ESPN researches what people want. Reality shows, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Brittney beaver shots and yes, Tila Tequila, is apparently what appeals to American audiences. Am I trying to draw a connection between ESPN's gimmicks and features to appeal to people with short attention spans to the previously mentioned subjects? Yes.
I haven't even started on American Idol, America's Next Top Model, or any of that other crap, but apparently my examples are lost on everyone anyways, so I'm just going to stop.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Re: Tejada Bullshit - Scott
so Tila Tequila is why ESPN is high on drama and low on quality?
ESPN is riding the same entertainment wave as the rest of Television and Film, High on quantity (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN classic, ESPNNEWS, ESPN U, ESPN Deportes, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine) low on quality. With so much time and stuff to fill how can you have any quality? How much drama can you pull out of Nuggets/Lakers game 1?
Anyway, since we really did not establish what happened between ESPN and ABC here is some info.
In 1994, ESPN set the standard for understanding the role of sports in America with the creation of The ESPN Sports Poll by Dr. Richard Luker. The Sports Poll was the first ongoing national daily study of sports fan activities and interests in the United States. Sporting News acknowledged the accomplishments of The ESPN Sports Poll and Dr. Luker in 1996.[5]
With the increasing costs of live sports entertainment, such as the U.S.$8.8 billion costs for NFL football broadcasts rights for eight years, "scripted entertainment has become a luxury item for ESPN," said David Carter, director of the Sports Business Institute at the University of Southern California.[6]
From 1996 onward, ESPN was closely integrated with ABC Sports. That year, Steve Bornstein, president of ESPN since 1990, was made president of ABC Sports as well. This integration culminated in the 2006 decision to merge ABC Sports' operations with ESPN. As a result, all of ABC's sports programming now uses ESPN on ABC. However, ABC Sports is still legally separate from ESPN (see below).
ESPN is currently building a full-fledged broadcast production facility in downtown Los Angeles, as a part of the L.A. Live complex across from the Staples Center. The five-story facility will house an ESPN Zone restaurant on the first two floors and two television production studios with digital control rooms on upper floors. It is scheduled to open in spring 2009. One of the studios will host late-night editions of SportsCenter.[7]
As of January 15th, 2008, ESPN has signed a multi-million dollar contract with professional gaming circuit Major League Gaming or MLG for short. Although some have argued that professional gaming is not a physical sport, ESPN has gone ahead with this collaboration.
In 1984, ABC made a deal with Getty Oil to acquire ESPN. ABC retained an 80% share, and sold 20% to Nabisco. The Nabisco shares were later sold to Hearst Corporation, which still holds a 20% stake today. In 1986, ABC was purchased for $3.5 billion by Capital Cities Communications. In 1995, The Walt Disney Company purchased Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion and picked up an 80% stake in ESPN at that time. According to an analysis published by Barron's magazine in February 2008, ESPN "is probably worth more than 40% of Disney's entire value... based on prevailing cash-flow multiples in the industry."
Although ESPN has been operated as a Disney subsidiary since 1996, it is still technically a joint venture between Disney and Hearst.
ESPN is riding the same entertainment wave as the rest of Television and Film, High on quantity (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN classic, ESPNNEWS, ESPN U, ESPN Deportes, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine) low on quality. With so much time and stuff to fill how can you have any quality? How much drama can you pull out of Nuggets/Lakers game 1?
Anyway, since we really did not establish what happened between ESPN and ABC here is some info.
In 1994, ESPN set the standard for understanding the role of sports in America with the creation of The ESPN Sports Poll by Dr. Richard Luker. The Sports Poll was the first ongoing national daily study of sports fan activities and interests in the United States. Sporting News acknowledged the accomplishments of The ESPN Sports Poll and Dr. Luker in 1996.[5]
With the increasing costs of live sports entertainment, such as the U.S.$8.8 billion costs for NFL football broadcasts rights for eight years, "scripted entertainment has become a luxury item for ESPN," said David Carter, director of the Sports Business Institute at the University of Southern California.[6]
From 1996 onward, ESPN was closely integrated with ABC Sports. That year, Steve Bornstein, president of ESPN since 1990, was made president of ABC Sports as well. This integration culminated in the 2006 decision to merge ABC Sports' operations with ESPN. As a result, all of ABC's sports programming now uses ESPN on ABC. However, ABC Sports is still legally separate from ESPN (see below).
