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Sports Illustrated just got new owners: Maven, a digital media company run by James Heckman and Ross Levinsohn, who say they have a plan for “a robust, future-proof” version of the magazine.

That plan hasn’t gone over well in media circles.

Next month, Heckman and Levinsohn are coming onstage at Code Media, where we’ll ask them hard questions about their plans for Sports Illustrated and other publications — and about their previous efforts at the Los Angeles Times and other media companies.

It’s the first time the pair have appeared onstage since taking over Sports Illustrated, so we expect a lively conversation. And, as always, this one will be unrehearsed and on the record.