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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
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Ed Molina
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I kept brick-&-mortar cable so I can late-night channel surf ... it's how I used to discover movies and shows I had never seen before, I would never give the time of day during daytime hours (that's how I discovered "Burn Notice." The only algo I ever needed was my own whims.
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Ben Koo
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BRING BACK CHANNEL NUMBERS! I wrote about how YouTubeTV and others have rewired how we watch TV. Without channel numbers, we don't flip as easily, which means more ads, reliance on algo based suggested tiles, and we don't realize when channels go dark. https://t.co/YWbIMfUrJk
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Ben Koo
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Really the only relevant time to share this.... My dad's best man invented the navigable channel guide, got rich selling the company fraudulently to Rupert Murdoch, and then as the walls of justice were closing in, wired himself millions overseas and has never been from since.
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Ben Koo
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BRING BACK CHANNEL NUMBERS! I wrote about how YouTubeTV and others have rewired how we watch TV. Without channel numbers, we don't flip as easily, which means more ads, reliance on algo based suggested tiles, and we don't realize when channels go dark. https://t.co/YWbIMfUrJk
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Awful Announcing
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The loss of channels having numbers means the art of channel flipping is dying. Yes, we get smaller remotes, but we also get more ads and are conditioned to accept carriage disputes and price hikes in the streaming era. https://t.co/nlouzucZf2
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YouTube TV's channel guide doesn't include channel numbers, and the Disney dispute has made it pretty clear why that is now.
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Ben Koo
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Per Dan Dakich’s request we have updated this story
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Awful Announcing
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Rick Pitino calls out ESPN hypocrisy on sports betting https://t.co/aqvKfEb8LT
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Guerilla Sports
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Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald | The Other Tom Green Show Ep. 11 with @tgreendenver
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Ben Koo
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Replugging my article on how I miss channel numbers and how YoutubeTV has trapped us and made us more reliant on them versus traditional cable or satellite providers
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Awful Announcing
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‘What channel is that on?’ How YouTube TV and others are rewiring us for more ads, less choice https://t.co/Mo1qVkr0t5
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Ben Koo
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BRING BACK CHANNEL NUMBERS! I wrote about how YouTubeTV and others have rewired how we watch TV. Without channel numbers, we don't flip as easily, which means more ads, reliance on algo based suggested tiles, and we don't realize when channels go dark. https://t.co/YWbIMfUrJk
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Ben Koo
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What do you think the paper towel usage percentage is between male and female partners?
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Awful Announcing
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As always, Pat McAfee wants it both ways https://t.co/lrUBbgQReC
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Awful Announcing
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ESPN forced us to listen to boring Disney CEO Bob Iger on the ManningCast for nothing https://t.co/b1UWVJVIzc
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Ben Koo
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We did a poll. The Athletic did a poll. This is a third poll. All show the same thing. People are siding with YoutubeTv and by a high margin. Is that because of how they view the dispute or existing negativity about ESPN/Disney just carrying over. Either way, not good!
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Awful Announcing
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Poll: Disney taking far more blame than YouTube TV for blackout https://t.co/LzBNq8GU10
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Ben Koo
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I think this is one of the most attractive jobs that will be out there. Dart looks legit. Skattebo and Nabors coming back from injury. Defense has a lot of talent High draft pick..... Lot to work with imo
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Ian Rapoport
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The #Giants are firing coach Brian Daboll, sources say. A promising and frustrating season leads NYG to have an opening.
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Ben Koo
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This conference is addicted to short term cash grabs knowing that most people will move on by the time the long term implications of these moves are felt. I hope they walk way. Nobody wants this. Nobody needs this.
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Bob Thompson
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I see why some B1G schools are interested in the PC deal. But seems to me if you have to take out a loan to pay off a credit card you are playing a fool's game. You either have an expense issue or a revenue issue and taking a loan really does not address either problem. 🤔
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Ben Koo
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The Terry Crew Dodge Ram commercial with the now awkward Drew Allar NIL reference sucks and needs to just be put out to pasture.
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Ben Koo
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I am at a place where where I can say that Tom Brady is a better announcer than Troy Aikman. Kudos to him. Took some work. Also Aikman IMO is regressing a little bit. I was skeptical but it’s over the hump.
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Sahil Kapur
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With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
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Ben Koo
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The Facebook commercial where young people use it to plan going out the night before Thanksgiving is very good but these people simply do not realistically exist anymore Facebook is for boomers mainlining misinformation and birthday reminders. No engagement from young people.
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Ben Koo
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To each his own, but I’ll definitely take Jake Butt over Joel Klatt. He’s been good enough and been doing this long enough that he’s outgrown BTN. Like Joshua Perry, he’ll get a call soon enough for bigger and better.
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Ben Koo
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A’s relocation continued to be a total clown show
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Jason Burke
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Funding questions in Las Vegas put A's ballpark in tricky spot
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Ben Koo
7 days
I think a lot of sports fans would agree with Mark Shapiro's comments criticizing ESPN for aggressively pushing gambling content. I'm more intrigued why he proactively felt the need to speak out on this given the existing TKO and ESPN relationship. https://t.co/1CS10TlJ81
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Mark Shapiro slammed ESPN’s gambling-heavy shows as “abysmal” after the network ended its failed ESPN Bet deal with Penn Entertainment.
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