Sports Illustrated Publisher Fires CEO Ross Levinsohn
The publisher of Sport Illustrated and The Street, Arena Group, fired CEO Ross Levinsohn after ongoing fallout over its use of artificial intelligence on the site.
“Today, the board of directors of The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AREN) met and took actions to improve the operational efficiency and revenue of the company,” a statement from the publisher read. “The board terminated the employment of CEO Ross Levinsohn, and named Manoj Bhargava as interim Chief Executive Officer, both effective today.”
Bhargava owns a majority stake in the Arena Group. The company also fired three topic executives last week: COO Andrew Kraft, media president Rob Barrett and corporate counsel Julie Fenster.
More to come…
The publisher of Sport Illustrated and The Street, Arena Group, fired CEO Ross Levinsohn after ongoing fallout over its use of artificial intelligence on the site.
“Today, the board of directors of The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AREN) met and took actions to improve the operational efficiency and revenue of the company,” a statement from the publisher read. “The board terminated the employment of CEO Ross Levinsohn, and named Manoj Bhargava as interim Chief Executive Officer, both effective today.”
Bhargava owns a majority stake in the Arena Group. The company also fired three topic executives last week: COO Andrew Kraft, media president Rob Barrett and corporate counsel Julie Fenster.
More to come…