Absolute Sports (a subsidiary of the publicly listed Nazara Technologies) is a global, tech-led digital sports and gaming media company.

Anchored by its flagship brand, Sportskeeda, the network reaches over 150 million global fans monthly.

In recent years, Absolute Sports has executed an aggressive M&A strategy—backed by a multi-million dollar war chest—to significantly expand its footprint within the lucrative U.S. sports, gaming, and entertainment markets.

• Global Sports & Esports: Sportskeeda (The flagship platform covering global sports, esports, and lifestyle content).
• American Football: Pro Football Network (Acquired in 2023; provides in-depth coverage of the NFL, fantasy football, and the NFL Draft) and College Football Network (Launched in 2023 as a comprehensive hub for FBS and FCS college football analysis).
• Gaming: Deltia’s Gaming (A thriving online platform and community dedicated to gaming builds, guides, and resources).
• Entertainment & TV: Primetimer (A leading digital destination for news, reviews, and commentary across broadcast, cable, and streaming television) and Soap Central (A premier U.S. destination for daily soap opera news and updates).

Tiny Boards creates and acquires job boards. A typical cost for posting a job on job boards within the network is $299 for 30 days. If you have a job board with around 200K -1mm+ monthly visitors then Tiny Boards would potentially be interested in acquiring your job board.

The network consists of:

• Designer News (News for designers) –  a community for design and tech enthusiasts to share and discover the latest industry-relevant information. Beyond its Reddit-like design, the website also has a podcast and jobs board.
• We Work Remotely (Remote job board) – a popular remote job board which receives over 2.5 million monthly visitors on average. Jobs are posted from a wide set of professional categories such as design, programming, and marketing.
• Unicorn Hunter (Startup job board) – A European startup-dedicated job board which lists professional startup positions such as Back-end Developer, Front-end Developer, Data Science, DevOps, and Product Management.
• Fresh Gigs (Marketing job board) – A Canadian marketing job board which has social media, marketing, graphics design, and communications jobs for Canadian locations.
• Future Jobs (Job board of the future) – This domain simply redirects to We Work Remotely.

This media group stems from Bustle, an online American women’s magazine founded in August 2013 by Bryan Goldberg.

The Bustle Digital Group (BDG) consists of multiple media brands which boast a massive combined readership.

Historically, BDG is known for sweeping acquisitions (and occasional closures). For example, they acquired The Outline on March 27, 2019, though the publication was later shuttered after its editorial team was laid off.

BDG has also acquired other legacy properties over the years, such as W Magazine, Some Spider Studios, and even the Gawker brand (which they briefly relaunched and shuttered again in 2023).

Brands under the BDG umbrella include:

• Bustle(Women’s Magazine) – An online American women’s magazine founded in 2013 and the origin of the media group. It covers news, politics, beauty, celebrities, and fashion.
• Elite Daily – Acquired from DMG Media on April 17, 2017, targeted heavily at millennials.
• Input(Consumer Tech Magazine) – Launched on December 16, 2019, focused on the intersection of tech, design, style, and culture.
• Inverse(Science and Entertainment) – A popular website covering technology, science, and culture for a millennial audience. Acquired by BDG in July 2019.
• Mic(Millennial-focused news) – Acquired by BDG in 2018 for a fraction of its reported value after the site faced severe layoffs.
• Nylon(Lifestyle Magazine) – Purchased by BDG in June 2019. Nylon is a lifestyle brand that focuses on pop culture and fashion.
• Romper(Millennial Parenthood) – BDG launched Romper in 2015 to focus on millennial motherhood.
• The Zoe Report(Fashion, beauty, and lifestyle) – Created by American fashion designer Rachel Zoe, acquired by BDG in May 2019.

Future PLC is a publishing and digital media megalith. The company has over 133+ brands which publish content across fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photography, and home.

The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

The British media company, Future PLC began back in 1985 as Future Publishing by Chris Anderson. Based in Somerton, Somerset, England, the companies the first magazine was the monthly English computer magazine, Amstrad Action.

Over the years, Future PLC has aggressively acquired other media properties, including Dennis Publishing (adding brands like The Week and Kiplinger), Marie Claire US, and GoCo Group.

Some of the most notable brands include:

• Technology & Computing: TechRadar, Tom’s Guide, Tom’s Hardware, Android Central, Windows Central, and Space.com.
• Gaming & Entertainment: PC Gamer, GamesRadar+, CinemaBlend, WhatCulture, and FourFourTwo.
• Lifestyle & Fashion: Marie Claire, Who What Wear, Homes & Gardens, Ideal Home, and Woman & Home.
• Music, Design & Specialist: Guitar World, Decanter, Cyclingnews, Creative Bloq, and Wallpaper*.
• Wealth & Knowledge: The Week, Kiplinger, and Go.Compare.

