New York Times announce operating losses, higher revenue for The Athletic since takeover
The silver lining is that The Athletic is losing less money than they were before the NYT takeover.
The silver lining is that The Athletic is losing less money than they were before the NYT takeover.
An excerpt from Drellich's new Winning Fixes Everything book illustrates what the process of breaking the Astros sign-stealing story was like, and how early MLB knew of these allegations.
"Nonetheless, should have read this article. Let's do it live."
"I don’t know if you can ever top the COVID toe Wall Street Journal article. But this was the dumbest article of the year, by far."
"Since the Times is committed to investing in the Athletic as a key tentpole of its subscription offering, one obvious way to cut some of its sports coverage costs, multiple staffers said, would be to shrink the Times’s sports desk."
"I will still very much be in the NFL media space, tweeting, podcasting, etc."
"The people who are most informed about a particular issue, are now the ones who are banned from covering the issue."
It helps that the Times paid in cash.
Does it make sense for both sides?
Things look to be getting serious between The Athletic and The New York Times.
Will a second round of negotiations be more successful for The Athletic?
The Athletic is looking for a buyer but they may need to put more things in front of the paywall to grow the company for a sale.
More podcasts on the new network will be launched at later dates.
"Do I finally get to meet the boss?"
A Meg Linehan article in The Athletic outlined a horrifying pattern of behavior from long-time NWSL coach Paul Riley, which led to his firing from the North Carolina Courage. But, as the article and many players noted, these reports were previously brought to NWSL teams and the league office, with little to no effect.
We're a long way from a company winning Sunday Ticket rights, or from a determination of what Sunday Ticket will look like in 2023, but it's notable that NFL sources are at least discussing the possibility of single-team options.
For at least the third time this year, there are talks about The Athletic being for sale.
Previously, an annual subscription cost $59.99.
Should The Athletic have made the story available for all to read?
J.E. Skeets, Tas Melas, Trey Kerby, Leigh Ellis and Jason Doyle will be keeping No Dunks with The Athletic for some time to come.
NHL VP Bill Daly told The Athletic Friday "We have been in contact with the Club regarding the matter but there is no ongoing investigation."
The companies reportedly couldn't agree on an acquisition price, or on how to handle staffers with equity in The Athletic.
As first reported by Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, Holzhauer is going to write a betting column for The Athletic.
After talks with Axios broke down, the Times might be swooping in.