The future of ESPN’s Ariel Helwani is up in the air.
According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Helwani’s contract with the network is worth “a little less than half a million dollars per year.” Helwani’s deal with ESPN expires in June, and while negotiations seem to be ongoing, there is no guarantee that Helwani will stay with ESPN.
“Ariel does great work for ESPN and we expect that to continue going forward,” ESPN VP Josh Krulewitz said in a statement to Marchand.
ESPN has been in cost cutting mode. In a recent round of layoffs the company eliminated 500 jobs.