Why Red Ventures bought CNET
CNET editor in chief Connie Guglielmo interviewed Red Ventrues CEO Ric Elias about the company’s purchase of the technology site. Here is an excerpt: Q: Why CNET Media Group? What is it about what we do...
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CNET senior reporter Rubin leaving for Mastercard
Ben Fox Rubin, a senior reporter at CNET, is leaving the technology news site for a job at Mastercard. His last day is Friday. “I have loved my time at CNET and as a...
RedVentures to acquire CNET for $500 million
ViacomCBS Inc. is close to selling CNET Media Group to Red Ventures LLC, according to people familiar with the matter, for $500 million, reports Benjamin Mullin of The Wall Street Journal. Mullin writes, “Red Ventures,...
ViacomCBS in talks to sell CNET for $500 million
ViacomCBS Inc. is in talks to sell technology news and reviews site CNET to digital-media holding company Red Ventures LLC, reports Benjamin Mullin and Sahil Patel of The Wall Street Journal. Mullin and Patel report, “The price being...
Covering the tech boom at CNET, and learning about tech coverage
Ina Fried, a technology correspondent at Axios, writes about the decade she spent at CNET, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Fried writes, “But when we ventured outside our tech home turf, people often...
CNET looks at its 25-year history
Tech news site CNET has put together a look at its history as it celebrates 25 years in existence. You’ll want to watch to see an early Ryan Seacrest.
When CNET was banned by Google
Elinor Mills of CNET writes about the time that the tech news site was banned by Google. Mills writes, “After I pitched the story to my editor, Jim Kerstetter, I spent a month researching and...
ViacomCBS weighing options for CNET
ViacomCBS Inc. is weighing options for CNET after receiving takeover interest in the tech product review site, reports Ed Hammond and Nabila Ahmed. Hammond and Ahmed report, “A number of potential suitors contacted ViacomCBS about the...
CNET has shuttered its quarterly magazine
CNET has stopped publishing its quarterly magazine, reports Troy Wolverton of Business Insider. Wolverton reports, “The organization informed employees of the closure of CNET Magazine at a company meeting last month, current and former...
CNET hires Blumenthal to cover software, services, apps
Eli Blumenthal has been hired by tech news site CNET to cover software, apps and services in its New York office. He started Monday. Blumenthal has been at USA Today since December 2016 as...
