The New York Times Company to Acquire The Athletic

USA TODAY Co. To Acquire The Detroit News From MediaNews Group

January 29, 2026

Media & Entertainment

USA TODAY Co. has signed a binding letter of intent with MediaNews Group to acquire The Detroit News. The deal is intended as a strategic investment to expand the USA TODAY Network’s local reach in the Detroit metropolitan area, with The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News continuing to publish separately.

The New York Times Company Acquires Serial Productions

July 22, 2020

Media & Entertainment

The New York Times Company acquired Serial Productions, the team behind the acclaimed "Serial" podcast, and announced a strategic alliance with "This American Life." The acquisition brings Serial's long-form audio storytelling into The Times' expanding audio portfolio to broaden audio capabilities, marketing and advertising collaboration, and audience reach.

Times Higher Education Acquires Poets&Quants

April 14, 2023

Education

Times Higher Education (THE) has acquired Poets&Quants, the leading publication covering business education, to accelerate THE's growth in the business education market and broaden its content, events, and data offerings. The acquisition will allow Poets&Quants to leverage THE’s global data, consultancy, and events capabilities to expand reach and product offerings for readers and institutional clients.

Genius Sports Acquires Legend

February 5, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Genius Sports (NYSE: GENI) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Legend, a global digital sports and gaming media network, in a transaction valued at up to $1.2 billion ($900 million at closing plus an earnout of up to $300 million). The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Playmaker Capital Acquires The Sports Drop

April 8, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Playmaker Capital Inc., a Toronto-based digital sports media company, has acquired U.S.-based sports publisher The Sports Drop. The acquisition expands Playmaker's U.S. audience reach (The Sports Drop averages ~30 million monthly page views) and brings The Sports Drop's founder, Mike Bellom, into Playmaker's senior leadership to drive paid media and monetization synergies.

ASB Sports Acquires Universal Athletic Team Business

March 2, 2020

Retail

ASB Sports, an affiliate of Trivest Partners, acquired the team sports division of Universal Athletic, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. The deal expands ASB's nationwide sales coverage, brings management talent into the combined business (with Universal executives joining and investing), and leaves Universal Athletic's retail stores as a separately operated business.