Media Deal Directory
203 media, creator, brand studio and related transactions. Search by company, buyer, sector or deal type.
| Company | Date | Sector | Buyer / investor | Deal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midroll Media | 2015-07-22 | Podcast & audio | E.W. Scripps | Full acquisition | E.W. Scripps / PR Newswire |
| Stuff Media (HowStuffWorks) | 2018-09-13 | Podcast & audio | iHeartMedia | Full acquisition | iHeartMedia |
| Gimlet Media | 2019-02-06 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Full acquisition | Music Business Worldwide |
| The Ringer | 2020-02-12 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Full acquisition | Variety |
| The Joe Rogan Experience | 2020-05-19 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Licensing / distribution | Pitchfork |
| Stitcher (Midroll, Earwolf) | 2020-07-13 | Podcast & audio | SiriusXM (from E.W. Scripps) | Full acquisition | SiriusXM |
| Godfrey Dadich Partners | 2020-07-14 | Branded content & agency | kyu Collective (Hakuhodo DY Holdings) | Majority stake | kyu Collective |
| Gymshark | 2020-08-14 | Content & commerce | General Atlantic | Minority stake | General Atlantic |
| XTR | 2020-10-01 | Branded content & agency | Tony Hsieh | Growth round | Deadline |
| Megaphone | 2020-11-10 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Full acquisition | Variety |
| Wondery | 2020-12-20 | Podcast & audio | Amazon | Full acquisition | Amazon |
| Call Her Daddy | 2021-06-15 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Licensing / distribution | Axios |
| m ss ng p eces | 2021-07-13 | Branded content & agency | Tribeca Enterprises / Lupa Systems | Full acquisition | Tribeca Enterprises |
| Hello Sunshine | 2021-08-02 | Talent-led media | Candle Media (Blackstone-backed; Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs) | Majority stake | Blackstone |
| Brave Spark | 2021-10-05 | Branded content & agency | MSQ Group | Full acquisition | Adweek |
| The SpringHill Company | 2021-10-14 | Talent-led media | RedBird Capital-led group (Nike, Epic Games, Fenway Sports Group) | Minority stake | Deadline |
| Moonbug Entertainment | 2021-11-04 | Talent-led media | Candle Media | Full acquisition | Blackstone |
| Endeavor Content (scripted) | 2021-11-18 | Talent-led media | CJ ENM | Majority stake | CJ ENM / Business Wire |
| Food52 | 2021-12-14 | Content & commerce | The Chernin Group | Minority stake | Axios |
| Westbrook Inc. | 2022-01-04 | Talent-led media | Candle Media | Minority stake | Blackstone |
| AGBO | 2022-01-05 | Talent-led media | Nexon | Minority stake | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Critical Content | 2022-01-10 | Talent-led media | SK Global (from Anchorage Capital Group) | Full acquisition | Deadline |
| Legendary Entertainment | 2022-01-31 | Talent-led media | Apollo Global Management | Minority stake | Apollo |
| Ghost Note | 2022-02-23 | Branded content & agency | Godfrey Dadich Partners (kyu) | Minority stake | Adweek |
| Industrial Media | 2022-03-03 | Talent-led media | Sony Pictures Television | Full acquisition | Sony Pictures |
| A24 | 2022-03-09 | Talent-led media | Stripes-led investor group | Minority stake | Variety |
| Hartbeat Media | 2022-04-25 | Talent-led media | Abry Partners | Minority stake | Deadline |
| ATTN: | 2022-05-17 | Talent-led media | Candle Media | Full acquisition | Variety |
| Team Coco | 2022-05-23 | Podcast & audio | SiriusXM | Full acquisition | SiriusXM |
| Religion of Sports | 2022-06-06 | Talent-led media | Shamrock Capital (lead), Elysian Park Ventures, Cerro Capital | Growth round | Shamrock Capital |
| Highsnobiety | 2022-06-13 | Content & commerce | Zalando | Majority stake | Zalando |
