OG Business: ESPN Layoff Fact vs. Fiction | Triangle Radio Morning Changes | Canes TV | SiriusXM’s Subscription Woes
The guys lead off with the latest round of high-profile layoffs at ESPN. While hot-take commentary on social media fixated on individual talent departures like Ryan Clark, the cuts were the highly predictable outcome of ESPN absorbing NFL Network assets and consolidating behind-the-scenes staff. Joe and Demetri dismantle the popular internet theory that Pat McAfee's massive contract is solely to blame. Blaming single-host contracts reveals more about McAfee's polarizing Q-score with older audiences than it does about corporate economics. The stark reality? ESPN’s core legacy business model —…
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