G/O Media
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G/O Media Inc. is an American media holding company[1] that owns and operates several digital media outlets, including Kotaku, Jalopnik, The Root, The Inventory, and Quartz.[2][3]
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Company type | Private |
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Predecessor | Gizmodo Media Group |
Founded | April 8, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-08) |
Headquarters | New York, New York |
Key people | Jim Spanfeller (CEO) |
Owner | Great Hill Partners |
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Website | g-omedia |
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It was formed in 2019 after the private equity firm Great Hill Partners purchased two digital portfolios from Univision: Gizmodo Media Group (Gizmodo, Jezebel, Deadspin, Lifehacker, Splinter, The Root, Kotaku, and Jalopnik) and The Onion portfolio (The Onion, Clickhole, The A.V. Club, and The Takeout).[4][5] Since 2023[update], the company has sold off many of its outlets[6][7][8][9] including The Onion[10] and Gizmodo which gave "the G and O of its name".[11]