ESPN going on a firing spree

[Plankton]

.Besides, contracts today mean less than nothing.

Johnson is getting paid the full amount of his contract. Disney is paying it out of a different budget line, which makes the ESPN P&L's books look better. Anyone who had a contract is being paid to leave. It's all through restructuring, which allows the corporation to write the expenses off and clean the books of the company that is making the reduction.

 

[DFWJC]

Kellerman is stale, obsolete.. not sure why he's still employed outside of boxing.

His football takes are flat-out awful.

Any person stocking shelves at Walmart knows as much

 

[Longboysfan]

Go work for Habitat for Humanity then.

 

[Longboysfan]

You wonder what is happening to the off camera staff.

 

[ESisback]

Disney bought everything (extra greedy megalomaniacs), then went proudly woke. Lost millions in profit, so they’re firing everyone they can. Contracts mean nothing. Loyalty, legacy, and longevity mean nothing. Profit and control is all that matters.

 

[T-RO]

I'm curious to ask: anyone here still watching ESPN?

I haven't had cable in years, and it's not for lack of money.

 

[Rayman70]

Disney bought everything (extra greedy megalomaniacs), then went proudly woke. Lost millions in profit, so they’re firing everyone they can. Contracts mean nothing. Loyalty, legacy, and longevity mean nothing. Profit and control is all that matters.

Disney is largely Chinese owned/operated. Thus, the demise of its other companies like certain sports channels.

 

[triplets_93]

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith addresses the firings at ESPN and the Baltimore shooting.

 

[Stash]

Disney is largely Chinese owned/operated. Thus, the demise of its other companies like certain sports channels.

I don’t think that’s accurate.

 

[Rayman70]

I don’t think that’s accurate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/business/international/china-disney.html

 

[Rockport]

anyone that willingly pays to receive that channel is not a true sports fan. They are now a propaganda channel. It will be interesting to hear what they do. Will they go back to a sports channel, or call themselves an entertainment channel? Satire? Because thats what they have been for 15 years, satire. State run. Same with Disney and their affiliates.

If you don’t watch it then how do you know?

 

[Stash]

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/business/international/china-disney.html

Site’s blocked.

This one’s open.

https://www.investingsimple.com/largest-disney-shareholders/

 

[Rockport]

Disney bought everything (extra greedy megalomaniacs), then went proudly woke. Lost millions in profit, so they’re firing everyone they can. Contracts mean nothing. Loyalty, legacy, and longevity mean nothing. Profit and control is all that matters.

Politics

 

[Rayman70]

Site’s blocked.

This one’s open.

https://www.investingsimple.com/largest-disney-shareholders/

ty

 

[Rayman70]

Site’s blocked.

This one’s open.

https://www.investingsimple.com/largest-disney-shareholders/

Thanks again. Yeah, I think its a case of Disney getting 2 big, letting 2 many cooks in the kitchen,especially abroad.

 

[VaqueroTD]

All these companies that tried to compete with Netflix are having problems. Warner Brothers having same issues.

Models are changing. And channels that once were mainstays, not so much anymore. There’s a lot to pick from now.

 

[DFWJC]

I'm curious to ask: anyone here still watching ESPN?

I haven't had cable in years, and it's not for lack of money.

Not much. I use ESPN+ for certain college games.

 

[DFWJC]

Disney/ESPN lost their way.
Plain and simple and true

Disney recent massive bombs

• Stange World lost nearly 200 million
• Light Year lost > 100 million
• Elemental is bombing in epic fashion

all have a common underlying losing formula
ESPN strayed too

just saying

 

[DFWJC]

Site’s blocked.

This one’s open.

https://www.investingsimple.com/largest-disney-shareholders/

Yep
Blackrock and Vanguard

doesn't get more slimy (and in bed with China) than that

 

[Montanalo]

Disney/ESPN lost their way.
Plain and simple and true

Disney recent massive bombs

• Stange World lost nearly 200 million
• Light Year lost > 100 million
• Elemental is bombing in epic fashion

all have a common underlying losing formula
ESPN strayed too

just

Disney/ESPN lost their way.
Plain and simple and true

Disney recent massive bombs

• Stange World lost nearly 200 million
• Light Year lost > 100 million
• Elemental is bombing in epic fashion

all have a common underlying losing formula
ESPN strayed too

just saying

Just my opinion, but when Disney started deviating from Walt's original vision of them parks and movies for the whole family, the whole experience changed. The last CEO that seemed to hold the same values as Disney was Michael Eisner in the 90's.

I remember meeting him at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Old Key West Resort (Disney's first time share at WDW), I was blown away by his vision and message.

I bought into the timeshare that very day, but later divested it around 2008.