ESPN To Cut 300 Jobs, Eliminate 500 Positions Overall As It Reaches Digital “Inflection Point”

The Smithsonian National Zoo has announced the name fans chose for its adorable new panda: Little Miracle. Panda Mei Xiang gave birth to the male cub at the Washington, D.C., zoo in August, and staff has shared regular updates on its Panda Cam over the past 12 weeks so patrons could watch the cub grow.

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basketball fans for its top college broadcast team.Ryan Ruocco is joining Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe for the lead announcing team this season. Ruocco has worked with Lobo and Rowe on the network's WNBA coverage for the past eight years.“It means a lot," Ruocco said of announcing college women's basketball now as the lead play-by-play voice.

Pinewood Toronto Studios majority owner Bell Media has increased its stake in the marquee studio, while also taking a minority stake in Montreal's Grande Studios as it raises its bet on Hollywood continuing to film movies and TV series in Canada. Terms of the deal that sees property developer Alfredo Romano's Castlepoint Numa sell its minority interest in Pinewood Toronto Studios to Bell Media were not disclosed.

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorLibby Geist, a veteran ESPN executive who has been with the sports-media giant since 2008, will leave the company early next year, the latest in a series of prominent content executives to announce their departure from the Disney-owned outlet.Geist is ESPN’s vice president and executive producer of ESPN Films and original content.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Libby Geist, one of the architects of ESPN’s growing documentary business and exec producer of The Last Dance and O.J: Made In America, is leaving the Disney-owned sports network.Deadline understands that Geist, who is Vice President and Executive Producer, ESPN Films and Original Content, will work through to the end of 2020.

The relationship between the Safdie Brothers and Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, is well-documented. For both of their most recent releases, “Good Time” and “Uncut Gems,” Lopatin has provided the scores for the features, earning acclaim for his music that seemingly fits perfectly with the anxiety-ridden thrillers the Safdies have been known for.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorDisney+ reported 73.7 million subscribers as of September 30, with ESPN+ topping 10 million for the first time.The numbers were part of Disney’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings release, which showed a battered company but one that still managed to eclipse Wall Street forecasts.ESPN’s tally of 10.3 million streaming subscribers was almost triple the level of a year ago, though average revenue per subscriber fell 12% to 4.54.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCord Jefferson has signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros.

Peter White Television EditorCord Jefferson, who recently won an Emmy for his work on HBO’s Watchmen, has struck an overall deal with Warner Bros.

Also Read: ESPN Sets New Senior Executive Team in Wake of Connor Schell Exit, Jodi Markley RetirementWith the closing of ESPN Esports, gamers lose the largest and most mainstream source of esports coverage. There are other outlets covering the space — including The Esports Observer, Esports.com, or Esports Insider — but all operate with less resources and reach than ESPN’s outfit did.The company announced Nov.

ESPN has shuttered its esports editorial vertical. "We have made the difficult decision to cease operations for our dedicated daily esports editorial and content," a spokesperson said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

Doja Cat was among the performers at the 2020 MTV EMAs on Sunday, which was held remotely amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Lining up alongside fellow performers Little Mix (who also hosted), Zara Larsson, Yungblud, and David Guetta, Doja Cat mixed things up a little.

Tayshia Adams‘ divorce from ex-husband Josh Bourelle might play a big role in her dramatic turn on The Bachelorette, but she’s still on “cloud nine.”The 30-year-old California native dished about her journey on season 16 of the ABC dating series following Clare Crawley‘s engagement to Dale Moss during the Thursday, November 5, episode.

Below Deck, becoming the series' new chief stew — the first person to replace Kate Chastain.«First of all, she probably has smaller feet than I do, because I'm taller than her,» the Australian native jokes with ET over video chat. «From what I've seen Kate do on the show, and how she works, she’s a fantastic chief stew.

ESPN is restructuring its senior executive leadership team, following the news last week that it would be reducing its workforce by 500 positions. Among the most notable departures: Connor Schell, ESPN's executive vp of content, who will leave in January.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired the highly evocative and timely documentary, OWN Spotlight: (In)Visible Portraits from Loving producer and first-time director Oge Egbuonu.