| Jesse Collins Entertainment | 2022-06-21 | Talent-led media | Fulwell 73 | Minority stake | Variety |
| SmartLess | 2022-06-29 | Podcast & audio | Amazon (Wondery) | Licensing / distribution | Deadline |
| The North Road Company | 2022-07-06 | Talent-led media | Providence Equity Partners, Apollo | Growth round | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Chamberlain Coffee | 2022-08-16 | Content & commerce | Blazar Capital (lead), Nik Sharma, Brandon Brown and others | Growth round | PR Newswire |
| Crooked Media | 2022-09-30 | Talent-led media | Soros Fund Management | Minority stake | Stubbs Alderton & Markiles |
| Gunner | 2022-10-05 | Branded content & agency | Duolingo | Full acquisition | Cartoon Brew |
| Skydance Media | 2022-10-14 | Talent-led media | KKR (lead), RedBird Capital, Tencent | Growth round | Deadline |
| Upstatement | 2022-11-07 | Branded content & agency | Godfrey Dadich Partners (kyu) | Minority stake | kyu Collective |
| Artists Equity | 2022-11-21 | Talent-led media | RedBird Capital Partners | Growth round | RedBird Capital |
| Plan B Entertainment | 2022-12-09 | Talent-led media | Mediawan (KKR-backed) | Majority stake | Mediawan / PR Newswire |
| Forma Brands (Morphe) | 2023-01-12 | Content & commerce | Jefferies Finance, Cerberus Capital Management (credit bid) | Bankruptcy | Fashionista |
| Boardwalk Pictures | 2023-02-15 | Talent-led media | Shamrock Capital | Minority stake | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Tag Worldwide | 2023-03-07 | Branded content & agency | Dentsu (from Advent International) | Full acquisition | Dentsu |
| Observatory (formerly CAA Marketing) | 2023-04-24 | Branded content & agency | Crispin Porter + Bogusky (Stagwell) | Merger | Adweek |
| MeatEater | 2023-05-09 | Content & commerce | The Chernin Group (existing holder) | No transaction | Axios |
| The Pat McAfee Show | 2023-05-31 | Podcast & audio | ESPN (Disney) | Talent overall deal | Sports Illustrated |
| Smosh | 2023-06-20 | Talent-led media | Padilla and Hecox, financed by Breeze Financial (from Mythical Entertainment) | Majority stake | Variety |
| Uncommon Creative Studio | 2023-07-12 | Branded content & agency | Havas | Majority stake | Adweek |
| Barstool Sports | 2023-08-08 | Content & commerce | Dave Portnoy (from PENN Entertainment) | Full acquisition | Variety |
| Unanimous Media | 2023-10-01 | Talent-led media | Sister (Jane Featherstone, Liz Murdoch, Stacey Snider) | Minority stake | Deadline |
| Two One Five Entertainment | 2023-11-07 | Talent-led media | The North Road Company | Minority stake | Variety |
| Blumhouse / Atomic Monster | 2024-01-03 | Talent-led media | Merger of the two shingles | Merger | Deadline |
| Box to Box Films | 2024-01-15 | Talent-led media | Bruin Capital | Minority stake | Deadline |
| Bloom Nutrition | 2024-01-17 | Content & commerce | Nutrabolt (lead), Clayton Christopher, Amberstone | Minority stake | PR Newswire |
| SmartLess | 2024-01-29 | Podcast & audio | SiriusXM | Licensing / distribution | Variety |
| The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-02-02 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Licensing / distribution | Associated Press |
| Beast Industries | 2024-02-15 | Content & commerce | Undisclosed investors | Growth round | Forge Global |
| Complex Networks | 2024-02-21 | Content & commerce | NTWRK (from BuzzFeed) | Full acquisition | Variety |
| Rooster Teeth | 2024-03-06 | Talent-led media | Warner Bros. Discovery | Wind-down | Variety |
| Neon Hum Media | 2024-04-09 | Podcast & audio | Sony Music Entertainment | Full acquisition | Deadline |
| Dude Perfect | 2024-04-19 | Content & commerce | Highmount Capital | Growth round | Axios |
