ESPN layoffs have begun

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Longtime NFL Reporter Ed Werder Laid Off By ESPN
by: Black Adam Schefter On Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Tags: Ed Werder Espn


It was reported last week that the Worldwide leader in sports would be getting rid of upwards of 40-50 on-air personalities, including some high profiled big names.

On Wednesday, one of those names were dropped.

One of ESPN’s most experienced NFL reporters, Ed Werder, took to Twitter to announce he had been laid off by the company.



“ESPN is expected to lay off around 100 employees this week, as the network tries to reduce costs as it deals with declining revenues thanks to cord cutting. At least one other NFL reporter, longtime Titans beat writer Paul Kuharsky, has also been let go, and it’s likely that several notable names in the NFL media world will be without jobs soon.”

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[Dr. Truth]

Fuck ESPN

 

[Coldchi]

these muthafuckas are insane

 

[easy_b]

They will get a nice severance package hopefully

 

[cli-terminator]

Fuck ESPN

I concur and wonder how many of them will end up with FS1 or NFL network

 

[woodchuck]

I concur and wonder how many of them will end up with FS1 or NFL network

If I'm a "last guy hired" at these networks, I ain't feeling too comfy right now.

 

[man-machine]

If I'm a "last guy hired" at these networks, I ain't feeling too comfy right now.

New hires don't need to worry because they aren't making much. High salaries go first. Seniority is a faint memory from the days of blue collar unions.

 

[Tha Great Muta]

Just too many options. FS1, NFL Network, MLB Network.Thanks to PlayStation Vue I will NEVER have cable again.

 

[Sango]

Pushing out the top pay 'tenured' guys. Business as usual or a restructuring from the hardly seen competition over the years.

 

[playahaitian]

wow...

too bad

hope Brett lets him at least sleep in the tool shed in the back.

 

[easy_b]

SAS needs to take a pay cut

 

[gdatruth]

cant believe Ed is the 1st to go.
i guess espn is moving more towards personalities instead of good ol fashioned reporting.

 

[ak_rep]

Means next to nothing to me. Good luck to Desmond Howard though.

 

[easy_b]

cant believe is the 1st to go.
i guess espn is moving more towards personalities instead of good ol fashioned reporting.

ESPN needs a mix of personalities and good reporters that's what worked in the past

 

[D'Evils]

Why watch ESPN and sit through their TMZ style bullshit?

When I can watch NBA TV and NFL Network and get the same highlights and better analysis.

 

[KoffeeHobson]

Barely watch ESPN anymore. Sportscenter doesn't really appeal to me. The highlights aren't that great. I watch NFL Network and that's about it.

 

[D'Evils]

 

[HNIC]

“ESPN is expected to lay off around 100 employees this week, as the network tries to reduce costs as it deals with declining revenues thanks to cord cutting.

I don't think anyone would cut the cord if they could get a fair price, I went from $150 a months to $29.99 with playstation vue. I get just the channels I need plus I can cancel at anytime. Can't beat it

HNIC

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

If I'm a "last guy hired" at these networks, I ain't feeling too comfy right now.

New hires are cheaper. People like tucker Carson think they soon will make the big bucks. Little do they know they are at the end of a boom.

 

[The Technician]

Just too many options. FS1, NFL Network, MLB Network.Thanks to PlayStation Vue I will NEVER have cable again.

How is the PS VUE DVR service when compared to what traditional cable companies offer? Same question about on-demand programming/availability.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

ESPN needs a mix of personalities and good reporters that's what worked in the past

You can cherry pick which moron appeals to you most for a far cheaper price. Everyone has a podcast or something they're doing on the regular. The days of working for the big company are almost over.

 

[woodchuck]

I don't think anyone would cut the cord if they could get a fair price, I went from $150 a months to $29.99 with playstation vue. I get just the channels I need plus I can cancel at anytime. Can't beat it

HNIC

The were going to allow a la carte type service, but the cable lobby killed that.

 

[woodchuck]

New hires are cheaper. People like tucker Carson think they soon will make the big bucks. Little do they know they are at the end of a boom.

You may be right.

 

[Coldchi]

Barely watch ESPN anymore. Sportscenter doesn't really appeal to me. The highlights aren't that great. I watch NFL Network and that's about it.

yeah it aint been the same since Stuart Scott died.......rip

 

[MonkeyBizness]

FS1 will cherrypick the cream of the fallen crop. The rest will scramble and try to link up somewhere else online. The days of getting that big check via broadcast are over. They're going to have to settle for a web property and make 35¢ on the dollar, as they bust their ass trying to build their own brand so they can launch something of their own.

Good luck. It's a cold world out there in the media landscape.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

You may be right.

Clear channel and its competitor are both about to file for bankruptcy.

Fox sports are dumb. If Disney is making more money in the tv/movie business and refuses to spend money on sports, why would you (fox) hire their bloated talents when your tv/movie money isn't nearly as nice?

 

[XXXplosive]

Barely watch ESPN anymore. Sportscenter doesn't really appeal to me. The highlights aren't that great. I watch NFL Network and that's about it.

That's pretty much the reason behind the layoffs. People just don't watch the network anymore. FS1 and these other sports networks aren't doing any better.
While the interest in sports is as high as it has ever been, there's just too many streaming/online options for people to get their fix now.
There's no need to watch SportsCenter to get highlights. The SportsCenter model has already been changed into more of a talk show format now.

Someone on Twitter said ESPN is just gonna be Stephen A. Smith and Lavar Ball screaming at each other for 15 hours every day.

 

[woodchuck]

Clear channel and its competitor are both about to file for bankruptcy

Oh, wow! Hadn't heard that. Too many options and too little respect for your customers, don't mix.

 

[woodchuck]

there's just too many streaming/online options for people to get their fix now.
There's no need to watch SportsCenter to get highlights.

That's the thing, when Greeny tries to tease an upcoming story to get you to stay tuned, we already know the story, so there's no need to "stay tuned".

 

[g0nbad real bad]

Fuck Ed "ear to the snitch" Werder. Punk ass conspired to run TO out of Dallas.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

Oh, wow! Hadn't heard that. Too many options and too little respect for your customers, don't mix.

Clear channel just stated the other day they don't know if they're going to be around in 12 months.

Maybe I can buy power 99 for a couple bucks?

 

[Pworld297]

That deal they gave the NBA didn't help, they making cuts and reducing roles. Hanna Storm is one of them.

 

[Entrepronegro]

time for him to change his twitter handle.

 

[deputy dawg]

Just too many options. FS1, NFL Network, MLB Network.Thanks to PlayStation Vue I will NEVER have cable again.

I don't think anyone would cut the cord if they could get a fair price, I went from $150 a months to $29.99 with playstation vue. I get just the channels I need plus I can cancel at anytime. Can't beat it

HNIC

We gonna need a tutorial on that playstation setup.
I downgraded my DirecTV to a basic package - no main ESPN (have ESPNU & ESPNHD) I just wanna see PTI & HQ same day, not day after), no TV One/Centric but BET.

But as far as BIG NAMES in sports reporting - that model is DEAD!
Look for more female reporters or just let some writers with "insider "status (also in a dwindling field) speak what they write in publications/online for some change.

Berman & them who are day 1 employees got really generous contracts reflecting that fact. The managers from back then are mostly gone. One still there is that dude who caped for Sage, (he gonna make a special place with more $$$ for her, thinking she's a racial bullying victim).

Yep, new sports networks will use some of these BIG names to attract viewers in the short run.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

That deal they gave the NBA didn't help, they making cuts and reducing roles. Hanna Storm is one of them.

Hannah storm is 60 years old.