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Sports Illustrated owner sues ex-publisher for missing $48 million payment

The owner of Sports Illustrated sued the magazine’s former publisher for $48 million on Monday, alleging that the company stopped paying its bills as an excuse to negotiate a new licensing deal. A lawsuit filed by Authentic Brands Group in Manhattan federal court alleges that Manoj Bhargava, founder of 5 Hour Energy Drinks and Arena’s […]

Sports Illustrated print edition lives on after deal with Minute Media

The print version of Sports Illustrated lives on. Authentic Brands Group on Monday reportedly agreed to a deal with Minute Media, easing a deal with former publisher Arena Group, which had threatened to stop printing the iconic magazine if it didn’t get the license. It ended a month-long feud. Minute Media, the New York-based digital […]

Sports Illustrated is ground zero in the coming AI revolution

The news that Sports Illustrated went bankrupt last month and its entire staff was laid off came as no surprise. After all, print media is on the brink of death. The magazine, once a symbol of sports journalism that graced every newsstand, grocery store aisle and dentist’s office waiting room in the country, is now […]

Sports Illustrated draws interest from 2 more bidders — including Jeff Zucker’s Front Office Sports: sources

The Post reports that Sports Illustrated’s publishing license has attracted interest from at least two new bidders, including the Jeff Zucker-backed news site Front Office Sports. . In addition to Front Office Sports, which is minority-owned by former CNN president’s media specialist acquisition firm Redbird IMI Management, Sports Illustrated publishing rights are owned by The […]