24994J 5577 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 In a move that is likely to spread to NBC's other regional sports networks, Comcast SportsNet Chicago laid off about a dozen behind the scenes employees this week. Though no on-air talent has received a pink slip, there will be significant programming changes in the coming weeks. The most notable shift will be the likely cancellation of the nightly 'SportsNet Central', in favor of shorter, more entertaining, social media-friendly content...whatever that might be. This really shouldn't be a surprise when you consider the continued loss of cable subscribers, a trend that's been heavily publicized for the ESPN family and other cable networks. Really, it was only a matter of time. http://www.robertfeder.com/2016/11/10/comcast-sportsnet-chicago-cuts-jobs-reformatting-programming-lineup/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15440-csn-chicago-cuts-programmingemployees/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 A few weeks back, CSN Mid-Atlantic cut their Orioles beat reporter with no plans to replace him, although the guy who covers the Nats is still with them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15440-csn-chicago-cuts-programmingemployees/#findComment-162406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Rich Lieberman is reporting that CSN Bay Area has been making cuts as well: http://richliebermanreport.blogspot.com/2016/11/big-shakedown-at-csnba.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15440-csn-chicago-cuts-programmingemployees/#findComment-162421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 A few weeks back, CSN Mid-Atlantic cut their Orioles beat reporter with no plans to replace him, although the guy who covers the Nats is still with them. I wonder if they'll cut the individual Baltimore and Washington feeds or cut CSN +. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15440-csn-chicago-cuts-programmingemployees/#findComment-162423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 The bloodletting spreads to CSN New England, which has cut veterans Bob Neumeier and Scott McAdam and will replace much of its daily programming with infomercials by March as Comcast shifts resources to NBC Boston. http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/12/22/bob-neumeier-sean-mcadam-let-csn/dC8tjBsyBH8c7YzmloSglK/story.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15440-csn-chicago-cuts-programmingemployees/#findComment-164433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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