- Time Inc. (TIME) has acquired the FanSided network, a collection of more than 300 sports-focused website communities with more than 1,500 contributors.
- For Time, the latest in a set of acquisitions means adding a new dimension to local coverage for Sports Illustrated -- with which FanSided already had a content partnership, and whose group FanSided will be joining under the corporate umbrella.
- FanSided overall draws 15M unique visitors/month, generating an average 50M page views. FanSided founders Adam and Zach Best and partner Matt Blake will oversee the operation at Time.