AC

Amber Campbell Allman

VP, Corporate Events and Communications

SC

Stacy Cunningham

VP, Financial Planning and Investor Relations

MD

Michael Dickerson

VP, Investor Relations and Real Estate

Robert Dickey

President and CEO

BD

Bob Dickey

President and CEO

Alison Engel

SVP and CFO and Treasurer

JH

Jeff Heinz

Director, Investor Relations

BJ

Brinlea Johnson

Investor Relations

LL

Lori Locke

VP, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

AM

Alex Meza

VP and Corporate Development

MS

Minakshi Sundaram

VP and Treasurer

46 past transactions

Crossmedia Services

Acquisition in 2004
Crossmedia Services provides localized online circular and catalog promotional services for catalog and brick & mortar retailers. It is based in Illinois, USA.

iBlast

Funding Round in 2001
iBlast is a digital distribution network that uses powerful transmitters of local TV stations to broadcast rich media content directly to home computers, digital set-top boxes, and other receiving devices. Digital media such as movies, movie trailers, games, music and software are broadcast wirelessly to PCs, TV set-top boxes, and other receiving devices such as personal video recorders, game consoles, and MP3 players. iBlast will offer content companies a highly cost-effective, scalable network for the distribution of popular digital content. iBlast will provide consumers with an abundance of new content delivery services and products. iBlast aims to make receiving digital content as fast and easy as watching TV.

Wanderful Media, LLC

Venture Round in 2012
Wanderful Media is a retail-focused mobile media company – engaging 160MM US consumers via their shopping apps, mobile and regional networks. Wanderful Media owns and operates Find&Save, CoffeeTable, the Wanderful Mobile Network and the Wanderful Regional Network. Wanderful Media is an independent company financed by a powerful group of media companies, including Advance Digital, A. H. Belo Corporation, Community Newspaper Holdings, Cox Media Group, The E. W. Scripps Company, Gannett Co., GateHouse Media, Graham Holdings Company, Hearst Corporation, Lee Enterprises, MediaNews Group, and The McClatchy Company.

WordStream, Inc.

Acquisition in 2018
WordStream provides software and services to help online marketers maximize the performance of their paid search and social campaigns, driving traffic, leads, and sales for lower costs. WordStream’s software platform, WordStream Advisor, facilitates more effective campaigns by automating proven best practices and delivering expert-level results in a fraction of the time for campaigns on Google AdWords, Bing, and Facebook. The company’s managed services division also provides full-service pay-per-click (PPC) marketing management through a fully certified team of advertising experts. WordStream has been recognized for thought leadership in digital marketing through its blog and free learning resources including PPC University, and offers award-winning free tools, such as the AdWords Performance Grader, to assist marketers with campaign analysis and strategy.

Space.com

Funding Round in 2000
Space.com inspires casual sky watchers and space fans of all ages with vivid stories and images celebrating cosmic events and discoveries, human spaceflight and robotic exploration. We reveal the universe by bringing the journey down to Earth. 

Ongo

Venture Round in 2010
Ongo is a premium, one-stop destination for news. The site compiles some of the most trusted, best news brands today - such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, USA Today and Associated Press - in one comprehensive online destination. Ongo is ad-free to improve user experience, and it combines a relevance engine with actual human editors in order to highlight both the top news stories of the day and interesting pieces that readers might otherwise miss. In a basic subscription, viewers have access to roughly 800 stories per day. The site has published a total of over 1,000,000 stories since it launched in January of 2011. The Ongo website also has easy tools for users to customize their experiences. Users can create news playlists with the "My Topics" feature, which highlights all the news about one topic on a single page. Readers can also share and discuss stories via email, Facebook, Twitter or through private groups called Clubs. (Members of Clubs do not necessarily need to subscribe to Ongo.) And readers who are on the go can "clip" stories in order to read them later. In only a basic subscription, viewers have access to roughly 800 stories per day. The site has published a total of over 1,000,000 stories since it launched in January of 2011. Since its launch, Ongo has more than doubled the number of publication options available on the site. It now offers over 50 publication options, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Slate and the Boston Globe. It also underwent a redesign of its homepage in June of 2011, introducing new navigation and features such as "The Day in Photos," ""The Must Reads," "Top News" and "The Watercooler." Unlike news aggregates like Google News, the Huffington Post, Flipboard or Zite, Ongo has finance- and content-based partnerships with established media companies. Ongo received its a total of $12 million in first-round funding from the New York Times Company, the Washington Post Company and the Gannett Company. It is also the only one of these aggregates to contain no advertisements. In addition to a website, Ongo currently has an iPad app and a mobile site available. The iPad app was favorably reviewed by USA Today in July of 2011, with the review complimenting the app's sleek, user-friendly interface and the variety of publications available.

