[TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-08-12 Thread Bob Jersey
He tells THR http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/colin-cowherd-breaks-silence-fox-814588?utm_source=twitter (link) all his plans at Fox Sports, incl. a pre-pregame NFL show and a resumption on radio, simulcast on FS1... I wanted to live in California. B -- -- TV or Not TV The

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-27 Thread Adam Bowie
With regard to ESPN being sold as a standalone package like HBO Now, Disney CEO Bob Iger is reported as saying it won't happen for another five years. http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/27/disney-ceo-iger-espn-could-one-day-be-sold-direct.html I assume that those cable agreements regarding inclusion of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-24 Thread PGage
I can see why Fox Sports might be in a tough bind, but what is stopping ESPN from quickly denouncing The Turd? On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 8:28 AM, 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV tvornottv@googlegroups.com wrote: Follow-Up: The MLBPA is now considering withholding cooperation with rights holders

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-24 Thread 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV
ESPN has fired him. He won't be allowed to finish his final week, which was to be next week. http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-is-taking-colin-cowherd-off-the-air.html Greg -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-24 Thread PGage
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 4:06 PM, 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV tvornottv@googlegroups.com wrote: ESPN has fired him. He won't be allowed to finish his final week, which was to be next week. http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-is-taking-colin-cowherd-off-the-air.html Good for them... --

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-23 Thread 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV
Cowturd's already doing a great job at pleasing his new corporate masters. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/23/colin-cowherd-wonders-how-baseball-can-be-considered-complicated-if-dominicans-can-understand-it/ Greg -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-17 Thread Joe Hass
Horowitz, it's worth noting, is the guy who helped create First Take, one of the worst things in sports today. Deadspin had what I think is a solid take on this: this pretty much cements the idea Fox has zero interest in actual sports journalism (not that ESPN is a bastion of it, but to basically

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-17 Thread Tom Wolper
On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: Horowitz, it's worth noting, is the guy who helped create First Take, one of the worst things in sports today. Deadspin had what I think is a solid take on this: this pretty much cements the idea Fox has zero interest in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-17 Thread PGage
*Very* solid take by Deadspin - thanks for the link here Joe. I mentioned how disappointed I was at the loss of KO, but even so, in weighing the relative cost/benefit of the exits of KO and CC, I think the ESPN viewer is significantly too the plus. On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Joe Hass

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-16 Thread Steve Timko
A better offer could mean that ESPN wanted to give him a 40 percent pay cut but FOX made an offer than amounted to a 30 percent pay cut. On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Bob Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: More sources tell The Big Lead on USA Today (link) he'll rejoin onetime colleague

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

2015-07-16 Thread Bob Jersey
More sources tell The Big Lead on USA Today http://thebiglead.com/2015/07/16/colin-cowherd-leaving-espn-whats-next/ (link) he'll rejoin onetime colleague Jamie Horowitz at Fox, tho the details aren't clear... B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message