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Bob Iger’s Grand Streaming Vision Is Finally Coming Together Slowly but surely, Disney will convince you to return to the bundle.
living history
Dec. 2, 2024
When ESPN Was a Bunch of ‘Rebels Without a Clue’ At the 45th anniversary reunion with the pioneers who changed both sports and television.
the power issue
Oct. 21, 2024
Can the Media Survive? Big tech, feckless owners, cord-cutters, restive staff, smaller audiences … and the return of print?
caught in the act
Sept. 12, 2024
Yes, That Was Shannon Sharpe Getting It On The ESPN host and podcaster admitted he wasn’t hacked, just a “healthy active male.”
The Venu Sports Streaming Bundle Will Be Benched for a Bit A judge has sided with FuboTV and delayed the launch of the joint venture by Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery.
vulture sports!
Aug. 1, 2024
keeping up with the royals
July 12, 2024
Meghan Markle Nods to Her Bridal Style at the ESPYs Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a front-row appearance at the annual sports awards.
How Much Will People Pay for Just Sports? A newly announced streaming bundle aims to find out.
vulture sports!
Feb. 6, 2024
A Big New Sports Streaming Service Is Coming This Year Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Disney are teaming up for a new Hulu-like bundle devoted to live sports.
where’s the beef?
Jan. 9, 2024
Aaron Rodgers Insists He Doesn’t Care About Jimmy Kimmel in Rant About Kimmel Saying he didn’t mean to call Kimmel an Epstein associate without apologizing.
1.5x speed
Sept. 28, 2023
Pablo Torre Wants to Be Your New Favorite Sports Pundit His latest podcast hopes to be more than just a reaction to last night’s games.
Hulu Is Going to Cost You $18 Starting on October 12, cousin.
ESPN Layoffs Target On-Air Talent, Including Announcer Jeff Van Gundy Say good-bye to Van Gundy, Keyshawn Johnson, and Steve Young, as part of parent company Disney’s massive layoffs this year.
It’s About to Get Incredibly Expensive to Watch Sports Cable TV was the worst way to follow your favorite team, except for every other way.
vulture sports
Jan. 14, 2022
This Is an Impressive Number of Bad Opinions ESPN anchor Sage Steele managed to fit quite a few unfortunate takes into a single podcast episode.
vulture sports
Aug. 25, 2021
ESPN Pulls Rachel Nichols From NBA Programming, Ending The Jump Following her “diversity” remarks about former colleague Maria Taylor.
Maria Taylor Leaves ESPN Weeks After Rachel Nichols’s Comments Leak After the fallout from Nichols’s claim suggesting Taylor received assignments because she is Black, Taylor is reportedly close to a deal with NBC.
streamliner
July 13, 2021
Disney’s Streaming Bundle Will Soon Be an Even Better Deal Starting in August, the price for ESPN+ is set to increase.
vulture sports
July 11, 2021
Naomi Osaka Takes Home the ESPY for Best Female Athlete In her first public appearance since withdrawing from the French Open and Wimbledon.
vulture sports
July 7, 2021
vulture sports
Mar. 16, 2021
halftime anytime
Sept. 22, 2020
movie review
June 7, 2020
Be Water Is a Sports Doc with Righteous RageIn fact, it doesn’t feel like a sports doc at all. You walk away convinced that Bruce Lee was an artist more than anything else.
the last dance
May 18, 2020
The Last Dance Recap: The Final CutMichael Jordan has lived his life as a battle of wills against the whole world. Why would he surrender control now?
the last dance
May 11, 2020
Is This Guy Really Michael Jordan’s Best Friend? His name is George Koehler, he lives in Chicago, and his friendship with Jordan has a surprising backstory.
The Last Dance Recap: The Vengeance SeasonThe story of Michael Jordan’s return to basketball inspires the most moving and most unsettling episode yet.
The Last Dance Recap: Michael Jordan Presents Michael JordanWhy did he retire from the NBA to play minor league baseball? Let’s find out.
vulture sports
May 1, 2020
Should ViacomCBS Blow Up Its Streaming Strategy? How the company can catch up in the streaming wars.
the last dance
Apr. 27, 2020
A Mortified Carmen Electra Recalls Hiding From Michael Jordan On night two of The Last Dance , Electra recalled the time the greatest basketball player in the world walked in on her and Dennis Rodman.
The Last Dance Recap: Dennis Rodman AgonistesWhy rush through a life as interesting as Rodman’s to get to yet another Michael Jordan anecdote?
backstories
Apr. 22, 2020
How The Last Dance Unearthed the Holy Grail of Buried Michael Jordan Footage They brokered unfettered access to the Bulls’ inner sanctum, shot 500 hours of 16mm footage, then waited as it sat in the archives for 20 years.
The Last Dance Is ESPN’s New Ratings ChampThe premiere of the Michael Jordan docuseries gave the network its best-ever documentary ratings, easily surpassing O.J.: Made in America.
vulture sports
Apr. 20, 2020
Huh, That Former Chicago Resident Sure Does Look Familiar The new Michael Jordan doc got creative in identifying subjects.
The Last Dance Recap: The Second FiddleThe Scottie Pippen Episode, like everything else about the actual Pippen, is pulled inexorably back toward Jordan.
The Last Dance Is a Perfect Remedy for Sports WithdrawalA ten-part ESPN docuseries about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls would have been great under any circumstances. Right now, it feels like a gift.
vulture sports
Apr. 15, 2020
ESPN’s Michael Jordan Documentary and the Enduring Power of 30 for 30 The highly anticipated series could be the next step in the network’s filmmaking evolution.
coronavirus
Mar. 18, 2020
What Will ESPN Do Without Sports? The coronavirus shutdown has left the self-proclaimed “worldwide leader in sports” scrambling to fill airtime.
How the World Got Too Crowded for the World Series The crowning event of America’s Pastime is now just another thing on TV. But there may be another way forward.
Stephen A. Smith and the Lure of Losing The Knicks’ strategy worked better than statistics predicted. So why does it feel like it failed?
There Is No Sports Without Politics Sinclair, a conservative local news broadcaster, will not have to change much about itself when it expands into sports.
Why the MLB Off-season Explains Our Response to the Mueller Investigation We see the trees, but not the forest; we see so many atoms that we barely react when the bomb hits.
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