Jell Creative

Acquisition in 2004
Jell Creative is a cross-media marketing firm that designs corporate identities, websites, print promotions, and online video. It is a full-service creative firm with exposure to a wide array of both for-profit and not-for-profit businesses and expertise in the areas of branding and messaging; corporate identity systems; competitive analysis; cross-media marketing and advertising; campaign; content; and copy development; search engine optimization and search marketing; data-driven website design; ecommerce; rich media web sites and video; and book and magazine design. Jell Creative was founded in 1993 by [Joe Grossmann](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/joe-grossmann), a designer, strategist, and a writer. It is based in Chicago, I.L.

Space.com

Venture Round in 2000
Space.com inspires casual sky watchers and space fans of all ages with vivid stories and images celebrating cosmic events and discoveries, human spaceflight and robotic exploration. We reveal the universe by bringing the journey down to Earth. 

Moonlighting

Venture Round in 2016
Moonlighting, Inc. operates a freelance hiring platform, which connects freelancers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses for hiring for short to long-term jobs, projects, and tasks. The company creates virtual platform to its users. It also provides blockchain supported platform and a full turnkey solution with a suite of tools to empower millions of independent workers worldwide. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Belo

Acquisition in 2013
From its beginnings as a Texas newspaper company in 1842 through the explosive growth of the past 20 years, Belo has prospered because of its relationship with its audiences. Belo's close community ties, strong journalistic reputation, and intense regional focus have been nurtured and expanded over time, resulting in powerful media brands and business opportunities that are not easily duplicated by competitors.

Wanderful Media, LLC

Venture Round in 2013
Wanderful Media is a retail-focused mobile media company – engaging 160MM US consumers via their shopping apps, mobile and regional networks. Wanderful Media owns and operates Find&Save, CoffeeTable, the Wanderful Mobile Network and the Wanderful Regional Network. Wanderful Media is an independent company financed by a powerful group of media companies, including Advance Digital, A. H. Belo Corporation, Community Newspaper Holdings, Cox Media Group, The E. W. Scripps Company, Gannett Co., GateHouse Media, Graham Holdings Company, Hearst Corporation, Lee Enterprises, MediaNews Group, and The McClatchy Company.

Digg

Series C in 2016
Digg Holdings, LLC, also known as Digg, operates a social news aggregator site that allows users to find the most interesting and talked about stories and videos, and vote on the Internet. Its services is available on a website, mobile application, and a daily email. It also advertising services for brands and consumers. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in New York, New York. As of April 25, 2018, Digg Holdings, LLC operates as a subsidiary of BuySellAds.com, Inc.

USA Digital Radio

Private Equity Round in 2000
USA Digital Radio is a developer of digital audio broadcast technology or iDABTM.

Gravy Analytics

Series A in 2015
Gravy Analytics, Inc. provides a location-based consumer intelligence platform that identifies interests and affinities based on verified attendances at local events and activities. It offers a targeting solution, a customer retention solution, a location-signal verification network, and a consumer behavioral insights reporting solution. Gravy Analytics, Inc. was formerly known as TimeRAZOR Inc. and changed its name to Gravy Analytics, Inc. in December 2013. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dulles, Virginia.

Planet Discover

Acquisition in 2006
Planet Discover provides local search, online advertising, and modular content applications for the media industry, online portals, and content distributors.

