The Arena Group is now refusing to hand over the Sports Illustrated website and select social channels, a day after it seemed like Arena was ready to move on.
This is best for both sides. I'm very excited for what's next, but I just want to say thank you to Dave. I'm very grateful for this opportunity that he gave me."
The Arena Group will cease publishing all content under the Sports Illustrated umbrella and any content produced by the tech company will fall under a new banner — Athlon Sports.
While the landmark deal between ABG and Minute includes Sports Illustrated FanNation, the blog's staff may up in the air thanks to its former rights owner.