On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> Horowitz, it's worth noting, is the guy who helped create First Take, one > of the worst things in sports today. > > Deadspin had what I think is a solid take on this: this pretty much > cements the idea Fox has zero interest in actual sports journalism (not > that ESPN is a bastion of it, but to basically layoff all your local > channel website writers then hire an abomination of a human being that is > Cowherd sends a solid message). > > I don't think you can not link this to the larger financial issues with > ESPN (though I'll buy it's not a big link), especially since Cowherd was > one of the three talents mentioned in the WSJ article from last week. > > (Sidebar: I don't remember seeing the WSJ article in my blitz through > messages from the group, but there was one huge point in it. If ESPN ever > decided to launch a stand-alone Internet service (like HBO Now), a number > of cable companies have clauses that would allow them to immediately dump > ESPN from their "Not Legally 'Basic' But That Package Everyone Calls Basic" > package and offer it as a premium channel.) > > Deadspin: > http://deadspin.com/reports-colin-cowherd-to-leave-espn-join-fox-sports-1718235995 > WSJ: > http://www.wsj.com/article_email/espn-tightens-its-belt-as-pressure-on-it-mounts-1436485852-lMyQjAxMTA1MjEzMDkxMjAwWj > > Thanks for the link to the WSJ article. Cable companies have been so triumphalist for so many years about how people love their model that I missed how quickly the model is eroding. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
