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ESPN Shuts Down Esports Coverage Division Days After Layoff Spree

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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.

6 it would lay off 300 staffers and revoke 200 job openings, the latest restructuring aimed at cutting costs. At the time of the layoffs, ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro told TheWrap, “prior to the pandemic, we had been deeply engaged in strategizing how best to position ESPN for future success amidst tremendous disruption in how fans consume.

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