Apollo Global explores merging Yahoo Sports with a sports betting company
Apollo has reportedly been in talks with betting companies, including Australia's PointsBet.
Apollo has reportedly been in talks with betting companies, including Australia's PointsBet.
Over 10,000 teams are named for the "post-grad football academy" now.
"Apollo has been working with Egon Zehnder, an executive search firm, to seek out new leaders. That search includes former Bleacher Report CEO Howard Mittman for a 'head of sports' role, two of the people said."
"One of the reasons I’m writing this today is that I feel we can’t let his legacy go dim."
How Yahoo's sale will affect its sports properties is yet to be determined.
It looks like Verizon may sell Yahoo and AOL for far less than it paid for them.
Yahoo's next foray into subscription products comes in fantasy sports.
Paylor had worked at Yahoo since 2018 following more than a decade with The Kansas City Star.
Yahoo has just one "MLB expert" remaining on staff.
"There's an appetite for knowledge across sports, whether it be to understand how salary caps work or what goes into draft picks. So giving fans the power to reconstruct plays, and being able to do that across a NFL Sunday, is kind of cool."
Martin had been with Yahoo Sports since 2018.
"So much of the media has given way to those algorithms and streams. I wanted to take the power back."
"We are aligning our resources to opportunities where we feel we can differentiate ourselves and can scale faster to deliver a best in class experience to our fans."