Ross Levinsohn is the CEO of The Arena Group and Sports Illustrated, and has held senior roles at Yahoo, Fox Interactive and Tribune Publishing, including a brief tenure as publisher of the Los Angeles Times until it was sold in 2018.
16 Facts About Ross Levinsohn
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Ross Levinsohn became the CEO of Sports Illustrated in October 2019, and CEO of The Arena Group in August 2020.
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Ross Levinsohn graduated from American University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast communications.
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Ross Levinsohn's joined HBO in 1989, working in marketing and promotions for Time Warner Sports.
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Ross Levinsohn was hired by Alta Vista to help launch the portal division in 1999.
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From 2001 to 2005, Ross Levinsohn was senior vice president and general manager at Fox Sports Interactive Media, a division of News Corporation.
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In October 2010, Ross Levinsohn was hired as executive vice president of the Americas for Yahoo.
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Ross Levinsohn led Yahoo for two months as interim CEO in 2012.
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In 2014, Ross Levinsohn became executive chairman of Scout Media, a sports digital media network.
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On 21 August 2017, Ross Levinsohn was named the publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times by tronc, replacing Davan Maharaj.
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The Los Angeles Times newsroom filed for a union election in December 2017, four months after Ross Levinsohn was hired, and held a union election on 4 January 2018.
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In June 2018, the Los Angeles Times was sold to billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Ross Levinsohn was shifted into a new role as the CEO of Tribune Interactive.
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Ross Levinsohn left Tribune Publishing in 2018, when his job was eliminated.
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In June 2019, Ross Levinsohn was named chief executive of Sports Illustrated after his firm, then known as Maven Inc.
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Ross Levinsohn prioritized expanding premium content and settling many of the issues created by previous management including issues with previous owner Meredith and journalist Grant Wahl.