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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Genre | Press release |
| Founded | June 1, 1998 (1998-06-01)[1] |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Newswire service |
| Parent | Notified |
| Website | globenewswire |
GlobeNewswire providespress release distribution services globally, with substantial operations inNorth America,Europe andAsia. In 2025, Notified, parent company GlobeNewswire entered into an agreement to be acquired byEquiniti.[2]
GlobeNewswire was aNasdaq, Inc. subsidiary from September 2006 until April 2018 when West Corporation (now Notified) acquired thePublic Relations Solutions andDigital Media Services Businesses,[3] including GlobeNewswire.
Formerly known as PrimeNewswire, the company changed its name to GlobeNewswire in 2008 to better reflect its international scope.[4]
GlobeNewswire was established in 1998 with the goal of eliminating the 15-minute delay in disclosing financial releases to all media, as well as offeringInvestor Relations website management services, hosting online customer service centers, and delivering the news viaHTML email.[5]
GlobeNewswire facilitates the distribution of corporate press releases, financial disclosures, and multimedia content to various stakeholders, including the media, investment community, individual investors, and the general public.[5]
In 2012, GlobeNewswire introduced its Streaming Media Player, which allows users to alternate between videos and slides while monitoring a variety of news sources.[6]
In June 2018, GlobeNewswire introduced Media Snippets, providing the ability fororganizations publishing press releases to embed a carousel ofimages, audio,video, andlive streaming into their press releases and web pages to tell a more complete brand story and increase engagement with media, investors, and customers.[7]
In September 2021, GlobeNewswire published an unconfirmedfake news article thatWalmart will accept Litecoin LTC payments. As a result, millions of dollars incrypto exchanges were liquidated. Shortly thereafter, the article was deleted, but the damage had already been done. The article was primarily launched by a possibly hacked LiteCoin Twitter account; alternatively, active assistance to manipulate the market is also conceivable.[8][9]
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