Formed in 2010 (now heavily tied to Hookshot Media), this online media publisher focuses on “creating vibrant and informative websites with a strong community-based focus.” Gamer Network held a stake in Nlife Media, which transitioned into the Ziff Davis ecosystem during the May 2024 acquisition.

The group consists of blogs like: Nintendo Life (Nintendo), Push Square (PlayStation), and Pure Xbox.

Design Technica is a privately funded and owned corporation which operates Digital Trends, Digital Trends en Español, and The Manual. The company has offices in New York City, Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

Founded in 2006 by Ian Bell and Dan Gaul, Digital Trends publishes news, reviews, guides, and descriptive videos about technology and consumer electronics.

Popular DTMG brands:

• Technology: Digital Trends (Flagship site) and Digital Trends en Español.
• Lifestyle & Culture: The Manual (Men’s lifestyle), BlissMark (Beauty & wellness), and 21 Oak (Home design).
• Family & Home: NewFolks (Parenting), HappySprout (Gardening & green living), and PawTracks (Pet care).
• Business & Curation: ToughJobs (Small business) and The Angle (Curated product reviews).

PMC is an American digital media, publishing, and information services company based in Los Angeles and New York City. It publishes more than 20 digital and print brands, and established P-MRC (a joint venture with MRC) to manage powerhouse music and entertainment data brands like Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter.

What began in 2005 as a scrappy network of sports blogs (SportsBlogs Inc.) eventually morphed into one of the most sprawling digital media conglomerates of the 21st century.

Following years of aggressive expansion—including the acquisitions of New York Magazine and Group Nine Media—the “everything under one roof” model eventually cracked.

By mid-2026, the historic portfolio was split, with James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems acquiring the prestige journalism core and Penske Media Corporation (PMC) swallowing the lifestyle, tech, and sports brands, cementing its status as one of the largest independent digital publishing footprints on the web.

• Entertainment & Trade: Variety, Deadline Hollywood, The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire and Gold Derby.
• Music & Culture: Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Vibe.
• Technology, Gaming & Sports: The Verge and SB Nation (acquired via the 2026 Vox portfolio split), alongside BGR and Sportico. (Note: Polygon was sold independently to Valnet in 2025, and Vox proper went to Lupa Systems in 2026).
• Lifestyle, Food & Design: Eater (acquired via Vox), Robb Report, TVLine, Spy, and Curbed (operating as a dedicated vertical under New York Magazine).
• Fashion & Beauty: Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Footwear News, StyleCaster, and Beauty Inc.
• Art & Specialist Trade: Artforum, ARTnews, and Sourcing Journal.
• SheMedia Network: SheMedia (including SheKnows, BlogHer, and Soaps.com), featuring key programs like The #Femvertising Awards, Hatch, The Pitch, and Voices of the Year.
• B2B & Studios (Historical Vox Legacy): Includes internal infrastructure like The Vox Media Podcast Network, Vox Media Studios (absorbing Vox Entertainment and Epic), and the programmatic ad marketplace Concert.

Static Media

Static Media has rapidly expanded its footprint across multiple verticals through an aggressive acquisition strategy, positioning itself as a dominant force in modern digital publishing.

• Technology & Gaming: Engadget (acquired 2026), Jalopnik (acquired 2025), and BGR (acquired 2025).
• Entertainment & Pop Culture: TVLine (acquired 2025) and The Takeout (acquired 2024).
• Specialist Interests: PlanetWare (acquired 2025).

Condé Nast is a premier American-origin global mass media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s most iconic print and digital publishers across fashion, news, technology, and lifestyle.

Founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast, who launched his magazine empire with the purchase of Vogue. The company prides itself on having some of the world’s leading print, digital, and social brands.

Notable Brands include:

• Technology: Ars Technica and Wired.
• News & Culture: The New Yorker (delivering unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and foreign affairs) and Vanity Fair.
• Men’s Interest & Music: GQ and Pitchfork (formerly the preeminent resource for independent music discovery; in January 2024, Condé Nast announced Pitchfork was being folded into GQ as a men’s interest property, resulting in significant editorial layoffs).
• Fashion & Beauty: Vogue, Allure, Glamour, and Teen Vogue.
• Food & Design: Bon Appétit and Epicurious (Food Innovation Group), as well as Architectural Digest (AD).
• Travel: Condé Nast Traveler.

The 9to5 Network (owned by 925, LLC) is a family of industry-leading blogs covering consumer technology, corporate ecosystems, and green energy.

Founded by Seth Weintraub, the network expanded from its flagship publication, 9to5Mac, into a diverse portfolio of specialized digital media sites.