| Revolt Media & TV | 2024-06-04 | Talent-led media | Revolt employees | Majority stake | Variety |
| Hana Kuma | 2024-06-18 | Talent-led media | The Players Fund (joining SpringHill, Nike, Epic Games, Fenway Sports Group) | Minority stake | SportsPro |
| A24 | 2024-06-26 | Talent-led media | Thrive Capital (lead) | Growth round | Variety |
| Hobbes | 2024-07-09 | Branded content & agency | Duolingo | Full acquisition | Duolingo |
| Armchair Expert | 2024-07-12 | Podcast & audio | Amazon (Wondery) | Licensing / distribution | Inside Radio |
| Call Her Daddy / Unwell Network | 2024-08-20 | Podcast & audio | SiriusXM | Licensing / distribution | Variety |
| New Heights | 2024-08-27 | Podcast & audio | Amazon (Wondery) | Licensing / distribution | Variety |
| Late Night Labs | 2024-09-17 | Branded content & agency | XTR | Full acquisition | Animation World Network |
| Hodinkee | 2024-10-04 | Content & commerce | The Watches of Switzerland Group | Full acquisition | Watches of Switzerland Group |
| Fulwell 73 / The SpringHill Company | 2024-11-18 | Talent-led media | Merger of the two companies | Merger | Variety |
| Promise | 2024-11-19 | Talent-led media | The North Road Company, Andreessen Horowitz | Growth round | The Hollywood Reporter |
| First We Feast (Hot Ones) | 2024-12-12 | Content & commerce | Soros Fund Management affiliate (lead), Sean Evans, Bill Simmons, Rain Management Group (from BuzzFeed) | Full acquisition | BuzzFeed |
| Love Stories TV | 2024-12-17 | Branded content & agency | David's Bridal | Full acquisition | Newswire |
| Mavely | 2025-01-03 | Content & commerce | Later (Summit Partners-backed), from Nu Skin's Rhyz Inc. | Full acquisition | Summit Partners |
| Red Seat Ventures | 2025-02-10 | Podcast & audio | Fox Corporation (Tubi Media Group) | Full acquisition | Deadline |
| Alani Nu | 2025-02-20 | Content & commerce | Celsius Holdings | Full acquisition | Celsius Holdings |
| audiochuck | 2025-02-26 | Podcast & audio | The Chernin Group | Minority stake | Simpson Thacher |
| Maximum Effort Marketing | 2025-03-05 | Talent-led media | Reynolds and Dewey (from MNTN) | Full acquisition | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Tastemade | 2025-03-12 | Content & commerce | Wonder (Marc Lore) | Full acquisition | Variety |
| The Ringer / Bill Simmons | 2025-03-12 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Talent overall deal | Barrett Media |
| Beast Industries / Feastables | 2025-03-13 | Content & commerce | No transaction | Fast Company | |
| poppi | 2025-03-17 | Content & commerce | PepsiCo | Full acquisition | PepsiCo |
| Good Good Golf | 2025-03-20 | Content & commerce | Creator Sports Capital (lead), Manhattan West PE, Omaha Productions | Growth round | Business Wire |
| Mind the Game (Uninterrupted) | 2025-03-26 | Podcast & audio | Amazon (Wondery) | Licensing / distribution | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Omaha Productions | 2025-03-27 | Talent-led media | WTSL (Patrick Whitesell) | Minority stake | Variety |
| Togethxr | 2025-04-04 | Talent-led media | Trybe Ventures (lead), BBG Ventures and others | Growth round | SportsPro |
| Lemonada Media | 2025-05-06 | Podcast & audio | PodX Group | Majority stake | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment | 2025-05-22 | Talent-led media | Words + Pictures (The North Road Company) | Minority stake | Variety |
| The Business of Creativity | 2025-05-28 | Branded content & agency | Whalar Group | Full acquisition | RockWater |
| rhode | 2025-05-28 | Content & commerce | e.l.f. Beauty | Full acquisition | e.l.f. Beauty |
| Jomboy Media | 2025-06-10 | Talent-led media | Major League Baseball | Minority stake | MLB |
