Digital Brands GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide, Cord Cutters News and Comic Vine Are Acquired By Fandom
deadline.comFandom has acquired a portfolio of digital brands, including GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide, GameFAQs, Giant Bomb, Cord Cutters News and Comic Vine, from Red Ventures.
Collectively, the properties reach 46 million monthly active users. Fandom described them as highly complementary to the company’s 300 million MAUs, 250,000 Wiki communities and 40 million pages of content.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2004 by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley Starling, Fandom controls a large cache of data on consumer preferences in film, TV, video games and other corners of pop culture.
Insights from this large population of engaged fans is harnessed for FanDNA, Fandom’s proprietary data platform. In recent years, the company has acquired ScreenJunkies, Curse Media and Fanatical, increasing its presence in the pop culture, gaming and ecommerce sectors.
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