Who owns awesomenesstv

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Viacom sees AwesomenessTV as boosting its push to produce original premium digital programming with social-video distribution for young, mobile audiences at scale.

The ATV Network reaches million unique users with about million monthly views. In addition, AwesomenessTV brings with it a full production studio with an existing library of more than hours of long-form TV series and feature films.

Meanwhile, minority shareholder Verizon just shut down Go90 — its ad-supported mobile-video service — which had a big deal with Awesomeness for original shows. The company acquired VidCon earlier this year and is planning to expand the video-creator conference brand to London. The media conglomerate also recently bought Whosay , a New York-based influencer-marketing firm incubated by CAA that specializes in targeting young audiences online with branded content.

That was double what Awesomeness was valued at when Hearst invested in the company in The media conglomerate has announced that it plans to acquire the youth media company from its consortium of owners, NBCUniversal, Verizon and Hearst.

As part of the deal, CEO Jordan Levin will leave the company following a post-acquisition transition period. For Viacom, it will add to a growing roster of digital brands. The company, under the leadership of Bob Bakish, tapped Awesomeness veteran Kelly Day late last year to run its newly established Viacom Digital Studios group. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands. Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors.

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