Ben Koo
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Owner and editor of @AwfulAnnouncing. Recovering Silicon Valley startup guy. Fan of Buckeyes, 49ers, A's, dogs, naps, tacos, and the old AOL dialup sounds.
Columbus, OH
Joined July 2008
Who do you think will gain more subscribers tonight between people adding some service to get ESPN to watch Cowboys vs. Cardinals on MNF or people adding B1G+ to watch Ohio State vs. IU Indianapolis in men's basketball? Probably going to be very close.
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It is reported that OSU and UM have a written guarantee of no night games last 3 weeks of the season. NBC gets a win here, likely because OSU fans have been very vocal about preference for night games, and also December CFP game vs. UT was well received despite being 10 degrees.
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2- This is the first carriage dispute where creator funds have wooed random creators to chime in on the issue. FB pages, Threads/X/TikTok influencers etc, who are not regular sports media commentators are chasing engagement and $. Most of the takes/content are pretty meh.
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I paid the random for the ESPN app and I don't see a world where I would ever just unplug YouTubeTV in favor of cobbling together streaming services, including ESPN. Inferior experience for sure. I know they've invested a lot into it and are tuning it, but just not as slick
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Two takes on the ongoing YouTubeTV vs. Disney/ESPN spat. 1- YouTubeTV's best in class UX/UI is being rewarded. Lot of people paid the ransom for Fubo, DTV, or ESPN app and many are being vocal that the interface is not as good (likely will stay with YouTubeTV).
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I am still within a year or so of realizing that this is the father of Paul Giammati
“[Baseball] breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. “The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the
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I generally agree with this (has proven to be right more times than not) but a new wrinkle… If approved, NFL will soon own a stake of ESPN. Does NFL knowing dispute is helping adoption of ESPN ott and also adding now Disney owned Fubo customers, change NFL’s lobbying efforts
Prediction on Disney-Google dispute: Resolved in hours before Monday Night Football. College games are one thing, but an NFL deadline spurs action.
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Ryan Day rolling with the first string offensive line under two minutes up 24, and two offensive lineman leave the game hobbling off. My man, why tempt fate and open yourself for this? There is literally nothing to gain.
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Taking investors for a new podcast that is just discussing the social media activity of Michael Lambardi and Jordon Hudson.
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"If I can, a hearty hello to everyone watching on YouTube TV. We don't need you to send an email or make a phone call, just hang out. You might like it." - TNT's Adam Lefkoe 🔥💀
ESPN's biggest stars are pushing the company line in their YouTube TV fight, but it may backfire. https://t.co/tY0DIjGhBz
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I have nothing but the greatest respect for Bob but beg to differ. Serious sports journalism takes time, money and often a team of people. Today Real Sports, 60 Sports, OTL are history. SI a shell of itself. Only The Athletic has the tools. I’d say it’s a pretty sad state.
Bob Ley rejects ‘easy and perhaps even lazy narrative’ that sports journalism is dying https://t.co/arUhAnapsp
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These FB shitposting pages can be hilarious sometimes….. That is until you see: - the comments are people believing this is real - the page admin is posting from Vietnam - the Page is getting creator funds for constantly posting this type of content What an ass platform
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We went out to the Short North and I asked for a table at the lady looked at me and said it was a 30 minute wait. I think she then realized I was in a costume and sat us at a great table without any wait.
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I honestly thought majority of people blamed their cable company. For ESPN/disney to be -46 here (yes I know, it’s unscientific) is REALLY surprising to me. People siding over a company that they pay money to over a content company. Never thought I’d see it.
When there is a carriage dispute that causes you to either miss or spend additional time or money to watch sporting events, who do you typically assign more blame to for the inconvenience?
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This one brat just said “how many do I get?”, and I said “one” (look, these are full size) And she replied with “some houses are doing five”. You’re god damn right I’m the candy police.
I just said “that is a grown ass man trick or treating” and got back from my wife “here we go again! The candy police!” You can’t come to the house twice! You can’t be a grown ass adult! Law and order!
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I just said “that is a grown ass man trick or treating” and got back from my wife “here we go again! The candy police!” You can’t come to the house twice! You can’t be a grown ass adult! Law and order!
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Dot com wasn’t very interested promoting as well (from yesterday)
ESPN broke major news on corruption allegations against the MLBPA. On television, it was total crickets. https://t.co/UntiedOFbt
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I refreshed this oldie. If you are a YoutubeTV subscriber, are you going to pay the ransom this weekend? I regrettably will at some point
Thanks to ESPN and YouTubeTV, sports fans are once again hostages willing to pay the ransom https://t.co/lKcMWpXTle
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I’m excited to announce that I will be contributing to @awfulannouncing , beginning today! I’ll be heavily focused on TV ratings, of course. I made my debut this morning in the Awful Announcing newsletter, discussing the effect of Big Data on sports viewership.
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