't sell advertising.

Sorry HCP, but I love seeing the media getting railed. It's a joy of mine.