I think ESPN was relying on the face that the Pardon My Take podcast has a fanbase of its own, and largely seems to exist separately from the rest of Barstool's content. One of the hosts (PFT Commenter) has written the column for numerous sites (Kissing Suzy Kolber, SB Nation) before landing at Barstool.
That said, the second ESPN agreed to the word Barstool being in the show's name, they were clearly dreaming in Technicolor if they thought people wouldn't connect the two. For those scoring at home, the deal lasted precisely one Scaramucci. On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 11:30 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > ESPN's plan seemed to be that if they controlled the content of the show, > the content generated elsewhere -- past or present -- by the people who > work on the show wouldn't matter. This seems, to me, an unsound media > strategy given the availability of all forms of media. > > https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/sports/espn-barstool-van-talk.html > > And Barstool's response (if it helps, picture it in a bad Trump > impersonation) > > https://www.facebook.com/barstoolsports/videos/10155933006942502/ > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > 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. > -- -- John Edwards -- -- 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.
