Minute Media Rescues 70-Year-Old Sports Illustrated, Plans to Rebuild Team, Revitalize Brand
Minute Media Rescues 70-Year-Old Sports Illustrated, Plans to Rebuild Team, Revitalize Brand
The iconic sports magazine Sports Illustrated is not closing down as previously feared. Following a tumultuous period marked by layoffs and managerial changes, a new chapter unfolds for the publication.
标志性的体育杂志《体育画报》并没有像以前担心的那样关闭。在经历了以裁员和管理层变动为标志的动荡时期之后，该出版物开启了新的篇章。
Authentic Brands Group, the owner of Sports Illustrated's intellectual property rights, has announced a publishing deal that breathes new life into the revered brand.
《体育画报》知识产权的所有者Authentic Brands Group宣布了一项出版协议，为这个受人尊敬的品牌注入了新的活力。
Minute Media has stepped in as the new publisher. Minute Media is home to other complimentary sports and culture content brands, The Players' Tribune, FanSided, 90min, and its most recent 2024 acquisition, STN Video, which has rights to premium highlights from every major sports league in North America for online video platform distribution.
Minute Media已作为新出版商介入。Minute Media是其他免费体育和文化内容品牌的所在地，即玩家论坛报，FanSided，90min，以及其在2024年最近一次收购的STN Video，后者有权获得北美每个主要体育联盟的精彩片段，用于在线视频平台的发行。
Minute Media plans to retain much of the existing Sports Illustrated staff and intends to rehire some of those previously laid off by Arena Group Holdings, the former publisher.
Minute Media计划留住大部分现有的《体育画报》员工，并打算重新雇用以前被前出版商Arena Group Holdings解雇的一些员工。
Minute Media's acquisition of the publishing rights to Sports Illustrated marks a pivotal moment for the iconic publication, which has weathered significant changes in recent years.
Minute Media收购《体育画报》的出版权，标志着这本标志性出版物的关键时刻，该出版物近年来经历了重大变化。
Initially founded in 1954 and part of the Time Inc. portfolio for decades, Sports Illustrated changed hands several times before landing under the ownership of Authentic Brands Group in 2019.
《体育画报》最初成立于1954年，是时代公司投资组合的一部分，几十年来，它曾多次易手，然后于2019年归Authentic Brands集团所有。
Authentic purchased Sports Illustrated from the Meredith Group in 2019 for $110 million.
Authentic于2019年以1.1亿美元的价格从梅雷迪思集团收购了《体育画报》。
Authentic will also acquire an equity stake in Minute Media as part of the deal.
作为交易的一部分，Authentic还将收购Minute Media的股权。
In January, Sports Illustrated staffers learned of job cuts due to a missed $2.8-million payment by Arena Group Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AREN) to Authentic Brands Group.
1月，《体育画报》的工作人员获悉，由于竞技场集团控股公司（纳斯达克股票代码：AREN）未向Authentic Brands Group支付280万美元款项，裁员。
Authentic has terminated the licensing agreement that allows The Arena Group to publish Sports Illustrated, Front Office Sports reported, citing an email it obtained.
前台体育援引其收到的一封电子邮件报道，Authentic已经终止了允许竞技场集团出版《体育画报》的许可协议。
Photo via Sports Illustrated Flickr
照片来自体育画报 Flickr