 Logo prior to 2022 | |
| Founded | 1967 |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Key people | Spencer Hays (majority owner) |
| Publication types | Magazines |
| Official website | www |
Parade Media (previously known asAMG/Parade andAthlon Media Group) is a publisher founded in 1967 that is based inNashville, Tennessee.[1][2][3][4] Nashville'sSpencer Hays was its majority stockholder.[5][6][7] It was purchased by The Arena Group in 2022 and now operates as a subsidiary of The Arena Group.[8]
Athlon is best known for publishing preseason single-title sports annuals on professional and college sports. The annuals are sold at newsstands in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe.[1] It is the U.S.'s largest publisher of sports annuals,[6] ranking Number 1 inretail sales dollars and magazines sold.[1]
Athlon's 15 sports magazines include Athlon Sports Monthly, Pro Football, Fantasy Football, National College Football, Southeastern Football, Atlantic Coast Football, Big Ten Football, Big 12 Football, Big East Football, Pac-10 Football, Baseball, College Basketball, Pro Basketball, Racing and Golf.[1][9][10] Athlon's digital properties include AthlonSports.com, which has daily coverage of the sports it covers.[1]
On October 1, 2022, it was announced that Athlon Sports would be discontinuing its special magazines due to its merger withSports Illustrated. The new special magazines will be released in the Sports Illustrated manner.[citation needed] The merger was undone in 2024 withSports Illustrated ownerAuthentic Brands Group revoking The Arena Group's license to use theSports Illustrated brand and transferring it toMinute Media;[11][12] The Arena Group's sports content, which was being published under theSI banner at the time, moved to a revived Athlon Sports website.
In February 2006, it acquired Grogans Sports Information Inc., afantasy sports publisher based inLittleton, Colorado, that publishesGrogans Fantasy Football Analyst in-season scouting reports.[9]
In June 2010, Athlon Sports Communications appointed Anthony Flaccavento as publisher forAthlon Sports magazine.[13]Athlon Sports is a monthly publication that launched in October 2010.[1][14]Athlon Sports began with a circulation of seven million and grew to nine million in 2011.[1]
In 2013, Athlon acquired the print rights to three magazines distributed as newspaper inserts:American Profile,Relish, andSpry. Athlon did not develop the associated websites and later launched the companion website Community Table.[15] In 2014, Athlon acquiredParade fromAdvance Publications.[16]
In 2016, Athlon acquired the titles ofHarris Publications, which had been shut down.[17]
Athlon Sports, as well as Tom James Co, an affiliated company, have been accused of racism by several employees who complain of an extremely religious, right-wing and racist atmosphere.[18]
In August 2023,Manoj Bhargava announced that he would be merging his Bridge Media Networks (the owner ofNewsNet) with The Arena Group, bringing Parade Media under his majority control.[19]
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