ESPN
ESPN is ending the print run of its eponymous magazine, a lush, large periodical that the sports media giant started more than two decades ago and is killing now because it is losing money.
The company said “the vast majority” of the magazine’s readers now consume its journalism digitally rather than through the print version.
Eliminating the printed ESPN the Magazine, which frequently features award-winning in-depth articles, “will maximize our reach and impact,” the company said.
There are no immediate plans for layoffs, said two ESPN employees knowledgeable about the decision who were not authorized to speak publicly, and the final regular print issue will appear later this year.