The demise of Esquire Network already has its staple of TV shows including Friday Night Tykes and Borderland USA bracing for future cancellation on their new online home. Now, a report from Variety suggests the culling could arrive within two years:
Last week, NBCUniversal announced that the channel would cease linear operations this summer. NBCU and Hearst, partners in the venture, said it would live on as a digital platform at Hearst’s Esquire.com. But that effort may not last beyond the length of NBCUniversal’s deal with Hearst, which expires in two years. Most of Esquire Network’s roughly 50 employees are being laid off.
Is this the beginning of the end for Friday Night Tykes, Steel Country, Borderland USA and other Esquire.com TV shows? Stay tuned…
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