Cheddar News sold to Archetype for undisclosed amount

Cheddar News-owner Altice USA announced Thursday it has sold the financial news streaming service to the media company Archetype, which is owned by private equity firm Regent LP, reports Drew Richardson and Alex Sherman of CNBC.

Richardson and Sherman report, “Terms of the deal were not officially disclosed, but a person familiar with the matter told CNBC it is structured as a so-called ‘earn out’ deal. Altice USA will collect proceeds in the future if Cheddar meets certain performance targets. Those payments could amount to about $50 million based on internal projections, CNBC previously reported.

“Cheddar, founded in 2016 by Jon Steinberg, was bought by Altice USA in 2019 for $200 million.

“‘We are incredibly proud of what Cheddar News has accomplished within the Altice USA portfolio, growing its distribution to reach new viewers with fresh and exciting need-to-know news content,’ said Keith Bowen, president of news, advertising and programming for Altice USA, in a statement.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.