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ESPN Rolls Out Future 30 for 30 Films and Podcasts

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It appears that ESPN+ is going to play a large role in the future of 30 for 30. ESPN announced that its next 30 for 30 film will debut on ESPN+ before debuting on the traditional television network.

Seau, a biographical documentary about All-Pro linebacker Junior Sean, will premier on ESPN+ on September 20. The movie will premier on ESPN at a later date, which has not yet been announced. The Last Days of Knight, an inside look at the CNN investigation that eventually led the University of Indiana to fire basketball coach Bobby Knight, debuted on ESPN+ back in April. It will make its television debut on Thursday, November 29.

ESPN appears to be using the debuts of event 30 for 30 films to push subscriptions and/or free trials of ESPN+. The OTT streaming service also debuted a six-part 30 for 30 miniseries earlier this year called Enhanced. Sean Keeley of Awful Announcing called it a smart strategy for the OTT service.

There’s only so much live content that they’re able to push to the subscription service without damaging their cable networks and online platforms, but scripted and documentary films like these are a perfect way to add value (and perhaps new subscribers) to their offering. And some of these may eventually make their way to TV as well, as we’ve now seen with “The Last Days of Knight.”

ESPN did announce one new 30 for 30 doc that won’t go through the streaming service first. It doesn’t have a name yet, but it will focus on a day in October of 1992 when Deion Sanders played an NFL game in Miami and two MLB playoff games in Pittsburgh, all within a span of 24 hours. That film will debut on ESPN in January.

The network also announced a new 30 for 30 Short about Australian daredevil Felix Baumgartner’s free fall from outer space. It will debut on ESPN on September 23. There is also a new season of 30 for 30 Podcasts on the way. The upcoming season will return to series of single documentaries after last season featured five episodes focusing on one story. New podcasts begin in October.

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ESPN Colleagues Pay Tribute to Neil Everett

“It was universal praise from the people that knew and worked with Everett.”
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Neil Everett has become one of the faces of SportsCenter. After 23 years at ESPN, he announced that he is leaving the network.

Colleagues at the World Wide Leader took to Twitter to share their thoughts. It was universal praise from the people that knew and worked with Everett. Chief among them was his SportsCenter partner of fourteen years, Stan Verrett.

Everett has spent the last two years as part of the television studio crew covering the Portland Trail Blazers. He told Front Office Sports that he will be seeking to expand his role with the team.

If Root Sports Northwest requires references, there are plenty ESPN colleagues past and present that were immediately ready to vouch for Neil Everett.

Everett was not laid off. He turned down a new contract that would have forced him to take a pay cut.

The Walt Disney Company is in the middle of layoffs effecting every division. CEO Bob Iger has tasked his leaders with reducing costs by $5.5 billion and cutting 7000 jobs.

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Bleav To Launch 2 FuboTV Channels

“Over 1,000 hours of original content is produced by Bleav each month.”
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Sports and entertainment media production company Bleav has officially launched two channels available now on FuboTV.

Bleav Sports and Bleav Football will utilize content from its podcast network to comprise programming on the TV side.

“We are excited to be partnering with Fubo, one of the premiere companies for sports streaming,” Bleav president Eric Weinberger said.

Over 1,000 hours of original content is produced by Bleav each month. Former NFL and NBA standouts like Ahman Green, Rudy Gay, Lamar Odom, LenDale White, Ike Taylor and Jonathan Stewart are just some of the hosts for Bleav.

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Neil Everett Exits ESPN After 23 Years

“ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life.”
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Neil Everett’s SportsCenter days are over. Front Office Sports reports that the anchor has chosen to say goodbye to ESPN after 23 years at the network.

“ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life,” Everett said. “Time to write a new chapter.” 

The network reportedly offered Everett a new deal. Had he agreed to it, the anchor would have taken a salary reduction.

This is a significant moment for SportsCenter. Everett moving on means one of the show’s longest-tenured partnership comes to an end. He had worked with Stan Verrett since 2009.

Everett’s exit comes in the same week that it was revealed Chris Chelios would not return to the network’s NHL coverage next season. The Walt Disney Company is currently in the middle of trying to cut 7000 jobs to save $5.5 billion.

As for the future, Everett says he will seek to increase his TV role with the Portland Trail Blazers. He has been part of the team’s broadcast crew on Root Sports Northwest for the last two years.

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