Apple News+ subscribers now have access to The Athletic's sports coverage and Wirecutter will be available for free to all Apple News users. The Athletic, with a newsroom of over 450 full-time writers, editors, and producers, provides in-depth coverage of professional and college teams across major sports leagues globally. Apple News+ offers a wide range of premium magazines, newspapers, and online publications, but The New York Times is notably absent from its roster.
The Athletic
— part of The New York Times — has come to Apple News+. Apple and The Athletic recently announced that Apple News+ subscribers now have access to The Athletic’s
sports coverage
Additionally, Wirecutter will be available for free to all
Apple News
users beginning early next year.
“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.”
“The Athletic is home to award-winning, deeply reported coverage of teams, leagues, and players for devoted fans around the world,” said David Perpich, publisher of The Athletic. “We provide subscribers with every sports story that matters, brought to life by the most talented newsroom in the business. 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.”
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.
Apple News+, a subscription service by Apple, offers users access to a vast library of premium magazines, newspapers, and online publications. For a monthly fee, subscribers can enjoy a diverse range of content seamlessly curated within the Apple News app. However, notably absent from the Apple News+ roster is The New York Times.