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Disney-owned ESPN cutting hundreds of jobs - source
ReutersBy Liana B. Baker May 21 (Reuters) - ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney Co's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a person with knowledge of the cuts said. The job cuts,...Tags: College Football, Career and Workplace, Lucasfilm Ltd., Southeastern Conference, DirecTV Group Inc.
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Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN says it is cutting staff
Just one week after touting its strength to advertisers and declaring it wasn't worried about new competition from Fox Sports, ESPN is cutting its staff. The moves are part of an overall cost-cutting effort by ESPN parent Walt Disney Co. Earlier this...Tags: Twitter, Inc., ESPN (tv network), Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Job Layoffs, Fox Sports (tv network)
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Serena Williams advances to final of Italian Open
Serena Williams continued her career-best winning streak, now at 23 matches, on Saturday to advance to the Italian Open championship match in Rome. The top-ranked American stopped Simona Halep of Romania, 6-3, 6-0, in the semifinals and will try to...Tags: Simona Halep, French Open, Victoria Azarenka, Kobe Bryant, Sara Errani
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"Venus and Serena" doc opens and EleVen debuts in SoFlo
Staff WriterAaaahhh, Serena and Venus Williams. I know it isn't exactly a frock-doc, but the movie "Venus and Serena" opens this weekend in SoFla (O Cinema in Miami Shores) after recently premiering at the Miami International Film Festival. No, it isn't about...Tags: Dresses (clothing), French Open, Miami Shores, Venus and Serena (movie), Fort Lauderdale
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'Star Trek' to hit warp speed. ESPN takes U.S. Open. CW upfront.
After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: Finally heading home after a week and a half in New York. Hope my cats remember me and didn't tear our place up. Friday's headlines include the weekend box-office preview, some...
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ESPN wins exclusive U.S. Open tennis rights in 11-year deal
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - Walt Disney's ESPN sports juggernaut said it signed an 11-year contract to exclusively show all rounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament on its channels in North and South America, giving it coverage of the sport's four major...Tags: French Open, ESPN (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, BCE Inc., NBC (tv network)
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U.S. Open tennis leaving CBS for ESPN
The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS and move all its television coverage to ESPN starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract. The deal means all U.S. Open coverage will be on cable TV only in two years. ESPN has televised the U.S. Open along...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Media Industry, Television Industry, Tennis, CBS Corp.
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After nearly half-century on CBS, US Open tennis moving to ESPN in 2015 on 11-year deal
AP Tennis WriterThe U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN. The new deal between the U.S. Tennis Association and ESPN, announced Thursday, also...Tags: French Open, ABC (tv network), Bowl Championship Series, Sports, Football
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On The Fly: Beckham Announces His Retirement
Underwear model and cultural icon David Beckham is leaving soccer behind. Beckham announced Thursday that he is retiring from the sport that made him famous, ending a career that's included stints with Manchester United, Real Madrid, the Los Angeles...Tags: Running, Dwight Freeney, French Open, The Boston Globe, Houston Texans
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ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015
After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament. ESPN on Thursday said it has clinched an 11-year deal with the United States Tennis Assn. for the exclusive TV rights, beginning in 2015, for the annual...Tags: PGA Championship, PGA Tour, CBS Corp., Southeastern Conference, The Walt Disney Co.
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ESPN signs exclusive 11-year deal with U.S. Open
ReutersThe Sports Xchange ESPN signs exclusive 11-year deal with U.S. Open U.S. Open tennis will only be seen on ESPN beginning in 2015. The U.S. Tennis Association and the cable network reached an 11-year agreement that will give ESPN exclusive television...Tags: Tennis Channel (tv network), French Open, Satellite and Cable Service, ESPN (tv network), NBC (tv network)
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2013 TV upfronts: ESPN not worried about a la carte or competition
ESPN President John Skipper said Tuesday he isn’t too worried about proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would allow consumers to pick what channels they want instead of buying a big package of networks. “We don’...Tags: College Baseball, Television, CBS Corp., Entertainment, News Corp.
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