Cofactor

Acquisition in 2008
While marketers have made strides in figuring out the “how” and the “where” to target an audience, they continue to struggle with delivering the “what” to impact the advertising metric that matters most – a sale. Cofactor - formerly Shoplocal + PointRoll - helps marketers easily onboard ALL their content, activate it, and then dynamically distribute it to drive sales. Marketers now can “micro-message” customers with the same precision and efficiency that they currently “micro-target” customers. Through the industry’s first Content Activation Engine™, Cofactor helps bridge the divide between digital and physical worlds, and enables brands to intelligently deliver content everywhere, driving sales locally. Welcome to Cofactor, a TEGNA company. Online. In-store. In sync.™

North Jersey Media Group

Acquisition in 2016
North Jersey Media Group Get Breaking News, Sports, H.S. Sports, Entertainment, ... N.J.) and all of North Jersey Media Group's community newspapers covering . North Jersey Media Group is an independent, family-owned media company providing local news, information and services to the residents of northern New Jersey

4INFO

Venture Round in 2011
4INFO, Inc. operates as an identity and activation solutions company. The company offers Bullseye ID, which creates a match key that maps all the connected devices in a household to consumer data, including the marketer’s own CRM data and a treasure trove of second and third-party data for insights, targeting, and attribution. Its platform delivers measured mobile campaigns to CPG companies, retailers, and auto manufacturers. The company serves brands, agencies, media, and data companies; and advanced TV, CPG, automotive, retail, QSR, pharma, and financial industries. 4INFO, Inc. was formerly known as UDoIt. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in San Jose, California. It has a location in New York, New York. As of January 2, 2020, 4INFO, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cadent, LLC.

Livestream LLC

Series A in 2008
Livestream offers event owners a set of hardware and software tools to share their events with an online audience. Over 40 million viewers each month watch thousands of live events from customers including USA Today, Spotify, Carolina Herrera, Tesla, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Livestream is a Vimeo company founded in 2007. It is headquartered in New York with offices in Los Angeles, London, Ukraine, and India.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Acquisition in 2016
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is an online and offline daily newspaper that features local news and information in southeast Wisconsin. It features news articles in the categories of national, business, life and style, politics, social affairs, education, entertainment, sports, world, opinion, finance, technology, health, automobile, and more. In addition, it provides several other features such as video clips, classified advertisements, an online blog, forum, editorials, opinions, and more. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

SweetiQ Analytics Corp.

Acquisition in 2017
Consumers search the Internet for locally available products & services. They rely on accurate business information, positive reviews & engaging social interactions to make purchasing decisions. sweetiQ is a unified local search marketing SaaS for retail chains & marketing agencies to increase their online presence, publish & correct business information across the web, manage consumer reviews & engage prospects on social channels to drive in-store foot traffic & increase sales.

Captivate Network

Acquisition in 2004
Captivate, LLC., a digital out-of-home advertising company, delivers digital news and advertising on flat-panel TV screens mounted in elevators and lobbies of large urban office buildings and suburban office campuses in the United States and Canada. It offers content programming, tenant communication, and display and hardware installation services for property managers; and news, business, sports, and lifestyle content through its networks. The company also provides ScreenCenter, a cloud-based content management system to broadcast message. It offers customized digital media services for advertisers, property, managers, and viewers. Captivate, LLC formerly known as Captivate Network, Inc. and changed its name to Captivate, LLC in 2013. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Lowell, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and Toronto, Canada.

Grateful Ventures

Venture Round in 2017
They’re an online media and publishing coalition, focusing on building content and monetization strategies for high value domains. Our creative collective brings together brightest minds in online media, with hard-earned expertise and deep intuition in business, design, development, branding, marketing, advertising, online media, videography and cinematography. So why “Grateful”? Because we’re grateful for the opportunity to work together, grateful for the ability to create incredible web properties, and grateful to be focused on building a better community at the same time. A portion of all of our profits is returned to our communities in creative, meaningful ways. Grateful Ventures will promote gratitude, giving, education and empowerment.

