Bleacher Report to Pay Some Bloggers

In news certain to bring a cheer from the cheap seats, Bleacher Report said it would start paying a limited number of its sports-blog contributors, paidContent reported.

Bleacher Report added fewer than 15 editors last year to handle breaking news, but CEO Brian Grey told paidContent the latest announcement is geared toward boosting content related to specific teams and coverage areas.

Grey added, as reported by paidContent:

We plan to have a flat compensation model. We looked at pay-per-post or tying ad revenue to page views.

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