NY Times to buy The Athletic for ….

[hemma]

$550,000,000. 

 

I know that quite a few of you subscribe.  Looks like the subscription idea hit the sweet spot.

 

https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEIVy_2WoeT5mon9o_eu-sYIqGQgEKhAIACoHCAow2Nb3CjDivdcCMJ_d7gU?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

[BringBackFlutie]

That's so much money.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Interesting. It sounds like they wanted the Athletic less for the content and more for its customers’ info.  

[Royale with Cheese]

5 minutes ago, BringBackFlutie said:

That's so much money.

Only if you’re poor.

[BringBackFlutie]

2 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Only if you’re poor.

 

I save money on meals by eating the free trail mix in the kitchen.  

[Royale with Cheese]

1 minute ago, BringBackFlutie said:

 

I save money on meals by eating the free trail mix in the kitchen.  

I steal ketchup packets from Chick Fil A.

[Inigo Montoya]

1.)  I'm a subscriber of The Athletic.

2.)  I think it's fantastic.

3.)  I will never subscribe to the NY Times.

4.)  If the NY Times tries to insert any of its crap into The Athletic, I'm gone.

 

 

Edited January 7, 2022 by Inigo Montoya

[Doc]

It was nice knowing you The Athletic…

[buffaloboyinATL]

26 minutes ago, hemma said:

$550,000,000. 

 

I know that quite a few of you subscribe.  Looks like the subscription idea hit the sweet spot.

 

https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEIVy_2WoeT5mon9o_eu-sYIqGQgEKhAIACoHCAow2Nb3CjDivdcCMJ_d7gU?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

I think you had one too many commas... (F up some commas)

[Son of a K-Gun]

Man with that kind of money they could have put a dome on the NY Times.

[Draconator]

The company I work for was purchased for $5 Billion, $4.25 Billion in cash. https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/01/apollo-completes-its-5b-acquisition-of-verizon-media-now-known-as-yahoo/

 

$550 Million is not a lot of money for a corporation as big as the New York Times. 

 

13 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Interesting. It sounds like they wanted the Athletic less for the content and more for its customers’ info.  

 

That's the only reason for this deal. Yahoo has over 9 Million people who use it for email, Finance, etc. Apollo will be pushing their Caesars Sportsbook app to all those 9 Million people.  

[mead107]

I won’t renew 

 

[Nextmanup]

8 minutes ago, Son of a K-Gun said:

Man with that kind of money they could have put a dome on the NY Times.

They're too tough of a newspaper; they don't need a dome.

 

 

Edited January 7, 2022 by Nextmanup

[atlbillsfan1975]

7 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said:

1.)  I'm a subscriber of The Athletic.

2.)  I think it's fantastic.

3.)  I will never subscribe to the NY Times.

4.)  If the NY Times tries to insert any of its crap into The Athletic, I'm gone.

 

 

Bingo!

[hemma]

I wonder if the writers have stock options/grants & get a piece?

 

If yes, I really should have said nicer things about Buscaglia.

 

[Demongyz]

NYT is complete trash.  ESPN has proven their brand of crap doesn't belong in sports...

 

I don't think NYT will understand that.

 

Bye Bye The Atheletic

[Son of a K-Gun]

4 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

Their too tough of a newspaper; they don't need a dome.

 

 

Hard hitting news.

[stinky finger]

15 minutes ago, Son of a K-Gun said:

Man with that kind of money they could have put a dome on the NY Times.

A lid would suffice 

[EasternOHBillsFan]

9 minutes ago, Demongyz said:

NYT is complete trash.  ESPN has proven their brand of crap doesn't belong in sports...

 

 

What 'brand' is that... the brand that's not catering to Bubba and Karen?

[uninja]

I’m a total cheapskate and the $60 I pay for The Athletic per year is WELL worth the price of admission. The content is top notch, the app engineering is extremely well executed as well. The NYT is getting a really good deal.