Type of site | Resource |
|---|---|
| Traded as | NIXX |
| Owner | CognoGroup |
| Created by | Laurel Touby |
| CEO | Miles Jennings |
| Products | Job board |
| Parent | Nixxy, Inc. |
| URL | mediabistro |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | November 1999 |
| Current status | Active |
Mediabistro is a website that offers career and job search resources for media professionals. It publishes variousblogs which analyze the mass media industry, including thefilm and thepublishing industries. It also provides job listings, courses, and seminars for journalists and creative professionals.[1] The site was founded in 1999 byLaurel Touby as "a gathering place for professionals in journalism, publishing and other media-related industries in New York City".[2] Mediabistro has since grown[3] into an international resource formedia professionals.
On July 17, 2007, the site was acquired by WebMediaBrands, later known as Mediabistro, for $20 million in cash plus a two-year earn-out that could result in an additional $3 million.[4]
In August 2014, Mediabistro's publishing assets were acquired byPrometheus Global Media, a subsidiary ofGuggenheim Partners, for $8 million. The acquisition did not include Mediabistro's expo business, which were retained under the nameMecklermedia.[5][6]
The company was later acquired by Parrut, Inc. In 2021, Mediabistrowas purchased by a recruiting solutions platform, for a sum of cash and stock disclosed in public filings.[7] Miles Jennings, founder of the recruiting solutions firm that purchased Mediabistro, is its current CEO.[8]
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