So, some fresh stuff on the Deadspin mess at @404mediaco, including who owns it and what happened.
Deadspin’s owners have now confirmed that it’s associated with sports betting: “We aim to be able to support delivery of this via partnerships within the sports betting industry.”
(I helped @jasonkoebler with some reporting on this.)
https://www.404media.co/who-owns-deadspin-now-lineup-publishing/
Lineup Media has a statement on its website basically confirming the reporting everyone has done on this: