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RIP Turner Sports

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by maumann, Mar 5, 2019.

  1. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

  2. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Jeff Zucker being put in charge of anything is terrible.
     
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  3. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Zucker will find some way to screw up TNT's NBA team and also damage the Final Four. He's like Urkle, who finds a way to screw up something that just needs not to be messed with - the proverbial manager who is hell bent on showing his superiors the difference he makes.
    I always figured NBC kept promoting him because they were worried he'd jump to CBS or ABC and put a dent in Today's ratings.
     
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  4. doctorx

    doctorx Member

    I had an editor like that.
     
  5. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

  6. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Does this mean the NCAAT won't be on TruTV much longer? Because it's a damn pain to find that channel every March.
     
  7. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    My guess is zucker will liquidate all of Turner's broadcasts except the NBA and NCAA tourney as soon as he can. And I wouldn't feel certain he wouldn't get out of the NCAA, too.
     
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  8. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    From what I know, Turner still has the rights to NBA.com, NCAA.com, PGA.com, in addition to some coverage of the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup. That's not including NBA, NCAA Tournament and baseball post-season. And Bleacher Report is its own animal. I could see Zucker flipping every valuable asset and eliminating sports entirely. That's probably why Levy jumped ship -- since he was point man for keeping a sports presence.

    Glad I'm not wondering about my future anymore. But know a lot of folks who are facing an uncertainty right now -- and hope for the best.
     
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