Sports Illustrated has secured a new future under the digital media company Minute Media, following a period of uncertainty and layoffs. The licensing giant Authentic Brands Group announced a 10-year deal with Minute Media, which also owns The Players' Tribune and FanSided, to publish Sports Illustrated's print and digital content for at least 10 years. This agreement comes two months after the previous publisher, Arena Group, faced issues, leading to mass layoffs. The new publisher plans to rehire some of the laid-off staff and continue the print edition of the magazine, offering a fresh start for the storied sports publication.
Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products. https://t.co/mhpVlIfXyX
Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products. https://t.co/m9Xur0bjvL
Sports Illustrated, one of America's most storied magazines, saw an end to months of limbo Monday as a new 10-year publishing deal was announced https://t.co/bH3g1u81Xx
The dust is far from settled as Minute Media takes over as the publisher of Sports Illustrated. For now, @FOS confirmed MM has control of SI’s newsroom along with the SI swimsuit edition and SI Kids. Where SI FanNation fits is among the unresolved issues. https://t.co/k2Y1C2dmTm
Sports Illustrated will remain in physical form after its parent company on Monday announced a new publisher for the famed sports magazine. https://t.co/bcJa7Tz9wf
Sports Illustrated has a new publisher, Minute Media, will continue print edition https://t.co/6sB8nu8wPg
Sports Illustrated gets new publisher, will continue operations https://t.co/wZNUXMBFX3
Sports Illustrated will continue operations after agreement reached with new publisher https://t.co/Faw6f4ZBFw
Sports Illustrated will resume publishing after its owner reached a new rights deal with digital media company Minute Media. https://t.co/mPRXGiopN7 https://t.co/2t3WP6zZfK
Authentic Brands Group has struck a long-term deal with Minute Media to publish Sports Illustrated's print edition. This 10-year deal comes with an option to extend up to 30 years.
🏈⚡️ 'Sports Illustrated' print mag gets game-changing deal, stays alive Long-running iconic magazine will rehire some, keep publishing with digital co. Minute Media, which also runs FanSided and the Derek Jeter's Players’ Tribune @petersblendorio https://t.co/wijHi1q7on
Sports Illustrated gets a new publisher that will keep it in print https://t.co/SOji6Iduel
The owner of the Sports Illustrated brand has selected a new company to publish the legacy sports magazine after dumping its previous publisher over a missed payment https://t.co/9JnGkONuYI
Minute Media strikes deal to publish Sports Illustrated via @tim_bays https://t.co/4giQAqDNbi
There are still a lot of unknowns as Minute Media takes over as publisher for Sports Illustrated. That includes where SI FanNation and other properties that fell under the SI banner while The Arena Group operated SI. Our @FOS story. https://t.co/mW9GsRyjCJ
NEWS: Sports Illustrated will continue to produce print issues and digital content through a new partnership with publisher Minute Media. The digital media company is also behind The Players’ Tribune and Fansided. More details 🔗 https://t.co/jHPaaeInTK
Hope Sports Illustrated gets the love it deserves 🙏🏽
Struggling Sports Illustrated inks deal to stay afloat following partnership with Minute Media. https://t.co/jV6UnStTEn
Sports Illustrated gets new life, publishing deal takes effect immediately https://t.co/c03RoNvI7d
A New Chapter for Sports Illustrated, With Plans to Keep Print https://t.co/MgDQzJdykn
Sports Illustrated's licensing company has a deal in place to continue publishing its magazine and website The 10-year deal is with digital media company Minute Media, the owner of outlets like The Players' Tribune and Fansided In other words: They're back. https://t.co/jkG755Tf8L
in the game of hot potato with Sports Illustrated that began in 2017 when Meredith bought Time Inc, the new licensee to publish SI is Minute Media, owner of @PlayersTribune and @FanSided. not sure this last comment is very promising though https://t.co/nu7KvM6dm5 via @BenMullin https://t.co/NlcsS0BRZM
The owner of Sports Illustrated said it had chosen Minute Media, a digital-media company focused on sports, to publish the magazine for at least 10 years. The deal could settle some of the recent friction at the publication. https://t.co/AmrIVUvnR2
Sports Illustrated to avert shutdown as it gets a fresh start under new publisher - CNN https://t.co/jvRdSb7R9B
Sports Illustrated and Fansided https://t.co/IWXPX0q9Mq
Sports Illustrated to avert shutdown as it gets a fresh start under new publisher. https://t.co/fKb98bgtqO
Sports Illustrated is SAVED by 10-year deal after change in publisher https://t.co/7MS29r7J5Q https://t.co/MFBnfrMCKp
Sports Illustrated is SAVED as 'licensing giant Authentic strikes 10-year deal to keep publishing magazine and website' - months after mass layoffs and AI controversy plunged its future into doubt https://t.co/WuBeevXVFt https://t.co/qazihAitDO
Sports Illustrated to avert shutdown as it gets a fresh start under new publisher https://t.co/kpy0DQj1Ht
"Sports Illustrated’s Print Edition to Continue Under New Operator: Minute Media, owner of The Players’ Tribune, has struck a deal to operate Sports Illustrated for at least 10 years." https://t.co/dE9suPCl7R
Sports Illustrated isn't dead yet. Authentic—the licensing giant that owns Sports Illustrated—has struck a deal with Minute Media to publish the magazine and website. Minute Media, which owns ‘FanSided’ and ‘The Players’ Tribune,’ takes over the license on a 10-year deal.
