Ziff Davis Media Inc. profile and media properties
Jason Young is the CEO of Ziff Davis Media Inc..
Ziff Davis Media is a privately owned digital media company serving the technology market with online services and information -- primarily the PC Mag Digital Network.
The history of Ziff Davis is messy, to put it mildly, and in recent years checkered with failed business decisions. The original company, Ziff Davis Inc., was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. The company published hobbyist magazines about cars, electronics (including Popular Electroncis) and other subjects.
In the late 1970's, the company bought a number of television stations, which were sold off within six or seven years.
The 1980's saw Ziff Davis become a force in technology publishing. The company acquired PC Magazine in 1982, and the trade magazine MacWeek in 1988. In 1995 Ziff Davis launched the magazine Yahoo! Internet Life (first called ZD Internet Life), as a companion to the web site Yahoo!.
Ziff Davis launched ZDTV in 1998, a television network focused on technology. ZDTV was sold to Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc. in 2000, and was renamed TechTV.
Ziff Davis Media was formed in 2000 with the purchase of the Ziff-Davis company's magazine division by Willis Stein & Partners, and James Dunning.
The company started running a trade show called DigitalLife in 2004, featuring the latest in consumer electronics, gaming and technology.
Starting in November 2006 with the cancellation of Official Playstation Magazine, Ziff Davis Media has either closed down or sold off all of its non-digital assets. This process was completed at the beginning of 2009, when the company sold 1up.com, a video game information business, to the Hearst Corporation. The company also ceased publication of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine.
In July 2007, Ziff Davis Media sold its enterprise division to Insight Venture Partners. The sale included all company trade publications, which include eWeek, Baseline and CIOinsight and related online properties. The enterprise division became a separate company called Ziff Davis Enterprise Inc..
In March 2008 Ziff Davis Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to restructure its debt and operations. At that time the company also discontinued print publication of PC Magazine.
Contact Information
| Web Site: | www.ziffdavis.com |
| Telephone: | 212.503.3500 |
| Fax: | 212.503.5696 |
| Address: | 28 East 28th Street New York NY 10016 USA |
National Media Properties
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| Computer Gaming World Magazine |
| GameNow Magazine |
| Official U.S. Playstation Magazine |
| PC Magazine |
| PC Magazine Middle & Near East Magazine |
| PC Magazine UK Magazine |
| Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine |
Comments about Ziff Davis Media Inc.
Comments to date: 2. The most recent comments are below.Media Owners editors Boulder Colorado USA | Posted at 9:00am on Friday, March 11, 2011 |
Eric Lundquist and Elliot Markowitz to Lead Editorial Operations at Ziff Davis | |
Eric Kallgren Boulder, Colorado USA | Posted at 4:04pm on Thursday, January 8, 2009 |
On January 6, 2009, Ziff Davis Media CEO Jason Young announced that the company is shutting down Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine and selling the 1UP Digital Network business to Hearst Corporation: | |
