Ziff Davis
Summary
Ziff Davis Inc. (ZD) is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars, photography, and electronics. However, since 1980, Ziff Davis has primarily published computer and technology related magazines, and its growing number of websites, spun off from its magazines, have established Ziff Davis as an Internet Information company. Ziff Davis had several broadcasting properties, first in the mid-1970s, and later with its own technology network ZDTV, later renamed to TechTV, that was sold to Vulcan Ventures in 2001.
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The M&A Outlook For 2013
There were notable deals in 2012—Hanley Wood, Ziff Davis and The New Republic, were among the big-name brands moved—but no blockbusters. Mergers and acquisitions activity in the consumer and business-to-business publishing markets increased some, but held close to recent averages for the most part.
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AP Hires Mashable Exec to Build Digital Ad Strategy
The Associated Press hired former Mashable ad sales exec Ken Detlet to be its first vp of digital advertising strategy and sales as the news organization tries to augment its news-licensing business with ad-supported products.
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j2’s Ziff Davis Buys News Corp’s IGN
j2 Global continues to build out its digital media portfolio with the acquisition of popular gamer lifestyle brand IGN Entertainment, a News Corp property. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Top Magazine Media Deals of 2012
The year 2012 opened in dramatic fashion with magazine media-related deals. From Hanley Wood’s recapitalization to the final sell-off the remaining segments of what once was the massive Ziff Davis, 2012 saw its fair share of deals that involved traditional media brands as well as the currently-hot marketing services and digital properties.
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Reflecting on John Suhler’s Impact
Min wrote about John Suhler’s retirement last week. Other than that, and some mentions in the financial-industry media, his retirement didn’t make much news. To me, that’s an oversight, because John Suhler is certainly one of a dozen or so major figures in the magazine industry in the last 40 years.
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Great Hill Partners Acquire SheKnows.com
SheKnows. com, a women's lifestyle site, has been acquired by Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm specializing in high-growth companies.
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Eying Ad Network Capabilities, j2 Global Buys Ziff Davis Media
Cloud services provider j2 Global has acquired long-standing tech media publisher Ziff Davis Media (ZDM), the companies announc.
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J2 Global Buys Serial Acquirer Ziff Davis Inc; Don’t Expect Synergy
Over the past two years, Ziff Davis has transformed itself from a digital-only tech publisher primarily known for PCMag. com to a broader content/digital marketing play by adding audience ad targeting, e-commerce and enterprise IT functions. Now, after roughly five acquisitions since CEO Vivek Shah took over the media property with investment assistance from Great Hill Partners, [.
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ALM Forms New Marketing Services Team to Offer Full Suite of Legal Marketing Solutions to Clients
By Press Release New York, NY, May 24, 2012 —ALM, a leading provider of news and business information to the legal and real estate industries, today announced the formation of a new Marketing Services team that will work with clients to plan, execute and. . .
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Ziff Davis picks up ComputerShopper.com
Computer Shopper is back in the hands of Ziff Davis in a deal that I expect to be announced Monday morning.
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