• Apple Ecosystem: 9to5Mac.
• Google & Android: 9to5Google.
• Electric Vehicles & Green Energy: Electrek.
• Drones & Aviation: DroneDJ.
• Gear & Shopping Deals: 9to5Toys.
• Space & Connected Fitness: Space Explored and Connect The Watts.

Based in Montreal, Valnet Inc. is a digital media powerhouse notorious for its aggressive, high-volume acquisition strategy.

Over the last decade, Valnet has built a massive portfolio by snapping up independent entertainment, gaming, and technology blogs, often restructuring them to maximize SEO output and programmatic ad revenue.

By applying a controversial but highly profitable operational playbook, the company has quietly become one of the most dominant—and polarizing—forces in global digital publishing.

• Entertainment & Pop Culture: Screen Rant, Collider, CBR (Comic Book Resources), and MovieWeb.
• Gaming: Game Rant, TheGamer, DualShockers, and Polygon (acquired from Vox Media in May 2025).
• Technology & Mobile: Android Police, XDA Developers, MakeUseOf (MUO), and Pocket-lint.
• Automotive & Lifestyle: TopSpeed and TheTravel.

Mansueto Ventures was established in 2005 when entrepreneur Joe Mansueto acquired the magazine titles Inc. and Fast Company for $35 million from Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing Company.

The company operates as a premier media network focused on the future of business, progressive leadership, and the American entrepreneur.

• Innovation & Leadership: Fast Company (The world’s leading progressive business media brand, with an editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world-changing ideas, creativity, and design).
• Entrepreneurship & Startups: Inc. (The voice of the American entrepreneur, inspiring and documenting the risk-takers and driven go-getters who represent the most dynamic force in the economy).

Founded in 2007 by Henry Blodget and Kevin P. Ryan (originally as Silicon Alley Insider Inc.), Business Insider is an American online media company focused heavily on business and finance.

The company received funding from Jeff Bezos‘s investment firm, Bezos Expeditions, in 2013. The media conglomerate Axel Springer SE acquired an 88% interest in 2015, later increasing its stake to 98% (with Bezos holding the remainder), before ultimately assuming 100% ownership of the company in 2018.

Originally known as Business Insider Inc., the publisher temporarily changed its name to Insider Inc. in 2017 to branch out into general lifestyle subjects on social media, before eventually returning to its core branding.

Apart from its flagship brand, the group’s portfolio of products and services includes:

• General News: Insider (Launched in 2015 as a general news site akin to BuzzFeed).
• Global Markets & Data: Markets Insider (Launched in 2016, featuring data provided by the Germany-based finance portal Finanzen.net, another Axel Springer holding).
• Premium Subscriptions: BI Prime (The official subscription service offering unlimited access to stories, news, analysis, and exclusives across the site and the BI App).
• Industry Research: Business Insider Intelligence (A paywalled daily email product providing business intelligence, industry briefs, and data insights).
• Branded Content: Insider Studios (The branded content studio for Insider Inc. that collaborates with marketers on stories designed to inform and inspire).
• Social Video: Business Insider Today (A dedicated Facebook Page producing digital news stories, likely in conjunction with Insider Studios).
• Events & Summits: Ignition (The flagship conference event bringing together prominent speakers to explore the intersection of business, media, society, culture, technology, and transformation).
  
  

BuzzFeed Inc. is a global digital media and technology company founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III.

Initially a “secret lab” project at The Huffington Post designed to track viral content through algorithmic curation, BuzzFeed evolved into a powerhouse of digital culture.

In 2006, while working at the Huffington Post, Peretti started BuzzFeed (originally called BuzzFeed Laboratories) as a side project, in partnership with his former supervisor John Johnson. In the beginning, BuzzFeed employed no writers or editors, just an “algorithm to cull stories from around the web that were showing stirrings of virality.”

In May 2026, the company completed a major transition following its acquisition by Byron Allen’s family office, marking a new era of focus on AI innovation, user-generated content, and operational efficiency.

Buzzfeeds brands include:

• Flagship Media: BuzzFeed (The primary hub for viral content, quizzes, AI-driven media, and “listicles”).
• News & Commentary: HuffPost (Acquired in 2020; now serves as the primary outlet for the company’s news reporting following the closure of BuzzFeed News in 2023).
• Food & Lifestyle: Tasty (A leading social food network), Goodful (Wellness and mindfulness), and Bring Me! (Travel and discovery).
• Content Strategy: The company continues to leverage BuzzFeed Studios for cross-platform content production and maintains an ongoing focus on AI-driven strategies to optimize user engagement and content creation.

News Corp is a massive global diversified media and information services company. Formed in 2013 following the split of the original News Corporation into two separate entities, the modern company focuses heavily on news, publishing, digital real estate services, and subscription video broadcasting.

