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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Gizmodo Media Group |
| Founded | April 8, 2019 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
Key people | Jim Spanfeller (CEO) |
| Owner | Great Hill Partners |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | g-omedia |
G/O Media Inc. is an American media holding company[1] that owns and operates several digital media outlets, including Kotaku, Jalopnik, The Root, The Inventory, and Quartz.[2][3]
It was formed in 2019 after the private equity firm Great Hill Partners purchased two digital portfolios from Univision: Gizmodo Media Group (Gizmodo, Jezebel, Deadspin, Lifehacker, Splinter, The Root, Kotaku, and Jalopnik) and The Onion portfolio (The Onion, Clickhole, The A.V. Club, and The Takeout).[4][5] Since 2023[update], the company has sold off many of its outlets[6][7][8][9] including The Onion[10] and Gizmodo which gave "the G and O of its name".[11]
- ^ Hayes, Dade (November 1, 2019). "Deadspin Loses Veteran Writer Drew Magary As Website's News Flow Runs Dry – Update". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Abdel-Baqui, Omar; Bruell, Alexandra (April 28, 2022). "Gizmodo Owner G/O Media Buys Business News Site Quartz". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Owen, Laura Hazard (April 29, 2022). ""An audible gasp": Quartz, once a high-flying startup, has sold to G/O Media". Nieman Journalism Lab. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (April 8, 2019). "Univision Finalizes Sale Of Former Gawker Portfolio And The Onion To Private Equity Firm Great Hill Partners". Deadline. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Mullen, Benjamin (April 8, 2019). "Great Hill Partners Agrees to Acquire Gizmodo Media Group". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ Fischer, Sara (March 13, 2023). "Scoop: Lifehacker sold by G/O to Ziff Davis". Axios. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Robertson, Katie (November 29, 2023). "Jezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (March 11, 2024). "G/O Media Sells Off Deadspin to Be Entirely Gutted". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (March 26, 2024). "G/O Media Continues Fire Sale, Dumps A.V. Club and Takeout". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (April 26, 2024). "The Onion Sold to Founder of Twilio, Who Taps Ex-NBC News Reporter Ben Collins to Lead Satire Site as CEO". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (June 4, 2024). "G/O Media Sells Off Gizmodo". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.