Time Inc. Acquires FanSided

Fandom Acquires GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide and Other Entertainment Brands from Red Ventures

October 3, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Fandom has acquired a portfolio of entertainment and gaming brands from Red Ventures, including GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide, GameFAQs, Giant Bomb, Cord Cutters News and Comic Vine. The acquisition expands Fandom’s audience and content capabilities, boosting advertising and affiliate commerce opportunities by combining Fandom’s large wiki and fan community footprint with these established editorial properties.

The Betsperts Group Acquires Bleacher Nation

January 4, 2023

Media & Entertainment

The Betsperts Group has acquired Bleacher Nation in a cash-plus-equity transaction, adding the Chicago-centric sports blog to its portfolio of sports betting and fantasy media properties. The deal expands Betsperts' audience reach and content capabilities—boosting the combined group’s traffic and resources—while financial terms were not disclosed.

Fanatics Acquires Topps Trading Cards and Collectibles Business

January 4, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Fanatics Inc. has acquired The Topps Company's sports & entertainment trading cards and collectibles business from Tornante Co. for approximately $500 million. The deal brings Topps' iconic brand, global manufacturing and digital capabilities and roughly 350 employees into Fanatics Trading Cards, accelerating Fanatics' trading-card rights and production capabilities worldwide.

USA TODAY Acquires Reviewed.com

January 4, 2011

Media & Entertainment

USA TODAY (owned by Gannett Co., Inc.) has acquired Reviewed.com, a network of product-review websites that provide lab-tested reviews of consumer electronics. Reviewed.com will remain based in Boston with current management staying in place; terms were not disclosed.

Investing.com Acquires StreetInsider.com

March 27, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Investing.com has completed the acquisition and integration of StreetInsider.com to expand its premium market-moving news feeds and enhance its InvestingPro subscription offering. The deal folds StreetInsider’s real-time breaking-news services and paywalled feeds into Investing.com’s platform to broaden content capabilities for retail investors while StreetInsider continues to operate as a stand-alone service for select feeds.

PrestoSports Acquires SuperFan, Inc.

September 27, 2021

Software

PrestoSports, the college-athletics SaaS platform within Clubessential Holdings, has acquired SuperFan, Inc., a Louisville-based mobile fan engagement, fundraising and electronic ticketing platform. The acquisition expands PrestoSports' athletic-network suite by adding fan engagement, fundraising and ticketing capabilities for college and high-school athletic programs.