- [New York Times] At The Ringer, Staff Writers Say They Are Second-String. The influx of star podcasters looms over a dispute between the union and managers at the Spotify-owned digital media company founded by Bill Simmons. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/business/media/the-ringer-union-bill-simmons.html 23 comments nba
- [Vox] Spotify may buy Bill Simmons’s The Ringer to build its podcasting business who spent about $400 million in 2019 acquiring three podcasting companies: Gimlet Media, Anchor FM, and Parcast, has had talks with Simmons dating back to at least October 2019. https://www.vox.com/2020/1/17/21071358/ringer-spotify-deal-talks-podcast-bill-simmons-apple 83 comments nba
- [WSJ] Spotify on a spending spree acquiring content, after spending $200M to acquire Bills Simmons The Ringer, today it announced acquiring Joe Rogan Experience podcast in deal reportedly worth more than 100M. https://www.wsj.com/articles/spotify-strikes-exclusive-podcast-deal-with-joe-rogan-11589913814 6 comments nba
- [Vice] The Ringer Podcast union is protesting today with work stoppage to demand better workplace conditions. ESPN alum Bill Simmons old this company to Spotify for $196M early in 2020. Simmons has taken up union-busting by bringing on more outside podcast hosts as contractors since late 2019. https://www.vice.com/en/article/3anva3/three-of-spotifys-podcast-unions-stop-working-to-demand-better-workplace-conditions 124 comments nba
- [Bloomberg] Spotify Pays $250 Million for Ringer in Podcasting Drive. The deal is a windfall for Bill Simmons, a best-selling author who founded the Ringer in 2016 after a long run at ESPN as a columnist and on-air personality. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-11/spotify-said-to-pay-250-million-for-ringer-in-podcasting-drive 323 comments nba
- [The Motley Fool] Why Spotify is buying The Ringer? Staff at The Ringer is full of talented sportswriters, but purchase was not inspired by love of sports journalism. Spotify really cares about is the popularity of Bill Simmons himself with a certain type of sports fan, the podcast-loving type. https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/02/13/why-spotify-is-buying-bill-simmons-the-ringer.aspx 7 comments nba