Ted Leonsis Group Invests in Women’s Sports Reporters, ‘The IX’

Ted Leonsis Group Invests in Women’s Sports Reporters, ‘The IX’

The Washington Mystics’ parent company recently acquired a minority stake in women’s sports media company The IX, the sides announced Monday. The IX, founded by editor-in-chief Howard Megdal in 2019, offers a daily newsletter covering women’s basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, hockey and gymnastics. A dedicated women’s basketball vertical, The Next, launched in 2020, working with beat writers attached […]

Monumental Sports & Entertainment Becomes Early Investor in Women’s Sports Platforms The IX and The Next - Monumental Sports

Monumental will make a significant investment in groundbreaking curated guide for women’s sports news and its women’s basketball vertical Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2025) – Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) announced today that it has made a strategic investment in sports media platform The IX and its dedicated women’s basketball vertical The Next. The IX