In January 2016, the Sinclair Broadcast Group bought Tennis Channel for $350 million. Sinclair Broadcast Group is currently embroiled in a scandal in which anchors at its many television stations read strikingly similar statements lobbing salvos against more mainstream news sources in the US. Sinclair did not publicize its role in crafting or promoting these…
Category: ESPN
ESPN’s Layoffs, Print Media Downturn, and Blogs like Mine
“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” – John F. Kennedy, 1961 Unintended consequences are often jarring. I personally value print media. Yet, when ESPN announced deep cuts to its staff in April I could not help but think about the impact websites, podcasts, blogs, and apps have had on the media….
Krickstein’s Own 30 for 30
Prologue: Jimmy Connors as Scarface The recent This is What They Want ESPN 30 for 30 documentary focusing on Jimmy Connors certainly portrayed Connors as a guy who is comfortable with who he is. It reminded me of the “I’m the bad guy” speech from Scarface (a wildly overrated film in my view): So… what…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 