ESPN is currently building a full-fledged broadcast production facility in downtown Los Angeles, as a part of the L.A. Live complex across from the Staples Center. The five-story facility will house an ESPN Zone restaurant on the first two floors and two television production studios with digital control rooms on upper floors. It is scheduled to open in spring 2009. One of the studios will host late-night editions of SportsCenter.[7]
As of January 15th, 2008, ESPN has signed a multi-million dollar contract with professional gaming circuit Major League Gaming or MLG for short. Although some have argued that professional gaming is not a physical sport, ESPN has gone ahead with this collaboration.
In 1984, ABC made a deal with Getty Oil to acquire ESPN. ABC retained an 80% share, and sold 20% to Nabisco. The Nabisco shares were later sold to Hearst Corporation, which still holds a 20% stake today. In 1986, ABC was purchased for $3.5 billion by Capital Cities Communications. In 1995, The Walt Disney Company purchased Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion and picked up an 80% stake in ESPN at that time. According to an analysis published by Barron's magazine in February 2008, ESPN "is probably worth more than 40% of Disney's entire value... based on prevailing cash-flow multiples in the industry."
Although ESPN has been operated as a Disney subsidiary since 1996, it is still technically a joint venture between Disney and Hearst.
Re: Tejada Bullshit - Tony
We already established that they were taken over in 1995... is that what "a few years ago" means? You guys act like ESPN was void of corporate influence until recently. I'm willing to bet that, like every other media company in this world, ESPN hires people to tell them what people want. You want to blame someone for the stupid shit like the "Who's Hot Now" competition or all that other bullshit, blame the people who watch crap reality shows and make people like Tila Tequila famous.
Re: Tejada Bullshit - Giorgio
no he does know what he is talking about. ESPN was taken over by ABC/Disney a few years back; and ever since then the reporting has changed.
Frank Thomas Gone!
Frank Thomas finished fourth in the MVP balloting with the Oakland Athletics two seasons ago, and sources say the Athletics will have a discussion about whether to sign Thomas in the next 48 hours now that he's been cut by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Thomas, who turns 40 next month, was hitting .167 with 13 strikeouts in 60 at-bats for the Blue Jays, following a spring training in which talent evaluators with other teams wondered if Thomas's bat speed had slowed to the point of no return. Thomas got off to a poor start for the Athletics two seasons ago, hitting .190 in April and .268 in May before effectively carrying the Athletics for the last four months of the season and finishing the year with 39 homers and 114 RBIs.
Designated Hitter
Profile
2008 Season Stats GM HR RBI R OBP AVG
16 3 11 7 .306 .167
The Athletics are tied for first place in the AL West in a year in which they are developing young players like Chris Denorfia, Daric Barton, Travis Buck and Ryan Sweeney, and it's unlikely that they would sign Thomas if they thought he would infringe on the playing time of the youngest generation of Oakland players. But the decision on Thomas might come down to a simple evaluation of whether the Athletics are better off keeping Thomas instead of veteran hitter Mike Sweeney -- power vs. average.
Sweeney, 34, is hitting .275, with six walks and just one strikeout in 51 at-bats; rival talent evaluators say they don't think Sweeney will ever hit for the same kind of power he had with the Royals, and so far this year, his extra-base output is three doubles. Thomas might hit for a lower batting average, while drawing more walks and will strike out more, and he probably represent a greater home-run threat at this stage than Sweeney.
Oakland's roster is stacked with a lot of left-handed hitters -- Jack Cust, Barton, Buck, Sweeney, etc. -- and the Athletics have seen a lot of left-handed pitching so far, mustering just three homers in 248 at-bats, with a .242 average. If the Athletics choose to sign Thomas, it might be to give Oakland a greater power threat against lefties: Thomas hit nine homers in 144 plate appearances against lefties last year, and had nine homers and 31 walks in 140 plate appearances against lefties in 2006.
The Athletics tried to re-sign Thomas after the 2006 season but lost him to the Blue Jays, who are on the hook for virutally all of Thomas's salary this year after dumping him. Any team that picked up Thomas would only have to pay him the prorated minimum salary.
