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Old 09-01-2009, 03:00 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN View Post
What do any of these have to do with management telling what their hosts what to say. The Roethlisberger thing, I agree was pretty stupid. But when I listen to ESPN and I do pretty much everyday, I never get the impression that these hosts are holding back because they were told to.
It's a unscrupulous corporate philosophy of building an exclusive media empire.

Building the "worldwide leader" brand is all fine and good, I'd run ESPN the same way if I were in charge, but combining that philosophy with dishonest tactics (such as I listed above) really ticks me off.
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