Miami Herald offering sports-only subscription service, is this the way for local papers to compete with The Athletic?
A way for local papers to compete with The Athletic?
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After Colt Cabana and CM Punk won in a defamation lawsuit from a WWE doctor, Cabana’s now suing Punk over $513,736 in legal...
Cabana claims Punk told him in a text his legal bills would be "100% covered." They were not.
Brett McMurphy: ‘We don’t really need these giant media corporations to break news’
"You can stay relevant on Facebook or Twitter if you’ve got good information...people are gonna find you."
This Week In Hot Takes: Michael McCarthy and the Sporting News promote “Reputation Doctor” Mike Paul to bash Garoppolo’s date
"Garoppolo wanted to be different from Brady? Well, mission accomplished. You’re 'Porn Boy' now."
USA Today Ravens Wire contributor Lindsey Ok tweets limited apology for old tweets with N-word, racial and homophobic mockery
Lindsey Ok's old tweets created a lot of controversy.
Jon Heyman talks new Fancred MLB show with Jenny Dell, “Inside Baseball,” which will have viewer video call-ins
"I think it has the potential to be a lot of fun. And certainly it could be unpredictable, outlandish, zany."
Yahoo announces Shams Charania is leaving, and The Athletic seems to be a likely destination
Charania is leaving Yahoo, but it's not yet clear where he'll land.
This Week In Hot Takes: Rich Lowry calls soccer “fundamentally flawed,” says baseball’s “purest” because…it’s not subjective?
"In this sense, baseball is the purest sport. It relies less on subjective umpire calls, especially now with replay."
Bleacher Report co-founder and Bustle owner Bryan Goldberg buys Gawker.com, where he was a frequent target
Goldberg reportedly paid $1.35 million for Gawker's domain, archives and social media accounts, beating out Didit and Online Logo Maker LLC.
Less than two years after buying Deadspin parent Gawker (now Gizmodo) Media Group, Univision is evaluating sale offers
Univision bought the Gawker properties for $135 million in bankruptcy proceedings in August 2016, and is now looking to sell them and more.
This Week In Hot Takes: David Hookstead says the Browns should be “concerned” Baker Mayfield got engaged
"He hasn’t even thrown a pass yet, and he’s already focused on marrying a woman he’s known for a few months. Seems a bit quick. If I was the Browns general manager or head coach, I wouldn’t be loving this at all. I want Mayfield focused on slinging touchdowns."
Streaming services DirecTV Now and PS Vue are raising their prices just like cable
DirecTV Now and PlayStation Vue subscribers aren’t immune to price hikes
Pirates Prospects post shows challenges for subscription sites, need to deliver value vs. “support us or we’ll die”
Tim Williams' appeal at Pirates Prospects shows wider challenges for subscription sites, but also an important focus on how sites need to provide unique value.
Timothy Burke is leaving Deadspin after seven years, amidst wider buyouts across Gizmodo Media Group
Burke was involved in some massive Deadspin stories, including the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax and the Sinclair local news montage.
DAZN agrees to five-year streaming rights deal with Bellator, will start fight subscription package
DAZN is making its biggest splash yet in America.
