Online company BuzzFeed secures $50 million
New York • BuzzFeed Inc., the online home of quizzes, lists and (increasingly) serious news, got a $50 million investment reported to value the company at $850 million — or about half the New York...
View ArticleBuzzFeed valued at more than three times The Washington Post
Viral internet site set up by Jonah Peretti in 2006 now employs 550 staff in New York, London, Sydney, Paris and more BuzzFeed's founder and CEO Jonah Peretti earlier this year. The company now employs...
View ArticleBuzzFeed eyeing massive expansion
New York - The social news group BuzzFeed unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh infusion of $50-million in venture capital. Andreessen Horowitz, the big Silicon Valley venture group,...
View ArticleBuzzFeed expands anew with fresh capital
The social news group BuzzFeed unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh infusion of US$50 million in venture capital. Andreessen Horowitz, the big Silicon Valley venture group, announced late...
View ArticleBuzzFeed expanding, and taking the world more seriously
The social news website, BuzzFeed, which claims to have more 150 million people using it each month, has unveiled a major expansion plan thanks to a US$50million cash injection. Andreessen Horowitz, a...
View ArticleBuzzFeed gets $50-mn cash infusion, to set up ops in India
Buoyed by a fresh infusion of $50 million in venture capital, social news and entertainment group BuzzFeed has announced a major expansion plan to increase its content and expand global operations to...
View ArticleGet ready for 'LOL: The Movie': BuzzFeed launches motion picture division
BuzzFeed.com Silicon Valley VC Andreessen Horotwitz is injecting $50 million in Series E financing into BuzzFeed, a hefty chunk of which will go toward expanding the brand’s video division, renamed...
View ArticleProducer Michael Shamberg Wants to "Invent the Future" With BuzzFeed Motion...
How do GIFs and cat videos translate into feature-length films? Michael Shamberg has joined...
View ArticleBuzzfeed to use $50m investment to fund new ventures
Here are three insights about BuzzFeed, the viral content startup: 1. BuzzFeed is a web traffic sensation that draws 150 million average monthly viewers. 2. Numbered lists, like this one, are what the...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Reportedly Worth $850M After $50M Investment From Andreessen Horowitz
Over 150 million people visit BuzzFeed every month to scroll through lists, complete quizzes, write comments, and, increasingly, to read thoughtful, zeitgeisty, and well-reported journalism. But where...
View Article(VIDEO) BuzzFeed Beefs Up Video Plans With New Funding
BuzzFeed's announcement today of a $50m new funding from Andreesen Horowitz comes with a new strategy for the wildly popular publisher's video ambitions. The release�puts it best, in its own words:...
View ArticleVice and BuzzFeed: How Very Different Companies Came to Play the Same Game
BuzzFeed cofounder and CEO Jonah Peretti and Vice cofounder Shane Smith seem like pretty different people — and, for all indications, they are. The hard-talking, T-shirt-wearing Smith enjoys being in...
View ArticleBuzzfeed co-founded to make UK speaking debut at Power to the Pixel forum
Buzzfeed’s John Johnson among the line-up at Power to the Pixel’s Cross-Media Forum. Power to the Pixel: The Cross-Media Forum (Oct 7-10) is to be headlined this year by John Johnson, co-founder of...
View ArticleWhy BuzzFeed is launching its own Hollywood studio
Are you ready for "Listicle: The Movie"? BuzzFeed, the Internet-media company best known for its shareable list-based articles, is expanding across multiple vectors -- including changing the name of...
View ArticleProducer Michael Shamberg Joins BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
BuzzFeed is bringing on a prolific Hollywood producer to shepherd its growth into feature films. Michael...
View ArticleBuzzfeed co-founder to launch PttP
Buzzfeed’s John Johnson among the line-up at Power to the Pixel’s Cross-Media Forum. Power to the Pixel: The Cross-Media Forum (Oct 7-10) is to be...
View ArticleMichael Shamberg, Jordan Peele Join BuzzFeed as Part of Major Expansion
Producer Michael Shamberg and actor/comedian Jordan Peele are joining BuzzFeed Motion Pictures as advisers as part of the company's major expansion. Peele, one half of Comedy Central's “Key &...
View ArticleBuzzfeed launches movie arm, Michael Shamberg joins
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film division BuzzFeed Motion Pictures will...
View ArticleBuzzfeed raises $50m for Motion Pictures division; Michael Shamberg joins
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film division BuzzFeed Motion Pictures will...
View ArticleBuzzfeed raises $50m for film division
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film...
View ArticleShamberg joins Buzzfeed Motion Pictures
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film...
View ArticleMichael Shamberg, Nicolas Chartier to deliver Zurich Summit keynotes
Game Changer Award going to Christoph Krachten, co-founder and President of Mediakraft Networks. Michael Shamberg, producer of Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained, is to give the opening keynote at the...
