https://brandtree.org/company/new-york-times-coAcquisitions, divestitures and ownership changes involving The New York Times.https://brandtree.org/deal/nyt-acquires-the-athletic-2022https://brandtree.org/deal/nyt-acquires-the-athletic-2022Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe New York Times Company acquired The Athletic Media Company, a subscription sports site covering clubs and teams in the United States and abroad, for an all-cash price of $550.0 million funded from cash on hand. It was large enough to change how the company reports itself: from the first quarter of 2022 the Times has had two reportable segments, The New York Times Group and The Athletic.https://brandtree.org/deal/nyt-acquires-wordle-2022https://brandtree.org/deal/nyt-acquires-wordle-2022Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTThe New York Times Company bought Wordle from its creator Josh Wardle, months after the daily word game had become a global habit shared through grids of coloured squares. The Times has never disclosed the price. The game joined the Games portfolio alongside the Crossword and Spelling Bee, and the company keeps it free, treating it as a way to build an audience it can convert to subscriptions later.https://brandtree.org/deal/nyt-acquires-wirecutter-2016https://brandtree.org/deal/nyt-acquires-wirecutter-2016Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMTThe New York Times Company bought the product review sites The Wirecutter and The Sweethome for $25.0 million, its first move into affiliate commerce as a revenue line. The two sites were later folded into a single Wirecutter brand, which the company began selling as a standalone subscription in 2021. The $25.0 million covered both sites; only Wirecutter survives as a brand.