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In the sport of online debates, nobody truly wins
Jay Williams’ shot at Stephen A. Smith on Aaron Rodgers/Kyrie Irving coverage shows debate programs’ theatricality
Smith's defense of "I was sitting across from Bart Scott and Dan Orlovsky, who both agreed with me. You and I were arguing, so that might have something to do with my intensity level" tells us a whole lot about debate shows like First Take.
Stephen A. Smith’s new deal makes him the highest-paid ESPN personality, confirming their investment in his brand of debate
Smith will reportedly surpass Mike Greenberg's $6.5 million annual salary under this new deal.
Fox Sports’ Mark Silverman tells the AP FS1 has “grown past ’embrace debate.’ I think we’re a more mature network now.”
“We’ve grown past ‘embrace debate.’ I think we’re a more mature network now. I think we have some shows with a little more element of debate and others that are smart, entertaining and interesting to sports fans.”
Will ESPN and Fox continue to invest big money in big personalities, and can they afford to?
Investing in high profile personalities might be a thing of the past.
Super Bowl survey respondents say they get most of their NFL news from sports TV, a long way from the Horowitz-Fox vision
"54% get news or information about the NFL from sports TV channels (i.e. ESPN), 41% from sports news websites, and 38% from social media."
The Fox Sports 1/FS1 Timeline reveals a network that showed no patience
Ron Jaworski: Viewers “don’t want a bunch of people on TV screaming at each other”
Jaworski took some shots at debate shows, and said his status with ESPN is still "in limbo."
Nike trolls hot-take pundits like Stephen A. Smith with “Debate This” ad on Kevin Durant
The industry of criticizing Kevin Durant in particular and debating hot sports takes in general has become so...
Over a million people embraced debate on Monday across ESPN and FS1
Those who like to pick on ESPN’s First Take and FS1’s Undisputed had a harder time doing that...
First Take to go on road, add new segments following move to ESPN
There’s been a lot of discussion about First Take lately ahead of its Jan. 3 move from ESPN2...
ESPN and FS1 ramp up the rhetoric as embrace debate heightens in 2017
This year brought more debate to the forefront as FS1 tried to find its niche through the luring...
Comcast SportsNet New England lets go of two veteran reporters as part of transition to embrace debate
One of the stories you hate seeing in any industry is the loss of jobs at Christmastime. And...
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman insist First Take debates are “genuine”
One of the biggest criticisms of the “Embrace Debate” movement in sports broadcasting is how it often seems...
Comcast SportsNet Chicago announces sports news format flip with less highlights and more debate
Earlier this month, we told you about Comcast SportsNet Chicago laying off staff as the regional sports network...
Embrace debate on sports TV for a full day? A play-by-play account
I embraced debate and barely lived to tell about it. Despite working in sports my entire adult life...
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia now embracing debate to attract millennials
Viewers to Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia may have noticed some changes to its daily schedule. It’s nightly news program,...
