Report: ESPN To Close Down Studios On Both Coasts

The industry publication Puck reports Friday that ESPN plans to close its Seaport studios in New York City no later than two years from now and is “likely” to do the same to its Los Angeles production center. The moves are said to be part of ongoing cost cutting measures at Disney.

Staffers currently working in the Seaport studios would reportedly relocate to a new building at 7 Hudson Square, while those in Los Angeles would either work remotely or move east. The Seaport studio opened in 2018 and is home to most of ESPN’s daily studio programs.

The Los Angeles production center opened in 2009 and plays host to the overnight editions of “SportsCenter” and additional studio programming. ESPN has already begun scaling back its West Coast footprint this year after moving out of its Las Vegas studio.