Death of Sports Illustrated?

[TSFH Fan]

Sports Illustrated lays off most of its staff, union says

Sports Illustrated has laid off most of its union employees, according to the NewsGuild of New York. Hollywood Reporter media writer Alexander Weprin joins CBS News to discuss.

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More dire news for the once-great Sports Illustrated results in overwhelming feelings of nostalgia - The Boston Globe

Social media was decorated with SI covers Friday when word broke that its entire staff had been notified that their jobs were being eliminated.

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'Sports Illustrated' Staff Let Go after ABG Terminates Deal

The future of Sports Illustrated is in question after ABG terminated its deal following a late payment — more in today's HeadlineToGo.

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[rdlkgliders]

Didn’t they change the format of the yearly SS issue?

I believe that issue accounts for an enormous amount of yearly sales, new subscriptions and advertising revenue.

 

[OldSchool]

It's been dead for a while but this may be the final nail in the coffin. Don't remember the last time I read a print copy and didn't even know they had an online version until this came out tbh.

 

[12intheBox]

They did not move into the digital world well at all - and print media is either dying or is already dead.

 

[norcalramfan]

It's been dead for a while but this may be the final nail in the coffin. Don't remember the last time I read a print copy and didn't even know they had an online version until this came out tbh.

I think the last one I bought was with Kurt Warner on the cover, “ Who is this Guy “.

 

[RamFanWA]

Not the first company that ever failed to see the writing on the wall and failed to adjust...

 

[shovelpass]

There were concerns of AI generated content and authors back in Nov.
https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers

 

[Merlin]

Their content was dead well before AIs came around. Been living on their old successes for a while now.

Good riddance and RIP. Better this way.

 

[RamsnDodgers]

I always preferred this one..

 

[dieterbrock]

Swimsuit issue was something to see.


.... In the 90's.....

 

[Corbin]

Their content was dead well before AIs came around. Been living on their old successes for a while now.

Good riddance and RIP. Better this way.

Now for BSPN

 

[AvengerRam]

Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman's article on the Rams valiant effort in Super Bowl XIV (in the issue with the iconic photo of Rod Perry and John Stallworth) is etched in my sports memory bank. Alas, that was a long time ago... and I have not read an SI in a very long time.

Nothing lasts forever.

 

[dieterbrock]

My favorite part of SI was the "faces in the crowd" section at the end of the magazine.
Was always amazed to see what feats were being accomplished, most of the time by athletes you'd never hear of again.

 

[Force16X]

It's been dead for a while but this may be the final nail in the coffin. Don't remember the last time I read a print copy and didn't even know they had an online version until this came out tbh.

sad to think that back *in the day* sports illustrious was a go to publication for in depth sports reporting. certainly nowhere near the level of the Sporting News. that paper was like a biblical tome for all things sports in the 70's / 80's. ...... until sports center kicked in (dan patrick and keith olbermann were great until politics overtook their repective careers).

 

[thirteen28]

Swimsuit issue was something to see.


.... In the 90's.....

SI Wank issue was good in the 70’s and 80’s too.

 

[Force16X]

Their content was dead well before AIs came around. Been living on their old successes for a while now.

Good riddance and RIP. Better this way.

only reason people had subs for SI is so they could get the "swimsuit issue". yay! good marketing ploy that has run its course.

 

[Ramhusker]

only reason people had subs for SI is so they could get the "swimsuit issue". yay! good marketing ploy that has run its course.

It must have. They got entirely insane with the trash swimsuit issues of late.

 

[dieterbrock]

only reason people had subs for SI is so they could get the "swimsuit issue". yay! good marketing ploy that has run its course.

You mean it wasnt the free alarm clock or "SI" fleece sweatshirt?
What was comical though was every year after the swim suit issue was available you'd hear of many subscribers cancelling their subscriptions because of it