Sports Illustrated fails to deliver May issue after breakup with publisher: sources

Sports Illustrated fails to deliver May issue after breakup with publisher: sources

Sports Illustrated’s tumultuous breakup with its publisher caused the magazine to skip production of the May edition – leaving more than 1 million subscribers with empty mailboxes last month, The Post has learned. Arena Group – which had its license revoked in January after failing to make a $3.75 million quarterly payment to rights-holder Authentic … Read more

Sports Illustrated publisher takes swimsuit models on private jet months after agreeing to buy magazine: sources

Sports Illustrated publisher takes swimsuit models on private jet months after agreeing to buy magazine: sources

Five-Hour Energy Drink Founder Manoj Bhargava has not wasted any time trying to get the most out of some of Sports Illustrated’s most prized assets. Months after he signed a deal to buy SI publisher Arena Group, which still has not closed, he met the 2024 swimsuit models at an SI event. Billionaire Bhargava then … Read more

USA Today publisher Gannett seeks ‘Taylor Swift reporter’ after hundreds of layoffs in recent years

USA Today publisher Gannett seeks ‘Taylor Swift reporter’ after hundreds of layoffs in recent years

It’s all the news that’s Swift to print. Major newspaper publisher Gannett is hiring a “Taylor Swift reporter” who in the company’s wildest dreams would “quench an undeniable thirst for all things” tied to the pop star — even as the company has laid off hundreds of journalists covering local communities in recent years. Gannett’s … Read more

Bob Dylan’s publisher gives $600 refunds for fake ‘hand signed’ books

Bob Dylan’s publisher gives 0 refunds for fake ‘hand signed’ books

Simon & Schuster issued an apology Sunday — as well as $600 refunds — after saying that books “hand signed” by Bob Dylan were not individually inscribed by the music legend. “To those who purchased ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’ limited edition, we want to apologize,” wrote the publishing company in an Instagram post. “As … Read more