TMC
04-09-2020, 11:44 PM
https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/29018339/dana-white-says-ufc-249-not-happen-april-18
Despite reports that UFC president Dana White was planning to hold UFC 249 on a private island or on a Native American reservation to get around coronavirus restrictions, the next UFC event has been canceled. UFC 249 had been scheduled to air on ESPN on April 18. "Today, we got a call from the highest level you can go at Disney, and the highest level at ESPN ... and the powers that be there asked me to stand down and not do this event on Saturday," White told ESPN.
How is ESPN's SportsCenter dealing with a world without live sports? (https://www.esquire.com/sports/a32007094/coronavirus-espn-sportscenter-programming-interview/)
To fill time in three daily live editions, the sports news institution has been repackaging its archives. While there is plenty of sports news, there hasn't been live sports in nearly a month. "Considering ESPN's lack of live games is projected to give the network a ratings decline of as much as 80 percent—in addition to its ongoing battle with cord-cutters—there might not be a group of people with more to lose than ESPN’s 40-year-old flagship show, SportsCenter, which has over a hundred million viewers per month," says Brady Langmann, who spoke with SportsCenter anchors. "Without highlights, without anything to preview, and with very little non-virus-related news, the people behind the live show—including its anchors, beat reporters across the country, producers, and behind-the-scenes players—are trying to figure out: What is SportsCenter without sports?"
Wimbledon will reportedly recoup $141 million over cancelation thanks to its pandemic insurance package (https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/08/sports/pandemic-insurance-package-will-allow-wimbledon-recoup-141-million-per-report/)
It's looking like the sports world could be in a timeout until 2021 (https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-04-08/column-it-looks-like-sports-could-be-in-a-timeout-until-2021)
NBA and ESPN are finalizing plans to televise a H-O-R-S-E shooting competition (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29013049/sources-chris-paul-trae-young-zach-lavine-expect-play-h-o-r-s-e-competition)
NFL will use the NFL Draft as a coronavirus relief fundraiser (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/08/nfl-to-use-draft-as-fundraiser-for-covid-19-relief-efforts/)
Despite reports that UFC president Dana White was planning to hold UFC 249 on a private island or on a Native American reservation to get around coronavirus restrictions, the next UFC event has been canceled. UFC 249 had been scheduled to air on ESPN on April 18. "Today, we got a call from the highest level you can go at Disney, and the highest level at ESPN ... and the powers that be there asked me to stand down and not do this event on Saturday," White told ESPN.
How is ESPN's SportsCenter dealing with a world without live sports? (https://www.esquire.com/sports/a32007094/coronavirus-espn-sportscenter-programming-interview/)
To fill time in three daily live editions, the sports news institution has been repackaging its archives. While there is plenty of sports news, there hasn't been live sports in nearly a month. "Considering ESPN's lack of live games is projected to give the network a ratings decline of as much as 80 percent—in addition to its ongoing battle with cord-cutters—there might not be a group of people with more to lose than ESPN’s 40-year-old flagship show, SportsCenter, which has over a hundred million viewers per month," says Brady Langmann, who spoke with SportsCenter anchors. "Without highlights, without anything to preview, and with very little non-virus-related news, the people behind the live show—including its anchors, beat reporters across the country, producers, and behind-the-scenes players—are trying to figure out: What is SportsCenter without sports?"
Wimbledon will reportedly recoup $141 million over cancelation thanks to its pandemic insurance package (https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/08/sports/pandemic-insurance-package-will-allow-wimbledon-recoup-141-million-per-report/)
It's looking like the sports world could be in a timeout until 2021 (https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-04-08/column-it-looks-like-sports-could-be-in-a-timeout-until-2021)
NBA and ESPN are finalizing plans to televise a H-O-R-S-E shooting competition (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29013049/sources-chris-paul-trae-young-zach-lavine-expect-play-h-o-r-s-e-competition)
NFL will use the NFL Draft as a coronavirus relief fundraiser (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/08/nfl-to-use-draft-as-fundraiser-for-covid-19-relief-efforts/)