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Sports Illustrated Publishing Rights Secured by Minute Media, After Mass Layoffs Under Previous Partner
Minute Media landed publishing rights to Sports Illustrated after a financial crisis at SI's previous publishing partner led to mass layoffs.
Minute Media’s other sports and culture content brands are The Players’ Tribune, originally founded by Derek Jeter, FanSided, 90min and its most recent acquisition, STN Video, which has rights to premium highlights from every major sports league in North America for online video platform distribution. Minute Media said it plans to hire back some of the employees who were laid off under Arena Group’s stewardship. Daniel W. Dienst, ABG’s executive vice chairman of tactical ops, said in a statement, “In Minute Media we have found a partner that will honor SI’s lauded legacy and exceed fan expectations for the future.
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