5 posts and columns on ESPN.com

ESPN Gives Web Star Bill Simmons His Own Site

in Media on February 18, 2011 at 7:03 am PT

Here’s Bill Simmons’ reward for sticking with ESPN: His own piece of turf, where he can put people like Chuck Klosterman to work riffing on sports and pop culture. Perhaps even “literary” stuff. No name or launch date yet, but both are coming soon.

A Media Non-Move: ESPN.com Star Bill Simmons Stays Put

in Media on October 11, 2010 at 12:19 pm PT

Here’s a variation on the “old media star bails for new media outlet” story–a new media star staying put at the place that made him famous.

ESPN's Spiked LeBron James Story Is Scandal-Free, Does Mention "Panties"

in Media on July 29, 2010 at 12:27 pm PT

Why did ESPN kill a pretty tame Web story about the most famous athlete in America? Hard to guess. In any case, it doesn’t matter now: On a slow summer day, it’s perfect fodder for bored Web surfers.

ESPN Tries Rebuilding the Pay Wall For Its Magazine

in Media on June 5, 2009 at 8:50 am PT

Here’s another big media player trying — very cautiously — to get people to pay for online media: Disney’s ESPN is going to put the Website for its “ESPN the Magazine” title behind a paywall this summer. But the vast majority of the site’s stuff will remain free.
espn-mag

Time Inc. Wonders What You’ll Pay For on the Web

in Media on March 19, 2009 at 5:10 am PT

Time Inc. is happy to boast about its online audience, but it’s also acknowledging that Web advertising alone may not be enough these days. So it’s going to start charging readers — or at least start thinking about the notion.