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ESPN to lay off 300 employees

ESPN will be laying off around 300 employees this week, confirms company president John Skipper. The layoffs are coming because the company needs to cut $350 million from the 2017 budget to prepare for a 9-year, $24 billion broadcast deal with the NBA. In a memo to employees, Skipper said, “Beginning today, we will be … ESPN to lay off 300 employees

Final Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer released; ticketing websites crash

During tonight’s Monday Night Football game on ESPN (which is owned by Disney), the latest and final trailer for the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted.  It had been advertised that immediately after the trailer premiered on television, advanced tickets would go on sale for Star Wars marathons (showing all seven films) and … Final Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer released; ticketing websites crash

The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Thoughts on the Current Slate of Films

As of this week’s announcement of Disney’s upcoming slate of films through 2020, this is what the next several years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is looking like: 2016: May 6: Captain America: Civil War November 4: Doctor Strange 2017: May 5: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  July 28: Marvel Studios co-produced Spider-Man film (Sony) November 3: Thor: Ragnarok … The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Thoughts on the Current Slate of Films