| What Now? with Trevor Noah | 2025-06-12 | Podcast & audio | SiriusXM | Licensing / distribution | SiriusXM |
| Dr. Squatch | 2025-06-23 | Content & commerce | Unilever (from Summit Partners) | Full acquisition | Unilever |
| Pineapple Street Studios | 2025-06-26 | Podcast & audio | Audacy | Wind-down | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Wondery | 2025-08-04 | Podcast & audio | Amazon | Restructuring | Variety |
| Arcade (Sidemen) | 2025-09-01 | Talent-led media | Lumina Media (Thomas Benski) | Minority stake | Deadline |
| Bloom Nutrition | 2025-09-10 | Content & commerce | Nutrabolt (Keurig Dr Pepper holds 30% of Nutrabolt) | Majority stake | Food Dive |
| The Ringer video podcasts | 2025-10-14 | Podcast & audio | Netflix (via Spotify Studios) | Licensing / distribution | Spotify |
| The MrBallen Podcast | 2025-10-27 | Podcast & audio | SiriusXM | Licensing / distribution | SiriusXM |
| Shadow Lion | 2025-10-29 | Talent-led media | FOX Sports | Minority stake | Fox Corporation |
| audiochuck (Crime Junkie) | 2025-10-30 | Podcast & audio | Tubi (Fox) | Licensing / distribution | Fox Corporation |
| iHeartMedia video podcast slate (14 shows) | 2025-12-16 | Podcast & audio | Netflix | Licensing / distribution | TechCrunch |
| Barstool Sports podcasts | 2025-12-17 | Podcast & audio | Netflix | Licensing / distribution | Netflix |
| Kevin Hart brand / Hartbeat IP | 2026-01-06 | Talent-led media | Authentic Brands Group | JV | Authentic Brands Group |
| Fanatics Studios | 2026-01-14 | Branded content & agency | Fanatics + OBB Media | JV | SportsPro |
| Beast Industries | 2026-01-15 | Content & commerce | Alpha Wave Global, Bitmine Immersion Technologies | Growth round | SEC / Forge Global |
| Step Distinctive Limited | 2026-01-27 | Content & commerce | Rich Sparkle Holdings | Majority stake | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Night (Night Media) | 2026-02-17 | Content & commerce | StepStone Group, Founders Fund, House Capital, K5 Global | Growth round | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Depop | 2026-02-18 | Content & commerce | eBay (from Etsy) | Full acquisition | eBay |
| QCode (Daylight Media) | 2026-02-25 | Podcast & audio | Bell Media / Bell Ventures | Minority stake | Deadline |
| Documentary+ | 2026-03-03 | Branded content & agency | acTVe (from XTR) | Full acquisition | Deadline |
| InterPositive | 2026-03-11 | Talent-led media | Netflix | Full acquisition | Variety |
| Spotify podcast division | 2026-03-23 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Restructuring | Variety |
| TBPN | 2026-04-02 | Podcast & audio | OpenAI | Full acquisition | OpenAI |
| MeidasTouch Network | 2026-04-09 | Talent-led media | Soros Fund Management (lead) | Minority stake | Barrett Media |
| The Home Edit | 2026-04-15 | Content & commerce | The two co-founders (from Hello Sunshine / Candle Media) | Full acquisition | Axios |
| Studio71 (North America) | 2026-04-21 | Content & commerce | Fixated (Eldridge-backed), from ProSiebenSat.1 | Full acquisition | Deadline |
| The Oprah Podcast / Harpo archives | 2026-04-27 | Podcast & audio | Amazon (Wondery) | Licensing / distribution | Quartz |
| BuzzFeed, Inc. | 2026-05-11 | Content & commerce | Allen Family Digital (Byron Allen) | Majority stake | Business Wire |
| Unanimous Media / Hard Carry Media JV | 2026-05-13 | Talent-led media | Hard Carry Media | JV | Deadline |
| Vox Media Podcast Network, New York Magazine, Vox.com | 2026-05-20 | Podcast & audio | Lupa Systems (James Murdoch) | Full acquisition | Axios |
| On Purpose | 2026-05-27 | Podcast & audio | Netflix and Spotify (joint) | Licensing / distribution | Variety |