View Article11 Thought Leaders Who Are Changing Hollywood
YouTube networks, Google Glass films and marketing movies using the secret sharing app, Whisper. Welcome to the new Hollywood. In our second annual Innovators List, TheWrap identifies the change agents...
View ArticleProducer Michael Shamberg to receive Zurich Film Festival honour
Michael Shamberg, producer of Pulp Fiction and A Walk Among the Tombstones, to be honoured at Zurich Film Festival, which has added Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here. Zurich Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 5)...
View ArticleBuzzFeed sees video as route to new revenue
BuzzFeed, the social media company, may eventually make most of its revenues from videos, its new president has said, underlining how publishers are looking beyond the written word for online profits....
View ArticleBuzzFeed sees short-form videos as springboard to TV shows and films
President of BuzzFeed Motion Pictures Ze Frank sees clips as ‘a fantastic way to build affinity with shows and characters’ before spawning movie projects ...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Motion Pictures videos reach 1 billion monthly views
Buzzfeed Motion Pictures, a division of the Buzzfeed media company, announced in an internal memo Thursday that its videos have accumulated 1 billion monthly views. The news comes just six months after...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Motion Pictures to deliver Mip keynote
BuzzFeed Motion Pictures president Ze Frank is to deliver a joint keynote with producer Michael Shamberg at MIP Digital Fronts next month. Frank is behind BuzzFeed’s growing video division while...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Motion Pictures To Deliver Mip Digital Fronts Keynote
Fresh off a $50 million investment from venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz and the creation last August of BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, which he heads up as...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Motion Pictures' winning strategy: fast, cheap and viral
The first stars to emerge from BuzzFeed's new Hollywood studio got their big break when Kim Kardashian bared her behind on the cover of Paper magazine. Immediately after seeing the picture, the "Try...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Motion Pictures' winning strategy: cheap, fast and viral
The first stars to emerge from BuzzFeed's new Hollywood studio got their big break when Kim Kardashian bared her behind on the cover of Paper magazine. Immediately after seeing the picture, the "Try...
View ArticleBuzzfeed scores $50 million investment, pledges to expand content
Related media Latest business videos Travel deals BuzzFeed Inc., the online home of quizzes, lists and, increasingly, serious news, got a $50 million investment reported to value the company at $850...
View Article'Pulp Fiction' Producer Michael Shamberg to Get Zurich Honor
Two-time Oscar nominated producer Michael Shamberg (Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained) will receive a lifetime...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Has Big Plans
BuzzFeed just closed a $50 million investment from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, so you...
View ArticleBuzzFeed draws a line between church and state
See Also This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. BuzzFeed is separating into two divisions – BuzzFeed News and...
View ArticleBuzzfeed got $50m in venture capital. What happens next?
Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz has more than doubled investments in the meme-tastic site. Can traditional media companies compete?...
View ArticleBuzzFeed plans feature films, gets $50 million from Andreessen Horowitz
BuzzFeed, the website known for its humorous top-10 lists, is expanding into feature films. The company said Monday it received a $50-million investment...
View ArticleBuzzFeed now more valuable than Tribune Publishing
BuzzFeed raised $50 million on a bet its mix of everything from animal lists to serious news is more valuable than the coverage produced by established media like the Washington Post and Los Angeles...
View ArticleBuzzFeed gets $50 million financing from Andreessen Horowitz
BuzzFeed Inc., the online home of quizzes, lists and, increasingly, serious news, got a $50 million investment reported to value the company at $850 million -- or about half the New York Times Co.’s...
View ArticleShamberg, Chartier to deliver Zurich keynotes
Game Changer Award going to Christoph Krachten, co-founder and President of Mediakraft Networks. Michael Shamberg, producer of Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained, is to...
View ArticleMichael Shamberg to receive Zurich honour
Michael Shamberg, producer of Pulp Fiction and A Walk Among the Tombstones, to be honoured at Zurich Film Festival, which has added Zach Braff’s Wish I Was...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Taps Andrew Gauthier to Lead Video Division
BuzzFeed has named Andrew Gauthier executive producer of BuzzFeed Video, overseeing a team of producers to create episodic video content, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap....
View ArticleShamberg: “Anyone with a laptop is their own movie studio”
Pulp Fiction exec and BuzzFeed consultant hails digital opportunities for filmmakers. Acclaimed Us producer Michael Shamberg has hailed the filmmaking opportunities...
View ArticleBuzzFeed: The Next Netflix?
The New York Times broke the news this Sunday that BuzzFeed received $50 million in funding for their Los...
View ArticleLionsgate UK co-founder Guy Avshalom leaves company
Exclusive: Lionsgate UK co-founder leaves indie-major, looks to partner with Red Bus Group. In a surprise move, Lionsgate UK and long-time company COO and co-founder Guy...
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