Friday, February 11, 2011

BUZZMEDIA Buys The Frisky

Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA, the publisher of entertainment related blogs and websites, said Friday that it has acquired The Frisky, an entertainment news, celebrity, and fashion site, from Turner Broadcasting Systems. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. BUZZMEDIA said The Frisky had more than 2 million average monthly readers in 2010, based on comScore numbers. BUZZMEDIA now has a stable of entertainment related blog, news, and community sites, including Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator, GorillaVS.Bear, and Concrete Loop, in addition to running the official sites of a number of celebrities.

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