Minute Media has bought Fansided
Fansided finally has found a buyer.
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The Hockey News is teaming up with Maven and Sports Illustrated for “a co-branded digital experience” and team sites
This partnership will include a combined "digital experience" on SI.com, and a co-branded network of team sites.
New editor of dead Deadspin Jim Rich (who somehow claims he’s not a scab) says “I don’t want to see Deadspin die.” He’s...
Rich has been named to head the new "Deadspin," but there's little reason to believe it will share more than a name and a URL with the old site.
The Athletic raises $50 million in new round of investor funding
But is the subscriber base growing to expectations?
G/O Media has had discussions with long-time Deadspin foe Jim Brady about their vacant editorial director position
Brady confirmed to The Daily Beast that he has had talks with G/O Media, but added "Not really seeking an industry job at the moment; my focus is on continuing to build my consulting business."
Spotify is reportedly in early talks to buy The Ringer
Spotify has acquired a number of podcasting-focused companies recently, and The Ringer may be the next in their sites.
GMG Union delivers vote of no confidence in G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller after latest Deadspin news, asks owners to replace him
The GMG Union is now calling for Spanfeller's ouster.
With Barstool in “advanced talks” to sell to Penn National Gaming, Dave Portnoy says “We continue to speak or have spoken with everyone”
"I think that if we aligned ourselves with one company with a shared vision that company would have an extraordinary advantage in the race to becoming the leading gambling company in the United States."
G/O Media demands union “not engage in further conduct directed towards job applicants,” moves “Deadspin” to Chicago under The Onion
G/O Media Jim Spanfeller sent a letter to the union Friday informing them of a plan to move "Deadspin" to Chicago and relaunch it, and instructing union members not to criticize new hires for the relaunched site.
FanSided will “continue to work with” California contractors but will abide by AB5’s article limits, leading to many losing top roles
FanSided is the latest company to announce its response to California's AB5 legislation, which affects freelance writers and many others.
FiveThirtyEight tweeted that the eliminated Saints have the fourth-highest chance (11 percent) to win the Super Bowl
No, FiveThirtyEight, the Saints will not win this year's Super Bowl.
TheMaven SEC filing cites $45 million in Q4 revenue, projects millions in savings from SI cuts, discusses new traffic from team sites
TheMaven announced that it beat its revenue projection for this year and that it expects "more than $27 million in operational savings at Sports Illustrated" in 2020 (compared to the magazine's 2018 numbers) from cuts, including further print issue reductions.
Sports Illustrated staffers are looking to form a wider newsroom union, citing concerns about decisions made by Maven management
Around 15 SI staffers (who mostly work for the print magazine) are already represented by the NewsGuild of New York. SI employees are now looking to form a wider union with that organization that would see around 80 newsroom employees represented.
G/O Media’s Jim Spanfeller holds first post-Deadspin meeting, gets blasted by union, claims profit despite Deadspin traffic drop
Spanfeller recently held the company's first all-hands meeting since the mass resignations at Deadspin, but the union said the meeting was "full of empty platitudes."
Lawsuit filed on behalf of freelance journalists set to lose income over California gig economy law
The law has already led to Vox cutting California positions.
