Retired ESPN star Bob Ley ripped off his former employer for recent layoffs on a Disney-owned sports network.
Lay, the “former host outside the lines,” lamented “the experience and skills of journalism with Jetson.”
ESPA announced on Thursday that it would remove 300 jobs, according to a memo sent to staff, while saying it would not fill 200 open positions as the industry struggled with the effects of the coronavirus epidemic.
The cuts will reduce ESPN’s staff by about 5,000,000.
“I am trying to be purposeful and restless as I will teach the members of the @spn team to leave today. Not possible, “Lee tweeted on Thursday. “I don’t see countless decades of journalistic experience and skills being judged. Just when we need it most. Enjoy [Disney] Share price and your NFL football. “
I’m trying to be as objective and relaxed as I can learn espn Team members bid farewell today. Not possible. I don’t look back on countless decades of journalism experience, and expertise. Just when we need it most. Enjoy DIS stock prices and your NFL football .l.
– Bob Ley (@BobLeyESPN) November 5, 2020
Disney stock closed 2 to 6 126.96 d closed on Thursday, while ESPN’s Monday Night Footbal.l will draw 11.7 million viewers on November 2, featuring the Bucks and Giants, the eight most watched NFL Week competitions since the 2015 season. According to the report, ESPN is in discussions to acquire the rights to Sunday Night Football, currently the top rated program on NBC.
“There is an urgent need for speed to change, and we now have to serve sports fans in a number of new ways. Jimmy Pietro, president of ESPN, writes that real-to-consumer business strategies are more complex than ever to put resources to support digital and, of course, constantly innovative television experiences.
For months, ESPN had almost no live sports programming outside of Cornhall tournaments and Korean baseball games, leading to dematerialized ratings.
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