Apple News+ subscribers now get access to The Athletic‘s sports journalism and will see Wirecutter‘s in-depth product ratings in the feed early in 2024, Apple said Tuesday.
“Like so many lifelong sports fans, I am a devoted reader of The Athletic and their fantastic sports reporting and local coverage,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services.
“We’re so proud to now bring sports fans The Athletic in Apple News+ — which millions of News+ subscribers are going to love,” he added.
Apple News+ readers now get sports news from The Athletic and will see soon see product ratings from Wirecutter
Both The Athletic and Wirecutter are owned by The New York Times, which removed its content from Apple News in 2020. Apple noted The Athletic offers “best-in-class team coverage” plus the most important stories across sports leagues in general.
And the publication’s publisher, David Perpich, called its newsroom “the most talented” in the business.
“The Athletic is home to award-winning, deeply reported coverage of teams, leagues, and players for devoted fans around the world. We provide subscribers with every sports story that matters, brought to life by the most talented newsroom in the business,” he said. “We’re thrilled to work with Apple News to introduce even more readers to the best-in-class journalism that only The Athletic can produce.”
Here’s how Apple described The Athletic‘s coverage and its fit on Apple News+ in general:
With a newsroom of more than 450 full-time writers, editors, and producers, The Athletic delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across the major sports leagues globally. This includes the English Premier League, NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLS, PGA, National Women’s Soccer League, NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, NCAA men’s college basketball, NCAA women’s college basketball, LaLiga, UEFA Champions League, and more.
In the Sports tab in Apple News, users can easily follow their favorite teams and leagues; receive stories from hundreds of top publishers; access scores, schedules, and standings for the top professional and college leagues; and watch highlights. Apple News+ subscribers in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, and Australia can follow The Athletic in Apple News to easily find complete coverage.
While Apple specified in its press materials that The Wirecutter content coming early next year will be free to subscribers, it did not specify whether that’s also true of all of The Athletic‘s coverage.
An Apple News+ subscription costs $12.99 per month in the U.S. You can also get it as part of the Apple One Premier bundle.
Source: Apple
