Sue Bird launches WNBA Podcast with Vox Media
"It’s definitely going to be rooted in the game."
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Vox’s latest layoffs cut more than 20 percent of employees at SB Nation’s Secret Base
Three Secret Base employees, including SB Nation veteran Steven Godfrey, have been laid off.
Ariel Helwani announces departure from Vox and Spotify
"I couldn't have dreamt of a better scenario post-ESPN than this."
Ariel Helwani addresses uncertain future at Vox and Spotify
"What we're efforting is a very unique thing and it's something that I can't wait to talk to everyone about."
SB Nation owner Vox Media reaches deal with OpenAI
"This partnership recognizes that human creativity and quality journalism are a key part of responsible deployment of generative AI."
SB Nation Podcast Network shuts down: ‘We’re all extremely blindsided by this’
"It is impossible to say how saddening this is."
Q.Digital acquires Outsports from Vox Media and SB Nation, the latest sports property leaving there
The full Outsports staff will stay on in this move.
Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner’s podcast is joining SB Nation and leaving Meadowlark Media
'Point Forward' moves to Vox Media as it reimagines the SB Nation brand around larger personalities and content partnerships.
SB Nation is launching its first-ever paid newsletters for two sites
Arrowhead Pride and Pride of Detroit writers will give subscribers exclusive insights for $50 a year.
Sounder at Heart latest SB Nation site to go independent
Vox Media gets hilariously ratioed for asking for donations after all their SB Nation cuts and layoffs
"The world has changed a lot, but we've held tight to our mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it."
Blue Wire CEO Kevin Jones talks licensing three ex-SB Nation NBA podcasts, ‘huge advantage’ of existing feeds
"All these shows have a track record, and they were able to negotiate ownership of the RSS feed, so they're bringing that with them."
Vox cuts led to better partnership for women’s hockey site The Ice Garden
Congratulations to Vox for continually not understanding how to properly value contributors.
Vox lays off seven percent of staff, closes many SB Nation sites
There seem to be particular impacts on hockey and soccer coverage, but some people outside of that have been hit too.
HBO will air a four-part “Level Playing Field” Vox docuseries on social inequities and sports
The series will cover at-risk youth basketball programs, NCAA student-athlete classification, immigrant workers in horse racing, and the WNBA's Atlanta Dream's push for the election of Sen. Raphael Warnock.
SB Nation/Banner Society alum Jason Kirk joins For The Win’s college football coverage
Kirk is just the latest ex-SB Nation/Banner Society college football writer and editor to go on to a prominent role elsewhere.
Alex McDaniel is joining For The Win as their new managing editor
McDaniel was previously a long-time SB Nation writer and editor, one of many caught up in that site's furloughs and layoffs last year.
Six months after massive writer furloughs and three months after further cuts, SB Nation has added…two more executives
Vox has announced the hiring of two new SB Nation executives, only months after cutting dozens of SB Nation staff.
16 months after saying SB Nation would be led by a SVP, Vox has finally named that SVP
Vox has demonstrated abhorrent management with SB Nation for several years. Their latest move there comes in finally giving SB Nation a senior vice president, but giving that role to the man who oversaw its destruction.
Vox Media settles class-action lawsuits from former SB Nation site managers and contributors for $4 million
Three long-running lawsuits against Vox Media from former SB Nation site managers and contributors have now been settled.
Vox Media’s layoffs deal further blows to SB Nation
Vox Media is only bringing back around 30 percent of the pool of furloughed employees that didn't take buyouts. The others, and some who weren't furloughed, have been caught in a new wave of layoffs.
Vox Media is reportedly set to announce new cuts, including layoffs of previously-furloughed SB Nation writers
It looks like Vox is set to announce that many of the writers it furloughed won't be coming back. That will have a significant impact on SB Nation and Banner Society.
Many furloughed writers and editors have now left Vox’s SB Nation and Banner Society for good
SB Nation and Banner Society saw several further long-time employees leave permanently Friday.
Spencer Hall takes a buyout from Vox
Hall was one of the many SB Nation and Banner Society employees furloughed from May through July. He announced Tuesday he's taken a buyout.
Vox Media furloughs 9 percent of employees, many at SB Nation, also cuts pay for higher-paid employees
The Vox cutbacks focus on "revenue areas where short-term demand will be lower," including sports.