ESPN to end the “Sportscenter” edition, will transfer the production to Bristol
Espn announced on Wednesday that his edition of Los Angeles of “Sportscenter” is ending and transferring the production of that show to his headquarters in Bristol, Conn.
He is also moving his football productions in the studio to Bristol.
“On the basis of our current business needs, we are transferring the shows” Sportscenter “and Soccer Studio based in Los Angeles at the Espn Bristol headquarters, including the limited number of employees’ positions relating to these shows,” announced the network in a note. “The Los Angeles Production Center will continue to host ESPN’s NBA PRODUCTIONS and will offer space for offices to additional employees based on La.”
The last “Sportscenter” should broadcast on May 16th. ESPN said that the change would have an impact on 35 of its 229 production employees of La, or about 15 percent. A source informed about the moves told Atletico This has had an impact on employees has the opportunity to move to Connecticut to continue their work.
Espn’s Los Angeles production center is located on the other side of the road by the Crypto.com Arena, headquarters of the Lakers and Kings. It houses a wide variety of employees, including programming, production, operations, digital and social media, communications, corporate units and more.
When the study debuted on April 6, 2009, Espn reached 98 million viewers. Neil Everett and Stan Verrett hosted the first Los Angeles “Sportscenter”, which also presented occasional appearances of Stuart Scott, also for the open.
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