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Calm down, Scott. We launched a Tumblr blog, not Microsoft.
We’re very into ESPN’s tumblr but also a bit upset they don’t have hteir ask box open.
This will be a fun one.
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On his 2/5 B.S. Report podcast, ESPN/Grantland's Bill Simmons discussed pulling a prank on Dick Costello during the Super Bowl. The two were in box together at the game when Simmons pulled out his phone, turned to Costello, and said, "Oh, so Twitter's down?" He said Costello freaked out and almost had a heart attack. Then got really upset when he found out it was a joke. The story starts at the 37:30 mark of the podcast. Tried to add a link, but it won't let me. Thought you'd enjoy listening.
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Awesome. Love the BS Report almost as much as I love Twitter (and pranks on Dick Costolo). Will have to listen. As will anyone reading this :)
The new SportsCenter commercial is everything.
Awesome.
ESPN On The Apple TV
Sounds great, ESPN on the Apple TV (and possibly the forthcoming iTV)! Until you see this quote:
“We’re a platform-agnostic content company,” Bratches, the network’s executive vice president of affiliate and advertising sales, said today in an interview. “To the extent that in the future there’s an opportunity with Apple to authenticate through the pay-TV food chain as we’re doing with Microsoft, that’s something that we will participate in.”
In other words: you’ll get access as long as you’re a cable TV subscriber…
As I’m not a cable TV subscriber, this is worthless to me.
For as much as I bitch about HBO being blind to future disruption, I continue to think that it’s ESPN that has to be the true pioneer here. They’re the one content provider that has the cable companies by the balls. No cable provider can afford not to offer ESPN. So ESPN has the most leeway to do what they want without fear of retribution.
Grantland Is A Go
First articles are now live on Grantland, Bill Simmons’ new site under ESPN (which, thankfully, looks nothing like espn.com).
Here is Simmons’ welcome post.
Bill Simmons' Grantland
As a big fan of Bill Simmons, I’m excited for his new site (in association with ESPN): Grantland.
ESPN:
With Simmons as editor-in-chief, Grantland.com is scheduled to launch in June with a mix of original columns, long-form features, blog posts, and podcasts. The name of the site honors the legacy of Grantland Rice, the legendary sportswriter who helped elevate sports into American culture during the early 20th Century.
Chuck Klosterman, Malcolm Gladwell, Dave Eggers and many others are on board. Awesome.
[via Kottke]
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