Thomas, who turns 40 next month, was hitting .167 with 13 strikeouts in 60 at-bats for the Blue Jays, following a spring training in which talent evaluators with other teams wondered if Thomas's bat speed had slowed to the point of no return. Thomas got off to a poor start for the Athletics two seasons ago, hitting .190 in April and .268 in May before effectively carrying the Athletics for the last four months of the season and finishing the year with 39 homers and 114 RBIs.
Designated Hitter
Profile
2008 Season Stats GM HR RBI R OBP AVG
16 3 11 7 .306 .167
The Athletics are tied for first place in the AL West in a year in which they are developing young players like Chris Denorfia, Daric Barton, Travis Buck and Ryan Sweeney, and it's unlikely that they would sign Thomas if they thought he would infringe on the playing time of the youngest generation of Oakland players. But the decision on Thomas might come down to a simple evaluation of whether the Athletics are better off keeping Thomas instead of veteran hitter Mike Sweeney -- power vs. average.
Sweeney, 34, is hitting .275, with six walks and just one strikeout in 51 at-bats; rival talent evaluators say they don't think Sweeney will ever hit for the same kind of power he had with the Royals, and so far this year, his extra-base output is three doubles. Thomas might hit for a lower batting average, while drawing more walks and will strike out more, and he probably represent a greater home-run threat at this stage than Sweeney.
Oakland's roster is stacked with a lot of left-handed hitters -- Jack Cust, Barton, Buck, Sweeney, etc. -- and the Athletics have seen a lot of left-handed pitching so far, mustering just three homers in 248 at-bats, with a .242 average. If the Athletics choose to sign Thomas, it might be to give Oakland a greater power threat against lefties: Thomas hit nine homers in 144 plate appearances against lefties last year, and had nine homers and 31 walks in 140 plate appearances against lefties in 2006.
The Athletics tried to re-sign Thomas after the 2006 season but lost him to the Blue Jays, who are on the hook for virutally all of Thomas's salary this year after dumping him. Any team that picked up Thomas would only have to pay him the prorated minimum salary.
Being Named In Mitchell Report a Curse?
I believe Dave is referring to the affect ESPN has felt since ABC has filtered its "high drama" type television into their shows.
Being named in the Mitchell Report has been a curse
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvBWBK8uWk1FWYVsK6lDHs iFCLcF?slug=ap-timdahlberg-041908&prov=ap&type=lgns
Being named in the Mitchell Report has been a curse
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvBWBK8uWk1FWYVsK6lDHs iFCLcF?slug=ap-timdahlberg-041908&prov=ap&type=lgns
Re: Tejada Bullshit - Tony
now that ABC/Disney took them over? Are you talking about ABC's takeover in 1984, or Disney's in 1995.
Regardless, you have no idea what you're talking about.
Regardless, you have no idea what you're talking about.
Tejada Bullshit - Dub D
yea ESPN is whack now that ABC took over, or Disney or whatever the fuck those corporate fucks are fuck em
cawazaghei is gonna fuck Hopkins up, and Tont Parker is a baller and a half
cawazaghei is gonna fuck Hopkins up, and Tont Parker is a baller and a half
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Tired of Fucking Your Hand?
Ohio police have arrested a man who was caught on tape allegedly having sex with a picnic table.
Art Price Jr., 40, of Bellevue, Ohio, was arrested after a neighbor videotaped him engaged sexually with the metal table, according to a report on FOX19.com.
Price was seen on four separate occasions, always between 10:30 a.m. and noon, having sex with the picnic table, Bellevue Police Capt. Matt Johnson told the TV station.
"The first video we had, he was completely nude," Johnson said, noting the table in question had a hole in the middle intended to hold an umbrella.
Price, a married father of three school-age kids, faces felony counts of public indecency because his house is near an elementary school, according to the report.
Art Price Jr., 40, of Bellevue, Ohio, was arrested after a neighbor videotaped him engaged sexually with the metal table, according to a report on FOX19.com.
Price was seen on four separate occasions, always between 10:30 a.m. and noon, having sex with the picnic table, Bellevue Police Capt. Matt Johnson told the TV station.
"The first video we had, he was completely nude," Johnson said, noting the table in question had a hole in the middle intended to hold an umbrella.
Price, a married father of three school-age kids, faces felony counts of public indecency because his house is near an elementary school, according to the report.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
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