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paidcontent.org - 1/6/2009
Ziff Davis Gets Out Of The Game: Sells 1UP Digital Net To Hearst; Shutters EGM Mag
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Looking to conserve its resources for its PC Mag Digital business, Ziff Davis Media has sold off the 1UP Digital Network, its collection of video game sites, to Hearst Corp., which will fold it into the UGO Entertainment division, the companies said. In conjunction with the sale, the related ...
gamasutra.com - 1/6/2009
Breaking: Ziff Davis Sells 1UP To UGO/Hearst, Closes EGM
— gamasutra.com — Wow. I'm gonna miss the days of print gaming magazines. One thing they have that online doesn't... is the ability to get me interested in games that I would have never even noticed if I was just surfing websites. When I go to ign or 1up or whatever, I ... (more) Breaking: Ziff Davis Sells 1UP To UGO/Hearst, Closes EGM

Comments vote down Kotaku found this 1/6/2009found this
Today - 1UP sold to Hearst, EGM magazine closes?
whattheyplay.com - 1/6/2009
Today - 1UP sold to Hearst, EGM magazine closes?
— whattheyplay.com — Media business website paidcontent.org posted a story this morning with the headline "Ziff Davis sells 1UP digital... network to Hearst, shutters EGM" but has since removed the piece from its website. The original content of the text is still visible ... (more) Today - 1UP sold to Hearst, EGM magazine closes?

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Report: 1UP Sold To Hearst Corporation, EGM To Close [Journalism]
Kotaku — [image] What began as a rumour last month now seems to have escalated into full-blown fact; several sites, and sources, are reporting that Ziff Davis have sold the 1UP network to competitors Hearst. Hearst - who own UGO, many of the nation's biggest newspapers along with ownership stakes in ESPN and the History Channel - will however only be taking ownership of the network's online presence. According to sources at GameSetWatch, this means long-running print magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly won't be along for the ride (though What They Play, run by former 1UP man John Davison, say further details will be disclosed tomorrow ). This will be the last month the magazine is ...

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mocoNews — ... mocoNews.net. Our top headlines of the first full week in 2009: paidContent.org: —@ CES: Sony's Stringer Promises Internet Connectivity for 90 Percent Of Products —@ CES: Norwest's Chang: Things Could Get Scary For Facebook, Slide in '09 —Citi Media: Time Warner's Martin On AOL: Don't Expect Any Strategic Deals Soon —Confirmed: Apple Dropping DRM Across iTunes, New Pricing Structure, 3G Downloads —Ziff Davis Gets Out Of The Game: Sells 1UP To Hearst, Shutters EGM Mag To Focus On PCMag ...

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