jamie salter

SI's ex-publisher makes pitch to create SI-branded TV channel: sources

Arena Group, led by Five-Hour Energy founder Manoj Bhargava, would cough up a little more than the $15 million a year it had balked at paying Authentic Brand's Jamie Salter...

Adidas auction of Reebok takes a hit as key bidder drops out

A key bidder has dropped out of the auction for Reebok, making it more likely that German-based Adidas will take an even bigger hit on its disastrous, 15-year stint as...

Owner of Forever 21, Barneys and Brooks Brothers plans to go public

The licensing firm that owns a slew of aging, iconic commercial brands including JCPenney, Forever 21, Sports Illustrated and Marilyn Monroe plans to become a publicly traded company.

Sports Illustrated owner gears up for deal with sports betting company

The owner of Sports Illustrated is gearing up to complete a deal with a sports betting company before year end, Media Ink has learned. “It will be a game changer,”...

Authentic Brands files confidentially for an IPO

Jamie Salter may be ready for his investor close-up. The Authentic Brands licensing whiz has filed papers privately with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take his six-year-old company public,...

Meet the man making millions off dead people

Jamie Salter has a knack for making a lot of money on dead people. In six years, the 53-year-old licensing pro has morphed his Authentic Brands Group into a $1.5...