Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl criticizes Maven and CEO James Heckman on social media
"There's a total lack of confidence in the leadership," says the Washington Post's Ben Strauss.
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Charlotte Wilder joins Fox Sports as part of Fox’s digital rebuild
Wilder announced yesterday was her final day at Sports Illustrated.
Maven to lay off nine percent of staff, including six percent of Sports Illustrated editorial staff, projects $30 million revenue loss
Amidst projections for a $30 million drop in revenue this year, Maven has laid off nine percent of its staff, including six percent of the remaining editorial staff at SI.
Coming off a 71 win season, the Colorado Rockies are upset Sports Illustrated predicted them for 66 wins
A 91-loss team isn't happy about being predicted to lose 96 games.
Long-time SI writer and “Astroball” author Ben Reiter is doing a podcast on the Astros’ scandal, with a TV series based on it...
"The Astros of the 2010s were the most innovative organization in the history of sports. As it turned out, the ‘new way to win it all’ involved factors that no one could have imagined - myself included. Cadence13, Prologue Projects, and Left/Right are the ideal partners with whom to reveal the full story of the Astros’ exhilarating rise and shocking fall."
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.
Dan Patrick, Michael Wilbon, and Tom Verducci will be inducted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame
In addition to the Hall of Fame class, Woj and Kevin Harlan were named 2019 sportswriter and sportscaster of the year, respectively.
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.
Sports Illustrated Maven writer steps down after being outed for sexual harassment by fellow UNC reporter
HeelsMaven writer Brant Wilkerson-New sent North Carolina radio host Jasmyn Fritz inappropriate sexual messages on social media, and later announced he is stepping away from writing.
Sports Illustrated updates “USC to dismiss Helton” story three days later with apology and retraction from Maven author
Three days after the initial "Sources: USC to dismiss Clay Helton" story hit Sports Illustrated channels, that story has been removed and replaced with an apology from the Maven author.
The Athletic reportedly made a last minute offer for Sports Illustrated
The offer came too late to be considered, and maybe wouldn't have been regardless.
Sports Illustrated set to drop to one regular print magazine a month in 2020, with each issue “closed” over three weeks in advance
Five years after having 51 print issues, SI looks set to drop to 17 print issues in 2020.
