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Vivek Ramaswamy Acquires 7.7% Activist Stake in BuzzFeed, Former GOP Hopeful...

Vivek Ramaswamy, the tech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential hopeful, has acquired a 7.7% activist stake in BuzzFeed in an attempt to “shift” the struggling media company’s strategy....

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Vivek Ramaswamy Calls for New Buzzfeed Board Members, Heavy Cost-Cutting...

Vivek Ramaswamy is already laying out his vision for BuzzFeed, urging heavy cuts, a strategy shift and additional board seats, according to a letter sent by the former GOP presidential candidate who...

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Complex Acquires Family Style Food Festival as New Culinary Vertical 

Complex is redefining its food-centric content, acquiring Family Style Food Festival to serve as the site’s culinary vertical in response to BuzzFeed holding on to First We Feast post-sale.  Complex...

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BuzzFeed Promotes Richard Alan Reid to Studio President

BuzzFeed has promoted executive vice president Richard Alan Reid to studio president as BuzzFeed Studios is set to absorb the video division of its parent company. Reid has served as EVP, Head of...

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Buzzfeed Sells ‘Hot Ones’ Studio for $82.5 Million to Sean Evans, Crooked...

Buzzfeed is getting out of the hot wings game. The media company has sold First We Feast, the studio behind the viral YouTube series “Hot Ones,” to a group of investors that include the production...

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BuzzFeed Expresses ‘Substantial Doubt’ It Can Stay in Business, Citing...

BuzzFeed, the digital media empire that captured the attention of millennials in the mid-2010s through shareable listicles, viral video content and more, expressed “substantial doubt” Thursday about...

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Byron Allen Buys $120 Million Majority Stake in BuzzFeed, Will Become CEO

Byron Allen is acquiring a majority stake in BuzzFeed for $120 million and taking over as CEO. BuzzFeed said Monday it has entered into a transaction agreement with Allen Family Digital, an affiliate...

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Inside Byron Allen’s Plan to Turn Around BuzzFeed With a Free TV ‘Super App,’...

Allen Media Group founder Byron Allen is making big moves to expand his media empire. On Monday, the local TV affiliate station and Weather Channel owner took a 52% stake in BuzzFeed in a $120 million...

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BuzzFeed to Lay Off 35% of Workforce After Byron Allen Takeover

BuzzFeed will lay off approximately 180 employees across BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Tasty in the first major restructuring since Byron Allen took control of the digital media company earlier this year....

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BuzzFeed Layoffs Cut HuffPost National Desk to 3 Reporters

HuffPost’s National desk has been reduced to three reporters as BuzzFeed’s latest round of layoffs took effect Monday. Management laid off 10 members of the HuffPost Union in total. Jessica Schulberg,...

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