An exclusive fireside chat with Paul Fichtenbaum, Chief Content Officer of The Athletic.

Launched in 2016 in Chicago, subscription sports website and app The Athletic has had an impressive expansion. It covers local sports in more than 29 cities and has around 150 full-time employees, making it one of the largest sports websites in the US. Their ambition? "be the local sports page for every city in the country,” said Alex Mather, it's co-founder. And they're counting on subscriptions (around 60 dollars a year) to take them there. Paul will tell us more about this digital player that has grown exponentially and positioned itself as a major and disruptive player in the sports news media industry.