Move This World

Series B in 2022
Move This World is the leading provider of social-emotional learning (SEL) multimedia resources for PreK-12 students, educators, and families. Each piece of educational content is delivered through short interactive lessons and is grounded in the goal of empowering students to navigate the rapidly-changing realities of their world - both in the classroom and throughout their lives. Designed for implementation that is both impactful and simple, the MTW platform allows educators and families to incorporate SEL into their students’ schedules every day, without planning or prep. The extensive multimedia library provides a robust and engaging daily curriculum- experiences designed to empower students by strengthening the skills that foster wellbeing and establishing a common language among students, educators, and families. These multimedia experiences are rooted in creative expression and participatory movement. Move This World has already impacted the lives of over one and a half million students across 38 states. Learn more: movethisworld.com.

Topix

Series A in 2005
News community connecting people to information and discussions that matter to them in us towns and cities

Journal Media Group

Acquisition in 2015
Journal will be recognized as the most committed and successful local media company in the market. We will grow our business and deliver on financial commitments.Journal uphold the highest standards of integrity. We strive for excellence. Journal are determined.

ReachLocal

Acquisition in 2016
ReachLocal provides online marketing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. It offers search engine advertising, search engine optimization, web presence and content marketing, retargeting, display advertising, and in app mobile advertising services. The company’s product ReachEdge is lead conversion software that helps local businesses convert leads into customers and gain a deeper understanding of their online marketing ROI. ReachLocal was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California with offices in four regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America.

Cars.com

Acquisition in 2014
Cars.com is a online destination that helps car shoppers and owners navigate every turn of car ownership. A pioneer in automotive classifieds, the company has evolved into one of the largest digital automotive platforms, connecting consumers with local dealers across the country anytime, anywhere. Through trusted expert content, on-the-lot mobile app features, millions of new and used vehicle listings, a comprehensive set of research tools and the largest database of consumer reviews in the industry, Cars.com helps shoppers buy, sell and service their vehicles.

Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership

Acquisition in 2015
Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership is a publishing company.

Topix

Series B in 2016
News community connecting people to information and discussions that matter to them in us towns and cities

4INFO

Series C in 2005
4INFO, Inc. operates as an identity and activation solutions company. The company offers Bullseye ID, which creates a match key that maps all the connected devices in a household to consumer data, including the marketer’s own CRM data and a treasure trove of second and third-party data for insights, targeting, and attribution. Its platform delivers measured mobile campaigns to CPG companies, retailers, and auto manufacturers. The company serves brands, agencies, media, and data companies; and advanced TV, CPG, automotive, retail, QSR, pharma, and financial industries. 4INFO, Inc. was formerly known as UDoIt. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in San Jose, California. It has a location in New York, New York. As of January 2, 2020, 4INFO, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cadent, LLC.

Wanderful Media, LLC

Venture Round in 2014
Wanderful Media is a retail-focused mobile media company – engaging 160MM US consumers via their shopping apps, mobile and regional networks. Wanderful Media owns and operates Find&Save, CoffeeTable, the Wanderful Mobile Network and the Wanderful Regional Network. Wanderful Media is an independent company financed by a powerful group of media companies, including Advance Digital, A. H. Belo Corporation, Community Newspaper Holdings, Cox Media Group, The E. W. Scripps Company, Gannett Co., GateHouse Media, Graham Holdings Company, Hearst Corporation, Lee Enterprises, MediaNews Group, and The McClatchy Company.

London Broadcasting

Acquisition in 2014
London Broadcasting owns and operates marquee media properties across the State.

Spirit Media

Venture Round in 2017
Spirit Media has served for-profit and non-profit organizations in virtually every corner of the globe. From small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and regional nonprofits to global ministries, the Spirit Media team works diligently with each client to help maximize return on investment through measurable results.

PointRoll (formerly a part of Cofactor, now a part of Sizmek)

Acquisition in 2005
The PointRoll capabilities owned by Cofactor were sold by its parent company TEGNA to Sizmek in April 2015. Both Cofactor and Sizmek remain in operation. For more information about Cofactor visit: http://cofactordigital.com/ For more information about Sizmek visit: https://www.sizmek.com/

4INFO

Series D in 2007
4INFO, Inc. operates as an identity and activation solutions company. The company offers Bullseye ID, which creates a match key that maps all the connected devices in a household to consumer data, including the marketer’s own CRM data and a treasure trove of second and third-party data for insights, targeting, and attribution. Its platform delivers measured mobile campaigns to CPG companies, retailers, and auto manufacturers. The company serves brands, agencies, media, and data companies; and advanced TV, CPG, automotive, retail, QSR, pharma, and financial industries. 4INFO, Inc. was formerly known as UDoIt. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in San Jose, California. It has a location in New York, New York. As of January 2, 2020, 4INFO, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cadent, LLC.

