2024 STUFF ABOUT SPORTS MEDIA THREAD

[RIPPA]

 

[odessasteps]

RIP Bob Cole, age 91. 

[RIPPA]

EDIT - Phil Simms is also out at NFL Today. Matt Ryan is in

[odessasteps]

https://twitter.com/RichLernerGC/status/1786032753013559747?t=xAwnpXBzCor_5BTJLeaTyA&s=19

 

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[Tabe]

14 hours ago, odessasteps said:

 

A staple of my Saturday mornings.  Loved that show.

[Mister TV]

16 hours ago, odessasteps said:

 

Even as a kid it bothered me they were playing in blue jeans.

[SirFozzie]

Came across this story about the ESPN stand-alone service to be debuted in 2025 (not to be confused with the Fox-WBD-ESPN service that's also coming)

I don't want to be the negative nelly on this one, but in my opinion, this could have the same disaster potential that ESPN: The Phone had. 

https://www.thewrap.com/espn-streaming-service-to-launch-by-fall-2025/

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A standalone ESPN streaming service will launch by fall 2025, as early as August, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said on Wednesday.

The Disney boss revealed the expected launch date in an interview with CNBC ahead of the entertainment giant’s earnings call, and called the direct-to-consumer service a “one-stop shop” for sports lovers during the company’s Wednesday earnings call.

In addition to including the “full suite of ESPN channels,” Iger said on CNBC, “it will provide many more features,” including shopping, betting and other personalized and customizable features.

“Not only will consumers be able to stream their favorite live games and studio programming, they’ll also have access to engaging digital integrations like ESPN bet and fantasy sports, e-commerce features and a deeper array of sports stats, all of which we know will be incredibly compelling to younger sports fans in particular,” Iger said on the earnings call. “It will also have very robust personalization features.

 

 

 They threw away over $150 million in the Phone debacle, and they could lose a hell of a lot more.

 

mean, ESPN does what they do best.. deliver live sports. All this stuff they put on there is like.. "Fine. Who was asking for it?"

Give me people talking (smart) about sports. THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

I don't want talking heads yelling to yell. I don't want "e-commerce integration". I don't want betting integration.

 

GIVE.

ME.

SPORTS.

 

Probably getting into "old man yells at clouds there, but...

[clintthecrippler]

 

4 hours ago, SirFozzie said:

 

Probably getting into "old man yells at clouds there, but...

eh, this is where I have been at for a solid 10-15 years now with "non-game broadcast" sports-oriented television programming in general. The minute I stopped consuming sports radio and limiting my "sports analyst/commentary" television programming to pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows attached to actual game broadcasts, my overall enjoyment of sports television leaped dramatically.