Led by executive management tied closely to the Murdoch family, News Corp operates some of the most influential broadsheets, tabloids, and digital property portfolios in the English-speaking world.

• News & Commentary: The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and major Australian and UK publications through News Corp Australia and News UK (including The Times and The Sun).
  Digital Real Estate Services: Realtor.com (operated via Move, Inc.) and a major controlling stake in the Australian property portal RealEstate.com.au (REA Group).
  Book Publishing: HarperCollins (one of the world’s premier English-language trade book publishers).
  Dow Jones & Professional Information: Dow Jones (delivering high-end financial news, data, and B2B risk compliance tools).

Ziff Davis is a vertically integrated digital media and internet company. Founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis as a hobbyist print magazine publisher in Chicago, Illinois.

On November 12, 2012, Ziff Davis Inc., was acquired by cloud computing services company J2 Global of Hollywood, California, U.S.A. for $167 million cash.

Following its 2021 spin-off from j2 Global, Ziff Davis has pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy to consolidate its market position. According to an October 2015 Fortune article, Ziff Davis comprises 30% of parent company J2 Global’s $600 million annual revenue (2014) and is increasing 15% to 20% each year. Analyst Gregory Burns of Sidoti & Company calculates that Ziff Davis is worth $1.9 billion.

Popular Ziff Davis Brands include:

• Technology & Computing: PC Magazine (featuring the renowned PC Labs for rigorous product testing), CNET (acquired 2024), Mashable, and Geek.com.
• Gaming & Entertainment: IGN Entertainment, Humble Bundle, and the Gamer Network (acquired 2024, including Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, and GamesIndustry.biz).
• Connectivity & Shopping: Ookla (Speedtest.net) and Offers.com.
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Red Ventures is a massive digital media and performance marketing conglomerate. In 2020, the company made headlines by acquiring the former CBS Interactive (CNET Media Group) portfolio from ViacomCBS for $500 million.

However, Red Ventures has since restructured, divesting its major entertainment and tech publications to refocus its extensive portfolio entirely on lucrative, intent-driven finance, health, and travel brands.

Former CBS Interactive Assets (Divested): The entertainment and tech properties acquired in the 2020 ViacomCBS deal have since been spun off. GameSpot, Metacritic, and TV Guide were sold to Fandom in 2022, while CNET was acquired by Ziff Davis in 2024.

• Finance & Travel: The Points Guy, Bankrate, and Lonely Planet (acquired in 2020).
• Health & Wellness: Healthline Media (including Healthline, Medical News Today, and Psych Central. company is owned by RV Health which is then both owned by Optum and Red Ventures).
• Education & Home: BestColleges and Allconnect.

Fandom (originally founded in 2004 as Wikia by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley) is the world’s largest fan-driven digital media and entertainment platform.

While it began primarily as a wiki-hosting service, Fandom has evolved into a global pop culture powerhouse.

In late 2022, the company aggressively expanded its editorial footprint by acquiring a massive portfolio of legacy gaming and entertainment brands—including GameSpot, Metacritic, and TV Guide—from Red Ventures, cementing its dominance in the digital media landscape.

• Fan Communities & Wikis: Fandom (The flagship network hosting over 350,000 fan-created wikis across gaming, television, and film).
• Gaming News & Editorials: GameSpot, Giant Bomb, and GameFAQs (All acquired in 2022).
• Entertainment & TV: TV Guide and Cord Cutters News.
• Review Aggregation: Metacritic (The definitive industry standard for aggregating reviews across gaming, movies, TV, and music).
• Video & Pop Culture: Screen Junkies (Acquired in 2018, best known for the viral “Honest Trailers” web series).
• Digital Retail: Fanatical (A leading digital game, e-book, and software retailer acquired in 2021).

People Inc. is the digital media subsidiary of IAC. Originally founded in 1996 as The Mining Company (later About.com), the company underwent a massive strategic pivot in 2017 under CEO Neil Vogel, replacing its outdated general directory model with highly focused vertical brands.

Following a massive 2021 merger with Meredith Corporation—which brought legacy print brands into the digital age—and a 2025 corporate rebrand to leverage its most iconic property, the company now operates as America’s largest digital and print publisher.

In a major corporate rebranding announced on June 4, 2026, IAC officially changed its legal name to People Incorporated and began trading on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol PPLI.

• Entertainment & Celebrity: People and Entertainment Weekly.
• Finance & Technology: The Balance, Investopedia (acquired 2018), and Lifewire.
• Home & Food: The Spruce, Better Homes & Gardens, and Liquor.com (acquired 2019).
• Health & Wellness: Verywell.
• Lifestyle & Beauty: Byrdie, MyDomaine, Brides (acquired 2019), and InStyle.
• Travel, Education & Environment: TripSavvy, ThoughtCo, and Treehugger (acquired 2020).