Minute Media reaches deal to publish ‘Sports Illustrated,’ plans to rehire some staff https://t.co/TniI7anaPC https://t.co/4TAURYAJiz
NEW: The owner of 'Sports Illustrated' came to an agreement with digital media company Minute Media, officials say, to operate the magazine two months after mass layoffs. https://t.co/ciDzICxJPk
Days after staffers at Sports Illustrated were told its print edition would cease publishing in May, the venerable magazine got a second life on Monday when a new publisher took over, The New York Times first reported. https://t.co/IQwZ4qt2tO
Sports Illustrated print edition lives on after Authentic Brands awards license to Minute Media https://t.co/sstv3rJsVu https://t.co/EiIlb7XsL2
The new publisher is the owner of The Players Tribune and FanSided. Hoping this ends up being good news. https://t.co/al8vskI8s3
Sports Illustated print edition set to continue, some laid-off staffers to be rehired, under reported deal with Minute Media: https://t.co/bHbAIzZpbF
“The next chapter in Sports Illustrated’s saga will be written by management at Minute Media, which recently acquired the digital and print licensing rights to continue publishing the storied magazine.” https://t.co/VEJM2heyys
Minute Media, owner of The Players’ Tribune, has struck a deal to operate Sports Illustrated for at least 10 years, with plans to continue the print edition. https://t.co/z6BzIpSRrJ
Weeks After Layoffs, Sports Illustrated Publishing Rights Move to Minute Media https://t.co/wMnPFQqEDu
Sports Illustrated has a new publisher in Minute Media, with plans to continue the print edition and re-hire some staff that was previously laid off. https://t.co/ofU4ji3sKX
Minute Media has reached a 10-year licensing deal for digital and print rights to publish Sports Illustrated — ending a tumultuous two months that left the sports outlet's fate up in the air. https://t.co/i4HbBEqp6b
Sports Illustrated Gets New Publisher And Print Edition Will Continue https://t.co/1xr5fsZ0se
Sports Illustrated has found a new publisher, the company’s owner announced Monday, ending months of uncertainty over who would operate the storied sports publication. https://t.co/SxxNsD0Nt7
Sports Illustrated as a media company is back after licensor ABG's arrangement with Arena Group went south. The new editorial partner is Minute Media, which runs The Players Tribune and FanSided. No details on what journalists will be hired or rehired.
This makes me so happy! Sports Illustrated’s Print Edition to Continue Under New Operator - The New York Times https://t.co/5Hkvi8ezF0
Sports Illustrated Publishing Rights Secured by Minute Media, After Mass Layoffs Under Previous Partner https://t.co/OWn72OcVgS
The owner of Sports Illustrated said it had chosen a new company to publish the magazine, a deal that could settle some of the recent friction at the storied publication and continue the print edition. https://t.co/n0DqPGVQiJ
Scoop: Sports Illustrated has a new publisher! He told me he’s planning to hire back some of the laid-off employees and continue the print magazine. https://t.co/jHZO5G9kTZ
Minute Media, which owns The Players' Tribune, The Big Lead and FanSided, is the leading contender to acquire the license to publish and operate Sports Illustrated, two sources connected to the negotiations told Front Office Sports. https://t.co/bWGXVe8EjD
That prompted the layoff of much of the Sports Illustrated staff, although the SI website and magazine still exist. https://t.co/bWGXVe86u5
Sports Illustrated and its swimsuit issue belong to Authentic Brands Group, which revoked the license from The Arena Group in January. https://t.co/bWGXVe86u5
Naturally, there's conflicting ideas on the future of the Sports Illustrated print edition. ⤵️ https://t.co/gVofXE1ae5
Sports Illustrated's operators told employees that the print edition will close in May, but the outcome is uncertain since the owner has signaled it wants the magazine to endure. https://t.co/25EH4HFwFE
SCOOP: Sports Illustrated's operators told employees today they plan to kill the magazine's print edition. Its long-term owners are determined not to let that happen. https://t.co/IRX8Ejbkbb
Minute Media ‘front-runner’ to publish Sports Illustrated, but maybe without the Swimsuit Issue https://t.co/I8eCHOEUPW https://t.co/TAmfgDS87Y