| Whalar (agency business) | 2026-06-08 | Branded content & agency | Accenture Song | Full acquisition | TheWrap |
| Compound | 2026-06-10 | Talent-led media | CAA and TPG's Integrated Media Company | JV | Variety |
| Martha Stewart, Lele Pons and Sibling Revelry podcasts | 2026-06-15 | Podcast & audio | Netflix (via iHeartMedia) | Licensing / distribution | Variety |
| The School of Greatness | 2026-06-18 | Podcast & audio | SiriusXM (plus Tubi) | Licensing / distribution | Variety |
| Boardroom | 2026-06-22 | Podcast & audio | Amazon (Wondery) | Licensing / distribution | Variety |
| Gymshark | 2026-07-04 | Content & commerce | Ben Francis (from General Atlantic) | Minority stake | Forbes |
| SMAC Productions (The Intersection) | 2026-07-08 | Talent-led media | AMP Media (Sinclair) | JV | Sinclair |
| Six iHeartPodcasts titles | 2026-08-10 | Podcast & audio | Disney+ / Hulu | Licensing / distribution | iHeartMedia |
| BEIS | 2026-08-12 | Content & commerce | Samsonite Group (from Beach House Group) | Majority stake | PR Newswire |
| Unwell (Unwell Media) | 2026-08-12 | Talent-led media | WTSL (Patrick Whitesell, Jason Lublin) | Minority stake | Axios |
| Animade | 2026-08-14 | Branded content & agency | Duolingo | Full acquisition | Cartoon Brew |
| Unwell Beverage Co. | 2026-08-14 | Content & commerce | Not applicable (Nestle was the partner) | Wind-down | Fortune |
| Sport & State | 2026-08-20 | Talent-led media | Hard Rock Bet (Seminole Hard Rock) | Minority stake | Front Office Sports |
| The Pivot (Pivot25 Productions) | 2026-08-31 | Podcast & audio | Netflix | Licensing / distribution | Awful Announcing |
| Smooth Media | 2026-09-08 | Branded content & agency | Cat Goetze (CatGPT) | Minority stake | Axios |
| Stereo Creative | 2026-09-10 | Branded content & agency | Koto | Full acquisition | Koto |
| Foursquare | 2026-09-18 | Branded content & agency | Infillion | Full acquisition | Infillion |
| Podium Entertainment | 2026-09-21 | Podcast & audio | Flexpoint Ford, Shamrock Capital, GoldState Music | Full acquisition | Podium Entertainment / WSJ |
| TBAR Partners | 2026-09-22 | Branded content & agency | Common Thread Collective (Acacia Group-backed) | Full acquisition | Business Wire |
| C2 Live (C2 Capital Group) | 2026-09-29 | Content & commerce | Creatd | Minority stake | Creatd |
| Get Engaged | 2026-09-30 | Branded content & agency | SAMY (Bridgepoint-backed) | Majority stake | Fortune / Adweek |
| Outreach Talent Group | 2026-10-06 | Branded content & agency | THE TEAM | Full acquisition | THE TEAM |
| Puck | 2026-09-24 | Talent-led media | RedBird Capital Partners | Majority stake | Variety |
| Express Checkout | 2026-10-05 | Talent-led media | Morning Brew Inc. (Axel Springer-owned) | Full acquisition | Adweek / Express Checkout |
| Colossus | 2026-10-07 | Branded content & agency | Chemistry (Breakwater Management-backed) | Full acquisition | Chemistry / PR Newswire |
| January Digital | 2026-10-07 | Branded content & agency | MSQ Group (One Equity Partners-backed) | Full acquisition | MSQ / Adweek |
| The Joe Rogan Experience | 2026-10-08 | Podcast & audio | Spotify | Licensing / distribution | Spotify / Wall Street Journal |
| Saylor | 2026-09-30 | Branded content & agency | Shamrock Capital (Clover Fund I) | Majority stake | Shamrock Capital / Willkie |
| OBSN (Obsession) | 2026-09-14 | Talent-led media | Steven.com + Authentic Brands Group | JV | Authentic Brands Group |
| Astra Media | 2026-10-01 | Branded content & agency | WME | Strategic investment | The Hollywood Reporter / Net Influencer |
| Creator Nation | 2026-10-01 | Talent-led media | Live Nation Entertainment | JV | Live Nation Entertainment |
