Ziff Davis Acquires Tech Publisher CNET for Over $100M

Ziff Davis buys four lifestyle brands from Recurrent Ventures

Publishers Dwell, Domino, Business of Home and PopSci move from Recurrent Ventures to Ziff Davis as part of a lifestyle-brand roll-up.

Ziff Davis→Recurrent Ventures

AcquisitionWeb · AcquisitionGlobalZiff DavisRecurrent Ventures5 months ago

Ziff Davis Acquires theSkimm, Marking the End of an Era

The digital media pioneer was one of the few independent outlets to survive the last decade.

Ziff Davis→The Skimm

AcquisitionEmail · AcquisitionGlobalZiff DavisThe Skimm2 years ago

Ziff Davis Finalized Asset Acquisition Of FullContact In Q4 2024 01/03/2025

Ziff Davis→FullContact

AcquisitionData · AcquisitionGlobalZiff Davis2 years ago

Ziff Davis acquires CNET from RV in $100M+ Deal to expand digital media portfolio

Ziff Davis→CNET

AcquisitionWeb · AcquisitionGlobalZiff DavisCNET2 years ago

CNET Pushed Reporters to Be More Favorable to Advertisers, Staffers Say

CNET built a trusted brand for tech reporting over two decades. After being acquired by Red Ventures, staff say editorial firewalls have been repeatedly breached. (The Verge)

UpdateGlobalCNET4 years ago

Gawker Has Filed for Bankruptcy and Says It Will Sell to Ziff Davis

Gawker Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday, shortly before announcing the iconic blog network has reached an agreement with Ziff Davis to purchase its seven brands and other assets. Gawker's brands include Gawker.com, Deadspin, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Kotaku, Jalopnik and Jezebel.

Ziff Davis→Gawker Media

AcquisitionWeb · AcquisitionUnited StatesZiff Davis10 years ago