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Manti Te’o and Ronaiah Tuiasosopo are participating in a planned Players’ Tribune and Netflix documentary on the Lennay Kekua hoax

Will ESPN's loss be Netflix's gain?

By Ben Koo OnJan 5, 2021 4
Online Outlets

Cam Jordan and Mark Ingram are launching a new “Truss Levelz” podcast with The Players’ Tribune

Jordan and Ingram, teammates with the Saints from 2011-18, are now teaming up on a podcast.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 21, 2020 0
Online Outlets

After buying The Big Lead, Minute Media looks to pick up The Players’ Tribune

Minute Media, known for sites like 90min.com and 12up, and for buying The Big Lead in March, is in exclusive talks to acquire The Players' Tribune.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 8, 2019 0
Online Outlets

New report sheds light on struggles at The Players’ Tribune

The Players' Tribune has existed for five years now, and based on traffic and content, things aren't looking great.

By Jay Rigdon OnNov 6, 2019 5
Fox

Fox announces five new MLB documentaries premiering this summer and fall, including “The Pence Method” on Saturday

The first film in the series, "The Pence Method," explores Hunter Pence's attempt to reinvent his swing in winter ball in the Dominican Republic. It premieres Saturday on FS1.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 18, 2019 0
Online Outlets

The Players’ Tribune join others in media by announcing layoffs

Forgive the cynicism but it seems like with each passing day, the media landscape as we know it...

By Phillip Bupp OnJan 26, 2019 3
Online Outlets

The Players’ Tribune gets into the short-form video business by acquiring Unscriptd

When The Players’ Tribune debuted in 2014, it sounded like the kind of thing that could revolutionize sports...

By Sean Keeley OnDec 6, 2018 0
Bleacher Report

Comparing The Athletic’s recent funding round to large rounds from other sports media companies

The Athletic's fundraising has been impressive. Not Players Tribune-level impressive, but impressive nonetheless.

By Alex Putterman and Ben Koo OnMar 13, 2018 1
Online Outlets

Les Miles gives recruiting pitch to potential subscribers for his new Players’ Tribune podcast

"I know you have a lot of options, but let me tell you why this is the program for you."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 2, 2017 1
Online Outlets

The Players’ Tribune launches a new podcast with CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco

Sabathia is just the latest active athlete to launch a podcast.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 12, 2017 1
Online Outlets

Hours later, Gordon Hayward confirms he’s going to Boston via The Players’ Tribune

Was this delay just to set up his Players' Tribune piece?

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 4, 2017 1
Local Networks

Missouri DE Marcell Frazier won’t talk to local media, says “I gain nothing from it”

Frazier has a valid point about the lack of incentives for NCAA players to talk to the media.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 20, 2017 1
Online Outlets

Bill Simmons predicted ESPN will buy The Players’ Tribune. Here’s why they won’t.

The Players' Tribune has received $58 million in funding. It seems unlikely ESPN pays more than that for what's mostly a brand name.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 10, 2017 5
Online Outlets

A new piece offered a look behind the scenes of The Players’ Tribune, but what did we really learn?

The Players’ Tribune launched in October of 2014, but the current incarnation didn’t really begin until February of...

By Jay Rigdon OnMar 5, 2017 2
Online Outlets

The Players’ Tribune is launching a podcast network

Having already carved out a nice niche in sappy essays titled “Letter to My Younger Self,” the Derek-Jeter-founded website The Players’...

By Alex Putterman OnJan 26, 2017 84
Online Outlets

Players’ Tribune raises $40 million more, but their traffic still isn’t great

Derek Jeter’s The Players’ Tribune has pulled in another $40 million in a Series C round of funding,...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 19, 2017 4
2016

Notre Dame partners with Bleacher Report, takes blowback, but is far from alone

The role of business relationships in sports journalism coverage is continuing to expand, with the latest move on...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 4, 2016 0
2016

The Ringer’s Mark Titus, Shea Serrano copy Kevin Durant’s Players Tribune letter

There’s been plenty of discussion about Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors (from reasoned to...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 5, 2016 2

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