#buzzfeed tag - Briefly

Media industry

James Murdoch buys up half of Vox Media, grabbing New York and podcasts, but leaving The Verge and SB Nation

fromThe Verge

Media industry

Why Jonah Peretti sold BuzzFeed

fromThe Motley Fool

9 months ago

E-Commerce

BuzzFeed (BZFD) Q2 Revenue Jumps 18% | The Motley Fool

fromNieman Lab

James Murdoch buys up half of Vox Media, grabbing New York and podcasts, but leaving The Verge and SB Nation

Byron Allen and James Murdoch are buying major digital media companies, expanding investment in long-form journalism and culture-focused platforms.

fromThe Verge

Why Jonah Peretti sold BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed sold 52% for $120 million, with Jonah Peretti stepping down as CEO and Byron Allen becoming CEO while Jonah leads BuzzFeed AI.

fromThe Motley Fool

9 months ago

E-Commerce

BuzzFeed (BZFD) Q2 Revenue Jumps 18% | The Motley Fool

Media Briefing: BuzzFeed's $120M sale marks another step in the repricing of digital media scale

Platform-era publishing economics have unraveled, making referral traffic less reliable and increasing structural vulnerability for publishers like BuzzFeed.

#media-acquisitions

fromFast Company

Media industry

How new BuzzFeed CEO Byron Allen turned the 'worst thing that ever happened' into success

Byron Allen will buy a majority stake in BuzzFeed for $120 million, replacing Jonah Peretti as CEO while Peretti becomes president of BuzzFeed AI.

fromComplex

Media industry

Byron Allen to Buy BuzzFeed in $120M Deal, Eyes AI-Powered YouTube Rival

Byron Allen buys a majority stake in BuzzFeed, becomes CEO, and plans AI-driven video and streaming expansion while pursuing late-night programming control.

fromFast Company

How new BuzzFeed CEO Byron Allen turned the 'worst thing that ever happened' into success

Byron Allen will buy a majority stake in BuzzFeed for $120 million, replacing Jonah Peretti as CEO while Peretti becomes president of BuzzFeed AI.

fromComplex

Byron Allen to Buy BuzzFeed in $120M Deal, Eyes AI-Powered YouTube Rival

Byron Allen buys a majority stake in BuzzFeed, becomes CEO, and plans AI-driven video and streaming expansion while pursuing late-night programming control.

more#media-acquisitions

fromBusiness Insider

Byron Allen wanted to own Paramount. He's buying BuzzFeed instead.

Go back in time to 2016: BuzzFeed, Vice Media, and Vox Media are supposed to be the future of media. Now back to present tense: Vice filed for Chapter 11, Vox is breaking up, and BuzzFeed just sold itself for a fraction of its former value. Meanwhile, many of the companies the digital upstarts were supposed to replace - big publishers and TV companies - are still here.

Media industry

Retirement

fromSubstack

2 months ago

BuzzFeed's AI Collapse, Coinbase vs. Big Banks, and the SpaceX IPO Is Official - Episode 182

Markets and technology are rapidly evolving, impacting companies like BuzzFeed, Coinbase, and SpaceX.

fromAV Club

2 months ago

Buzzfeed hopes some AI apps can save the company

Buzzfeed is struggling financially, shifting focus to AI products and games to reduce reliance on advertising revenue.

Games

fromKotaku

2 months ago

Buzzfeed Says Nintendo Inspired It To Make AI Slop Games

Buzzfeed is pivoting to AI-generated games to escape financial struggles, launching its first game, Conjure, inspired by Nintendo's creative principles.

fromThe Drum

3 months ago

BuzzFeed European general manager Kate Burns departs

Kate Burns has left Buzzfeed; the European business performed strongly under her leadership and a replacement is being sought.

US news

4 months ago

I'd Bet At Least $20 That You Can't Pass This American "Jeopardy" Quiz With One Question Per State

One Jeopardy! question for each U.S. state compiled into a BuzzFeed quiz, ordered by Jeopardy! clue value to test state knowledge.

Television

Intellectual property law

5 months ago

"Heated Rivalry" Stars Hudson Williams And Connor Storrie Read Dirty And Hilarious Thirst Tweets

Actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie read fans' thirst tweets to celebrate Heated Rivalry Season 1, delivering playful, cranked-up reactions.

5 months ago

I Challenge You To Create The Most Viral Hot Chocolate Of 2025 Using This Generator, And The Winner Gets Bragging Rights

Invite the BuzzFeed community to share a cup of hot cocoa in the comments to brighten and warm someone's day.

Social media marketing

6 months ago

31 Moms Who Put Some Seriously Unhinged Stuff Online For All To See

BuzzFeed published simultaneous dark and wholesome mom posts to measure reader preference via clicks and encourages sharing to promote the preferred tone.

Cooking

6 months ago

It's BuzzFeed's Birthday, And You're The Baker - Design A Cake That Deserves To Go Chaotically Viral

Create a chaotic, nostalgia- and meme-filled birthday cake to celebrate BuzzFeed's 19th anniversary on November 1st.

LGBT

7 months ago

Two Gays, One Series, Infinite Chaos: Welcome To BuzzFeed's New Series "Gay And Trying"

BuzzFeed's Gay and Trying follows two gay best friends attempting messy, humorous adulting challenges, offering wholesome, relatable queer-focused comedy.

NYC parents