| Primetime Emmy Awards (global telecast rights) | 2026-10-06 | Media rights & distribution | Amazon Prime Video (from Television Academy) | Licensing / distribution | Amazon |
| Vubiquity | 2026-10-08 | Media rights & distribution | Premiere Digital (from Amdocs) | Full acquisition | Premiere Digital / PR Newswire |
| The Blogger Agent | 2026-10-07 | Branded content & agency | The Only Agency | Acquisition | TheWrap |
| Hello Sunshine | 2026-10-13 | Talent-led media | Reese Witherspoon + Mediawan (from Candle Media) | Acquisition / founder buyback | TheWrap / Axios |
| Rebel Audio | 2026-10-08 | Podcast & audio | HardScope (Matt Kalish) | Series A | Rebel Audio / PR Newswire |
| Hartbeat (Codeblack / Essence / Revolt vertical slate) | 2026-10-13 | Talent-led media | FOX Entertainment Studios / FOX Entertainment Global; Holywater (My Drama) | First-look / distribution | TheWrap / C21Media |
| FIFA World Cup 2030 (Spain and Andorra media rights) | 2026-10-13 | Media rights & distribution | Netflix (rights from FIFA) | Licensing / distribution | Netflix |
| UEFA national-team competitions (commercial rights sales mandate) | 2026-10-13 | Media rights & distribution | Relevent (appointed by UEFA) | Exclusive rights sales mandate | UEFA |
| Creator Authority | 2026-10-14 | Branded content & agency | Billion Dollar Boy Group (BDB Group) | Acquisition | Billion Dollar Boy / Business Insider |
| Good News Network | 2026-10-14 | Content & commerce | GNN Group (James Street; Anthony Samadani) | Acquisition | Deadline |
| Second Sunday | 2026-10-14 | Branded content & agency | TBA Group (TBA Australia) | Majority stake | Mediaweek |
| Affinity Labs | 2026-10-14 | Content & commerce | Fuel Ventures; Antler | Pre-seed funding | Tech.eu |
| Getty Images Holdings | 2026-10-12 | Media rights & distribution | Getty family affiliates; Koch Equity Development | Equity recapitalization / take-private | Getty Images / SEC |
| Rocket55 | 2026-10-13 | Branded content & agency | Hawke Media | Acquisition | Hawke Media |
| R&R partners | 2026-10-14 | Branded content & agency | MMGY Global (MMGY) | Acquisition / combination | MMGY Global |
| BASKET.TV | 2026-10-12 | Media rights & distribution | DAZN | Acquisition | DAZN |
| Auguri Productions | 2026-10-15 | Branded content & agency | AEG Presents | Acquisition | AEG Worldwide |
| Dude Perfect (Disney content and library rights) | 2026-10-15 | Media rights & distribution | The Walt Disney Company (Disney+ / ESPN) | Strategic content & distribution | The Walt Disney Company |
| EPCR Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup (multi-territory rights) | 2026-10-16 | Media rights & distribution | DAZN (rights from European Professional Club Rugby) | Licensing / distribution | DAZN |
| CNN (AI journalism content rights) | 2026-10-15 | Media rights & distribution | Google (Google News AI pilot) | Licensing / distribution | CNN |
| Bleecker Street Media | 2026-10-15 | Media rights & distribution | Outerlight Entertainment (formerly First Look Entertainment) | Acquisition | TheWrap / Pryor Cashman |
| The Edit | 2026-10-16 | Branded content & agency | Family Tree Group (Middlechild Productions parent) | Acquisition | Broadcast / Advanced Television |
| Without Production | 2026-10-14 | Branded content & agency | Platform6 (SLAM / TRAIL-backed) | Acquisition | FashionUnited |
| Athletics | 2026-10-06 | Branded content & agency | Lippincott (Oliver Wyman) | Acquisition | Lippincott |
| Rupert | 2026-10-12 | Branded content & agency | GreenRubino | Acquisition | GreenRubino |
| Bending Spoons | 2026-10-14 | Content & commerce | Berkshire Hathaway | Strategic investment / private placement | Bending Spoons |
