Simply.TV Acquires Red Bee Media’s Content Discovery Business; Summit Partners Takes Majority Growth Stake in Simply.TV
April 2, 2025
Simply.TV has acquired Red Bee Media’s Content Discovery Business to accelerate its expansion into the U.S. market. In conjunction with the acquisition, Simply.TV secured a majority growth equity investment from Summit Partners, marking its first institutional funding and supporting further global growth.
- Buyers
- Simply.TV, Summit Partners
- Targets
- Red Bee Media (Content Discovery Business)
- Sellers
- Red Bee Media
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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