Erin Andrews Nude Video Went Wide Thanks to ESPN

File this one under “when will they learn.”  According to Page Six, the nude, peeping tom video of ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews had been posted online way back in February to little notice.  However…

.Last Thursday, NSFWPOA.com, which had linked to the Andrews shots, got a letter from ESPN counsel David Pahl demanding the “pictures of a young, blonde woman” be removed. It didn’t take long for Web sites to identify the blonde as Andrews.       LINK

And just like that, everyone and their mother knew about the video.

The lesson is pretty clear: the quickest way to unwanted publicity is to issue a takedown notice against something nobody had even noticed.

Nice work, ESPN.

ESPN Brings Back SPORTS NIGHT, Kinda.

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Before “West Wing,” Aaron Sorkin wrote a fantastic, short-lived sitcom called “Sports Night” that I loved. Of course, it got canceled before it’s time but that is the fate of critically acclaimed sitcoms (I’m lookin’ at you “30 Rock“).

Now, from the people who bring you lots of scores and PBA bowling comes a webseries that is actually funny. ESPN, taking advantage of one of its best anchors, Kenny Mayne in a sort of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” for the sports set, “Mayne Street.”

Basically, this is ESPN poking fun at itself and Kenny is leading the way. The pilot is reminiscent of the great ESPN promos with top athletes working in the offices.It’s very well put together, at least in the first episode out, and it will be interesting to see if they can keep it up.

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In WTF News, ESPN is Doing a Soap Opera

I’m not really sure what to make of this.  ESPN has put out a web series called Endless Drama in support of their big Fantasy Baseball social network.

After watching a couple of episodes of this silly and not really terrible endeavor I’m left scratching my head.  Is a mock-soap opera really the best way to target people who play fantasy baseball?  Is there a secret demo of male soap viewers that happen to also be big baseball fans?

Anyone?