A source with knowledge of the situation told Barrett Sports Media that the decision was based on a variety of factors, including information that was uncovered in the internal review.
The demise of ESPN has been greatly exaggerated. The network is operating from a place of strength, while others make up scenarios for why it's going down the drain.
"The AGCO has identified advertising and marketing approaches that strongly appeal to persons who are under the legal gaming age through the use of celebrities and/or athletes."
"Our boss was like, 'Nobody's watching hockey.' I said 'You don't understand. They don't watch hockey during the regular season, but they'll watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs.'"
"The WWE's media rights deals with Comcast and FOX are set to expire. Right now, both companies are in an exclusive negotiating window to renew their deals."
"I’m excited to kind of take this next step and to move forward, but at the same time, you never know what’s going to happen in this league. Anything could shake out, and so we’ll see what happens.”