| PAVE Studios (Crime House video podcast streaming rights) | 2026-10-15 | Podcast & audio | Disney+ / Hulu (The Walt Disney Company) | Licensing / distribution | PAVE Studios |
| Round Group (round.) | 2026-10-14 | Branded content & agency | Foresight Group | Growth equity investment | Foresight Group |
| 32 Equity / General Atlantic sports investment partnership | 2026-10-20 | Content & commerce | General Atlantic; NFL 32 Equity | Strategic investment partnership / joint venture | General Atlantic |
| International Dance League (IDL) | 2026-10-21 | Content & commerce | Elysian Park Ventures (lead); Sony Group Corporation; Sony Corporation; KB Partners; APEX; Yamaha Music Innovations Fund; October Ventures | Series A funding | International Dance League |
| Believe / TuneCore (AI fan remix and cover rights) | 2026-10-20 | Media rights & distribution | Spotify | Licensing / distribution | Spotify |
| Kismet Movies / HOYTS (ANZ independent film rights) | 2026-10-21 | Media rights & distribution | HOYTS Cinemas | Strategic distribution partnership | FilmInk / Kismet & HOYTS |
| MIRIMAR | 2026-10-22 | Branded content & agency | Common Interest Communications & Entertainment Group | Minority stake acquisition | Little Black Book |
| Roboto Entertainment | 2026-10-21 | Branded content & agency | Side International Holdings (Pole To Win Holdings) | Asset / business acquisition | Side / Pole To Win Holdings |
| Skydance Corporation | 2026-10-22 | Film & TV production | Elon Musk | Strategic equity investment (reported) | TechCrunch |
| Whop | 2026-10-21 | Content & commerce | Sequoia Capital (lead); Shopify Ventures | Series D funding | Whop (company announcement) |
| Kevel | 2026-10-21 | Content & commerce | Fulcrum Equity Partners; dunnhumby Ventures LLC; Iberis Capital; ORIX Corporation USA Growth Capital | Growth financing (strategic investments and growth capital) | Kevel (company announcement) |
| Rezzil | 2026-10-19 | Content & commerce | Jobe Bellingham; Phil Kenyon; Premier League (existing backer); Simba Investments (existing backer) | Strategic growth funding | BusinessCloud |
| Literally! With Rob Lowe (exclusive video podcast rights) | 2026-10-20 | Podcast & audio | Netflix (rights from SiriusXM / Team Coco and Rob Lowe) | Exclusive video licensing / distribution | TheWrap |
| ROAR B2B | 2026-10-23 | Content & commerce | CloserStill Media (Searchlight Capital / Providence Equity-backed) | Acquisition | ROAR B2B / CloserStill Media |
| Newpress | 2026-10-25 | Talent-led media | Emerson Collective; Glick Family Investments (co-leads); Jesse Angelo; David Leavy; Brent Montgomery; Patrick Steel | Growth funding round | TheWrap |
| ModusBPCM (renamed Modus) | 2026-10-26 | Branded content & agency | Ardmore Group | Full acquisition | Modus (company announcement) |
| Freestar | 2026-10-26 | Content & commerce | Stagwell | Acquisition | Stagwell (company announcement) |
| SmartLess Mobile | 2026-10-26 | Content & commerce | Noble Mobile (Andrew Yang) | Acquisition | Noble Mobile / Business Wire |
| Korai Flix Inc. | 2026-10-21 | Film & TV production | APEX Tech Acquisition Inc. (NYSE: TRAD) | SPAC merger / business combination | APEX Tech Acquisition / GlobeNewswire |
| SAY (Italian omnichannel marketing agency) | 2026-10-14 | Branded content & agency | Dékuple Group | Majority stake acquisition | Dékuple Group / GlobeNewswire |
| How I Built This (podcast franchise) | 2026-09-29 | Podcast & audio | Guy Raz (acquired from NPR); Vox Media (commercial/distribution partner) | Founder acquisition of IP + distribution partnership | Vox Media (company announcement) |
| S10 Entertainment | 2026-09-29 | Talent management | Avex Inc. / Avex Music Group | Majority stake acquisition (increased ownership to 85%) | Avex Inc. / PR Newswire |