GreenTravel.com

Series B in 2000
GreenTravel.com hosts a large network of pre-screened tour operators.

ShermansTravel Media, LLC

Series A in 2006
A leading publisher of hand-picked travel deals and expert travel advice, covering national and international destinations. 4 million newsletter subscribers and 1.5 million website visitors per month. Over 350 online advertisers per year reach the ShermansTravel audience by email marketing (dedicated email blasts and newsletter inclusions) and on-site ad placements.

Golfweek Magazine

Acquisition in 2016
Founded in 1975, Golfweek is the most authentic and authoritative voice in golf. Serving enthusiasts who are truly passionate about the game of golf, the Golfweek brand includes Golfweek magazine, the Golfweek Digital Network, Golfweek Events and Golfweek Custom Media. “For Serious Golfers"

4INFO

Venture Round in 2009
4INFO, Inc. operates as an identity and activation solutions company. The company offers Bullseye ID, which creates a match key that maps all the connected devices in a household to consumer data, including the marketer’s own CRM data and a treasure trove of second and third-party data for insights, targeting, and attribution. Its platform delivers measured mobile campaigns to CPG companies, retailers, and auto manufacturers. The company serves brands, agencies, media, and data companies; and advanced TV, CPG, automotive, retail, QSR, pharma, and financial industries. 4INFO, Inc. was formerly known as UDoIt. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in San Jose, California. It has a location in New York, New York. As of January 2, 2020, 4INFO, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cadent, LLC.

Ripple6, Inc.

Acquisition in 2008
Ripple6™ helps marketers and publishers implement their business strategy through social media. The company provides an enterprise white label social media platform to create consumer engagements and relationships, enable social marketing, generate consumer insights, and facilitate commerce and collaboration. It is easily customized to incorporate a brand's look and feel for integration into an existing web site or to create an entirely new site. Ripple6 is based in New York and its list of clients and partners includes Procter & Gamble, Gannett Co., Meredith Corporation, and General Mills. For more information, visit www.ripple6.com.

Scroll

Series A in 2018
Scroll is creating a sustainable experience that puts amazing content in front of engaged users without all the noise. They want to pierce filter bubbles and leverage economic models that can afford uncomfortable truths. It's time to escape the distraction economy and focus on what's important again.

Key Ring

Acquisition in 2012
Key Ring is a simple app for smart phones that puts the customer in control, allowing them to consolidate all of their cards, coupons, weekly ads, and shopping lists into one spot. However, the benefit extends well beyond the customer. Key Ring works with retailers and brands to drive in-store transactions through promotional content such as weekly ads, promoted/featured products, recipes, and coupons. In addition Key Ring can help extend the capabilities of a retailers loyalty program by helping them acquire more customers and reengage inactive members.

Space Holding

Series A in 2003
Space Holding

Rant, Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
Rant, Inc. and its expanding internet property lineup have established itself as an innovator in online media consumption. Known for the well-established brand RantSports, Rant, Inc. has recently launched RantLifestyle and RantChic to expand its reach towards the areas of lifestyle, fitness, exercise, entertainment, and celebrities. Co-founders Brett Rosin and Grant Brown founded the company in 2010 in Winfield, Illinois and began to build and manage a rich collection of 155 sports team blogs that would eventually blossom into one centralized hub known today as RantSports. In 2012, RantSports expanded its operations to offices in Downers Grove, Illinois and San Francisco, CA and in 2013, the San Francisco, CA office expanded and moved to Laguna Beach, CA where it launched new web properties. In January 2014, the company moved to a new office in Irvine, CA where its 24 full-time employees complement its expansive writing staff.