ESPN - Grantland Dysfunction Schadenfreude

[raduray]

If you're into schadenfreude, you'll like this:

Over the last two years, ESPN management had heard from Simmons many times that he didn’t think they were selling Grantland aggressively enough. ESPN sources place annual ad revenue for Grantland at about $6 million a year, including the Web site and a Simmons podcast, but since his departure from ESPN, Simmons has rolled out his own (and his owned) podcast, which, according to an industry expert, is probably worth north of $5 million in yearly revenue alone. Thus Simmons is now making for himself roughly the same as Grantland’s entire annual ad-sales revenue.

Can ESPN Solve Its Grantland Problem?

 

[Brandon_Cox]

Thanks for that link

 

[Digit]

538 is now ESPN's? No wonder they had that shoddy fumble analysis take.

 

[Bobsyouruncle]

538 is now ESPN's? No wonder they had that shoddy fumble analysis take.

I don't think that was from 538. Unless they did another, but the original wasn't.

 

[Digit]

I was thinking of this: Your Guide To Deflate-gate/Ballghazi-Related Statistical Analyses

 

[raduray]

538 is now ESPN's?

ESPN has done a fine job hiding that. Interesting promotional strategy.

 

[lurker1965]

To answer the question "Can ESPN Solve Its Grantland Problem?"
No.