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Sports Illustrated Has Laid Off ‘Possibly All’ Editorial Staffers, Union Says
Sports Illustrated has been hit with mass layoffs, which threaten to decimate the remaining staff of the nearly 70-year-old sports media brand.
ABG licensed media and publishing rights for the SI brand to Maven, which changed its name in 2021 to Arena Group. Per the Washington Post, the Arena Group missed a recent payment for the SI publishing rights, whereupon ABG revoked the license. “We have fought together as a union to maintain the standard of this storied publication that we love, and to make sure our workers are treated fairly for the value they bring to this company.
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