📣 End of an Era at G/O Media — and a Look Ahead for Digital Media 📣 This week, with the sale of Kotaku to Keleops, G/O Media has effectively completed its strategic wind-down — leaving The Root as its last remaining brand. In this final epilogue, CEO Jim Spanfeller reflects on: • Why it was time for Great Hill Partners to exit • Lessons from navigating six years of industry upheaval • The impact of AdTech, union tensions, and shifting editorial norms • Where innovation thrived — and where it struggled • How AI and audience engagement will shape the next chapter of digital content It’s a candid, thoughtful recap of a turbulent but meaningful journey in modern media — and a message of respect to the teams who kept pushing forward. 👉 Read the full post: https://g-omedia.com/
G/O Media
Online Audio and Video Media
New York, NY 11,069 followers
Fearless journalism, provoking comedy, and high-impact storytelling.
About us
G/O Media is a publishing company with a portfolio of digital brands whose independent and passionate voices attract the largest audience of 18-44 year-olds available anywhere. Our digital brands include: tech and science site Gizmodo; Jalopnik for those obsessed with all things auto; gaming news and tips site Kotaku; business news insight, Quartz; black-news and culture site, The Root, along with e-commerce site The Inventory. G/O Media’s proprietary technology provides a powerful publishing platform to engage affluent and influential Millennials who crave our trusted, authentic and often-times irreverent news, entertainment and service journalism and experiences. This affords marketers with unparalleled reach and results among their most important consumer markets. Each brand represents a unique voice and highly engaged audience, but all share a passion for building trusted relationships with readers who count on them for independent journalism beholden to no one.
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- Industry
- Online Audio and Video Media
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2019
- Specialties
- Digital Media, Editorial, Video, and Social
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1290 Avenue of the Americas
6th Floor
New York, NY 10019, US
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Be on the lookout for The Root's upcoming video series "Securing The Bag" premiering in June. Filmed at the historic NYSE, It's the perfect backdrop to explore entrepreneurship and business in America. Don Lemon will kick off as our first guest, with Editor In Chief Tatsha Robertson curating an impressive lineup of business leaders for the 8 part series. G/O Media's The Root, with over 8MM online and social followers, is a leading voice in black thought leadership. Stay tuned for further updates! NYSE Don Lemon Tatsha Robertson
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