INTRODUCTION

After eight years under DAZN / Perform Group, The Sporting News was acquired by an international investment group, with deep sports, media and gaming experience who are now revolutionizing and energizing one of the world’s most iconic sports brands.

Our belief is based on firm foundations:

  • Historic, trusted brand that with investment can deliver significant growth in audience and revenue.
  • Leading independent sports portal for advertisers, broadcasters, rights holders and growing gaming partners.
  • Unprecedented global and local media knowledge, creating the first truly global digital sports media company.

PROUD OF OUR HISTORY

The Sporting News is the oldest sporting publication in the United States. Initially known as the essential source for baseball coverage, in the 1940s it began to cover a wider array of sports, including college sports, the NBA, NFL, NHL, motorsports, golf, tennis, boxing and many others.

  • March 17, 1886: Founded in St. Louis by Alfred H. Spink as a weekly U.S. newspaper.
  • Became the dominant sports publication: “The Nation’s Oldest & Finest Sports Paper” and “The Bible of Baseball.”
  • 1904: Charles Conlon’s MLB portraits featured within TSN, become treasured symbols in sport.
  • 1936: TSN Player of the Year awarded, the oldest, most prestigious award still voted on by MLB players.
  • 1991: Evolved into a weekly magazine.
  • 1996: TSN online, serving as provider for AOL.
  • 1997: SportingNews.com launches.
  • December 2012: The Sporting News publishes final print publication, turning focus to digital.

Our Content

Content Breadth

EDITORIAL
135+ years of quality and authority
VIDEO
Multimedia output optimized for platform
DATA
Visualization and data editorial innovation part of TSN history
ARCHIVE
Unparalleled archive with covers, images, data and stories dating 135+ years

US Sports Leadership

NBA
Official league destination in multiple international markets
NFL
Global highlight partner
Distinguished Awards
MLB
“The Bible of Baseball”
Distinguished Awards
NCAA
HOF Writer, Mike DeCourcy
Official All-American Awards

Global Sports Focus

SOCCER
Investment delivering global and local approach around world’s #1 sport
COMBAT
Boxing, MMA, Wrestling OTT publishing partner Data innovation
DARTS
Official rights holder of the PDC
AU SPORTS
Delivering NRL, AFL, cricket and rugby content

Editorial Expansion

We are doubling our efforts against our sport pillars and are also investing in:

GAMING
We marry the best technology with our best-in-class intent content to create a multimarket, conversion-focused gaming platform.
FANTASY
A pioneer in the space, our data, tools and engagement experiences supplement our award winning advice and analysis.
AI
We’re developing tools to lower operational workloads and create additive content experiences.

TRANSACTIONAL
We drive consideration and conversion via integrations across our product and content that drive meaningful revenue for our partners.

About Us

Executive Team

Shaun Koiner

Co-CEO, Americas

Martyn Jones

Co-CEO, EMEA & Asia

Wade Maris

Managing Director, ANZ

Benson Taylor

Editor-in-Chief

Kerri Mattioli

SVP, Business Development

Greg Nolle

CTO

Kaitlyn Gappens

Global VP, People

Nicholas Dowell

VP, Finance

Management Board

Tom Hall

Executive Chairman

John Gleasure

Non-Executive Director

Barney Francis

Non-Executive Director

Stuart Foster

Management Board

Guy Garrard

Management Board

Anthony Joshua

Board Advisor

Special Advisors

Steve Gietschier

Matt Savage

Michael Cheika

Annabelle Bond-OBE

International Reach

Now a dynamic digital publisher, offering a trusted perspective all over the world, The Sporting News features localized editions in the U.S., Canada, LATAM, Asia, and Europe, with the Middle East soon to launch in 2025.

International Reach
50M+ Monthly Users
400M+ Monthly Impressions
15 Global Editions

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