I wonder how this will affect the interchange between GCN and Eurosport/Discovery, like Dan Lloyd and other GCN presenters announcing races, or appearing on The Breakaway.
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I doubt it will have any effectâŚdifferent companies from my understanding of the situation. Note that Dan no longer wears GCN garb on the broadcasts, which he did daily before. I would assume he is paid as a WBD / Eurosport commentator and separately as a GCN contributor.
I also could be 100% off in my evaluation. 
Regardless, hopefully this means GCN can continue on as a viable entity.
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It would be good to see GCN do documentary stuff again but I canât see much else changing. Disco+ have the rights to races and I canât see any of the commentators jumping ship to someone who doesnât show races and pay their wage.
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I hope it means they get someone instead of Ollie so that I can what GCN again.
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OooofâŚsounds like ~20 people will be laid off as part of the transition.
Dunno if the website will continueâŚthey may jsut be a YouTube entity from now on.
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ââŚI canât see any of the commentators jumping ship to someone who doesnât show races and pay their wage.â
Thatâs what Iâm saying. Currently, Dan is a GCN presenter, but he does races and the breakaway for Eurosport/Discovery+. Since one company owned both entities, one assumes this was no big deal and covered by his GCN contract. Now that theyâre not owned by the same company, seems like heâd have to have separate deals with Warner and GCN.
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Not an Ollie fan, huh? I kind of like him, except when heâs doing an obnoxiously exaggerated American accent.
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I could be wrong but I assumed that he was paid by disco+ now as Iâve not seen him in GCN garb of late.
Warner must have grown tired of anti-Z2 videos
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That and really sloppy voice modulation are at the very top of my list. Plus, it seems very obvious to me he doesnât do the homework before talking as an expert. I rather not watch than get misinformed.
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Aw - heâs a good guy!
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Yikes, thatâs a bummer.
Depends on what the actual employment status of the commentators and announcers is I suppose?
I get the impression that a lot of them are freelance with only a few actually employeed? It could be that the GCN staff like Dan were actually emplyees due to their association with the previous GCN entity - i dont know.
Like others said though - Danâs personal GCN branding disapeared when the rest of the GCN branding went - I think he is either freelance or a Disco employee now.
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Who stole the jam out of your doughnut? IMO he not only knows his stuff but brings cycling knowledge to life brilliantly.
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But funny that Warner sold it back? Iâll bet at a premium?
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I wonder if at a premium. There were other WB rumors so I wonder if this is dumping assets before a larger merger.
Time will tell what becomes of WB/Disco
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what up, I was saying I donât like him and why, just like you said you like him.
It seems to be all in good fun. I think itâs just part of the British humour to take the piss out each other. They definitely gave it to Ollie too. Remember when he got dropped in a couple of their contests? For months after nobody could mention Olie without a joke about being dropped. Personally, it looks to me like they tease each other because they genuinely like each other and feel comfortable.
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Iâd be surprised if Lloydie wasnât a regular employee of PlaySports (GCN). Heâs been with them since Day 1; a regular part of the Racing News, the GCN Show, and many other vids; and frequently talks about things that happen âin the officeâ and his daily commuting.