ESPN suspends publication of Grantland

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Post by danso » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:02 PM UTC

ESPN suspends publication of Grantland
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Post by jonknee » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:10 PM UTC

Perfect opportunity for Simmons to start a Grantland like site...

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Post by Implicated » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:12 PM UTC

I'll never understand what they were thinking getting rid of Simmons. Ego's calling the shots is never a good thing.

Can't wait for him to start up something new, Grantland was really great.

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Post by mlucero » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:13 PM UTC

Interesting because I'm familiar with the site but why is this here?

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Post by minimaxir » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:13 PM UTC

> Grantland distinguished itself with quality writing, smart ideas, original thinking and fun.

Unfortunately, this bodes poorly for FiveThirtyEight, also owned by ESPN, and also prides itself on long form content.

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Post by nseay » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:13 PM UTC

Pretty dissapointing.

After growing up on sportscenter, this was one of the only ESPN created products which was still watchable/readable.

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Post by jackschultz » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:14 PM UTC

Wow that's decently big news considering how big it was, and how broad the topics it covered were. Shows that it's the writers/personalities/analysts that readers want to hear from, not necessarily content on from specific publication.

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Post by number_six » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:16 PM UTC

I guess they really want Vice Sports to do well...

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Post by danso » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:17 PM UTC

mlucero wrote: post #4

Interesting because I'm familiar with the site but why is this here?

Besides Grantland stories popping up frequently on HN, ESPN is an interesting and significant company...not just because of its pure size and near monopoly over sports entertainment, but because of its willingness to invest money in non-profitable media ventures, like Grantland...Grantland was a great example of what happens when you hire the best writers and give them room to work.

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Post by uptown » Fri, Oct 30, 2015, 6:19 PM UTC

Implicated wrote: post #3

I'll never understand what they were thinking getting rid of Simmons. Ego's calling the shots is never a good thing. Can't wait for him to start up something new, Grantland was really great.

He's started his podcast:

http://thebillsimmonspodcast.tumblr.com/