Did Nate Silver Sell 538

Did Nate Silver Sell 538. During an online chat with readers at deadspin.com monday, nate silver revealed why he chose to sell his 538 brand, along with the url fivethirtyeight.com, to espn, rather than just set up a. While abc news kept the fivethirtyeight brand after nate silver’s departure, silver retained the rights to many of his data forecasting models.

It later was moved to. Nate silver, famed statistician and founder of fivethirtyeight.com, announced tuesday that he will be leaving abc news as the walt disney company continues to cut costs.