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2025 mergers and acquisitions
- Paramount GlobalThe year 1912 marked the founding of Famous Players Film Company, which would eventually evolve into Paramount Pictures.
- KotakuKotaku launched in October 2004 as a video game website within the Gawker Media network. Matthew Gallant served as its lead writer during those early days.
- Polygon (website)On the 24th of October 2012, Polygon opened its digital doors as Vox Media's third property. The site emerged from a ten-month development period involving…
- Boston CelticsThe Boston Celtics were formed on the 6th of June 1946, by Walter A. Brown, president of the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation.
- DirecTVOn the 17th of June 1994, the first direct broadcast satellite service went live in the United States. Hughes Electronics had spent years developing the…
- U.S. SteelIn 1901, J. P. Morgan orchestrated a merger that created the United States Steel Corporation with a capitalization of $1.4 billion.
- Skydance MediaDavid Ellison stood at the helm of a new venture on the 4th of April 2006. He was the son of Larry Ellison, the co-founder and then-CEO of Oracle Corporation.
- GKIDSEric Beckman established GKIDS in 2008 within New York City. The company name stands for Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate, a phrase that…
- Quartz (publication)On the 24th of September 2012, Quartz launched its website in New York City. The founding team included Kevin Delaney from WSJ.com and Zach Seward from the…
- PC WorldThe magazine PC World first appeared on newsstands in March 1983. It had been announced at the COMDEX trade show just four months earlier in November 1982.