"I love him. Just for so many people, this is a very tough day. This is an unfortunate reality across a lot of industries these days, especially ours."
"I don't think they felt comfortable that Ryan Clark would be able to hold that in. So, they let him go for the day and then pulled him off air before he had a chance."
Through 43 game telecasts, the Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN Networks are averaging 1.5 million total viewers, representing a 31% year-over-year increase.
The total viewership is an increase of 12% over Game 1 from last year between Florida and Las Vegas which was shown on Warner Bros. Discovery networks.
Bell Media is the latest North American company to announce job cuts, as the media industry has laid off over 17,000 employees in the United States in 2023 alone.
"That number represents 58% growth from the 2021 Western Conference Finals. It is also up 17% from 2019, the last Conference Finals series played during the traditional window."
"I don't think they felt comfortable that Ryan Clark would be able to hold that in. So, they let him go for the day and then pulled him off air before he had a chance."