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'Around the Horn' remembers late T.J. Simers

"Around the Horn" host Tony Reali paid tribute Monday to the late T.J. Simers, an original panelist when the show launched in 2002.
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AROUND THE SCORN ; ESPN’S HORN SOUNDS SOUR NOTE WITH SCRIBE

THE problem with being an 800-pound gorilla is that sometimes you think like an 800-pound gorilla. Your power overwhelms your mind and you make bad decisions. A few months back, ESPN removed Los An…
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Former Times columnist T.J. Simers, known for a confrontational style, dies

Acerbic and sarcastic, T.J. Simers was a staple of the Times sports section for two decades. He later sued the paper, claiming discrimination.
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Hulu and ESPN Programming Added to Disney+ as Streaming Service Bulks Up

FX's 'Shogun' and the first day of the Australian Open will be available at no extra cost to Disney+ subscribers, as Disney adds ESPN tile to the service in bid to drive engagement and subscriptions.
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Hulu and ESPN Programming Added to Disney+ as Streaming Service Bulks Up​

FX's 'Shogun' and the first day of the Australian Open will be available at no extra cost to Disney+ subscribers, as Disney adds ESPN tile to the service in bid to drive engagement and subscriptions.

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Disney+ is getting a lot more grown up, with a major update Wednesday set to bring a dedicated ESPN tile to the platform for Disney Bundle subscribers, and a selection of Hulu and ESPN content becoming available to all subscribers of the platform, even if they don’t currently use a bundled offering.
“This launch is really going to reshape what Disney+ is, who it’s for, and what we have to offer,” says Disney+ president Alisa Bowen, framing the update as the “next step in both the evolution of Disney+ and also ESPN’s streaming future.”

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The refreshed Disney+ will see Disney Bundle subscribers that also have ESPN+ have full access to its sports offerings within the main Disney+ app, while all Disney+ subscribers will be able to sample live events like the first day of the Australian Open and The Simpsons Funday Football and ESPN shows like Pardon The Interruption and College GameDay, as well as Hulu programming like the first season of Shogun, Reservation Dogs and Dawn of the Planet of The Apes (Disney says that “more than 30” Hulu films and series will be unlocked initially).
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“It’s a really simple set of trade-offs that we’re making around what is editorially relevant in the moment, what’s chasing heat in terms of audience reaction, and then obviously there are opportunities to use the sampling experience as a lead-in to a more fulsome experience,” Bowen says, when asked by The Hollywood Reporter about how the company will look to program and refresh the included Hulu and ESPN programming. “So in the case of sports, that might be day one of the Australian Open, that would lead into additional coverage from that same event. Or in the case of general entertainment, season one of a returning season to really stimulate broader sampling and engagement with that content.”
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“So we will be looking to make sure that it’s refreshed, that we have something for everyone in terms of the audience segments that we’re going after, a really good balance of series and films, and then obviously an editorial tie-in that pegs back to something that is of the moment, whether that’s a sporting event or in the case of [general entertainment] the launch of a new show or title,” she adds.
Disney is betting that by adding a sampling of Hulu and ESPN programming, it can drive new bundle subscriptions, and that by adding the ESPN tile, it can keep its existing bundle subscribers more engaged, a critical factor for the streaming service as it looks to grow it advertising business. Executives note that by adding live sports, Disney+ will have dynamic ad insertion in live content, a major step forward for that side of the business.


Bowen says that 40 percent of eligible bundle subscribers are taking advantage of the unified viewing experience on Disney+ right now, leading to the decision to further bundle ESPN into the core Disney+ offering.
“We’re very optimistic that that’s going to drive further adoption of the bundle,” Bowen says. “For the existing bundle subscribers, the second part of this strategy is really about making it easier for them to consume everything that they’re paying for, giving them less friction In terms of navigating between the different apps and better ability for us to personalize the content from all of those different services in one holistic manner to those users, so that they can better and more easily find the thing that they’re looking for and get more value out of the bundle that they’re already paying for.”
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“In those two ways, we think it’s going to be both important for retention and also for growing the value perception of the bundle amongst those existing bundle subscribers,” she adds.
Meanwhile, the ESPN tile is also setting the stage for next year’s big bet by the sports giant: The launch of the ESPN “flagship” streaming service.
John Lasker, senior VP of ESPN+, says that while initially the ESPN tile on Disney+ will only include content from ESPN’s current streaming offering, it will become more fully-featured when the flagship service launches next year.
And the free ESPN+ content is meant to drive awareness and adoption of what the current streaming service has to offer.


“The content that we’re making available to the broader Disney+ subscriber base is a very, very limited amount, it’s a small fraction of the content that’s available on ESPN+, and part of the design there is for us to try to stimulate engagement and interest in sports to a casual sports fan that might not otherwise come to ESPN in their sort of normal media behaviors,” Lasker says. “So you’re not creating an alternative to ESPN or ESPN+, but more an extended reach opportunity.”
 
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Michael Kay’s ESPN radio show ending afternoon run after 22 years

It’s the end of an era at ESPN New York.
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Michael Kay’s ESPN radio show ending afternoon run after 22 years​

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It’s the end of an era at ESPN New York.

“The Michael Kay Show” will conclude its run in afternoon drive Dec. 13, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reports.

Kay will remain on the station but move to a solo show in middays, while his co-hosts in afternoon drive, Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg, are expected to remain in the slot and be joined by Alan Hahn, according to the report.

'The Michael Kay Show' is expected to conclude its 22-year run in afternoon drive on ESPN New York next Friday.
‘The Michael Kay Show’ is expected to conclude its 22-year run in afternoon drive on ESPN New York next Friday.Michael Kay Show
The contracts for the new afternoon drive program have not been finalized.




It is still to be determined whether YES Network will simulcast Kay’s new show and/or the program in afternoon drive.

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There has been a synergy with Kay as he has called Yankees games on the network since it launched in 2002.
He had been the radio broadcaster alongside John Sterling from 1992-2001 prior to becoming the TV voice.
Michael Kay (l.) with Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner (r.)
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The move to middays, while less financially lucrative, gives Kay a better work-life balance.

Hahn previously had been on-air in middays with Bart Scott, who is expected now to move from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and be paired with Dan Graca.

This show would replace Mike Greenberg’s national ESPN Radio show on the New York airwaves.
 

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