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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY |
Key people | Joshua James, Adam Platzner, John Tornow |
| Products | Mobile apps and news media |
| Website | www |
Zig Media is a mobile-media technology company based in Brooklyn, New York owned by Billboard-Hollywood Reporter.[1][2][3][4] Called an "Instagram of news" by The New York Times, the company's platform distills original and sourced content into images and video, then distributes it through mobile phone and desktop computer applications.[2][5][6] Fast Company reported that Zig had 400,000 users as of June 2018 following investment from Graydon Carter, Ronald Meyer, Quincy Jones, and LiveNation.[7]
- ^ "Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Group Acquires News App Zig". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b Grynbaum, Michael M. (15 January 2018). "Graydon Carter, Ex-Editor of Vanity Fair, Invests in an App". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Live Nation, Graydon Carter, Quincy Jones and Ronald Meyer Invest in News Feed for Millennials: Zig". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Social media entrepreneurs with big-name backers hope to change the way people read news". CNBC. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Start-up Zig Media seeks to shake up your pop culture news feed". CNBC. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "ZIG Media: The "Instagram" of News". Cheddar. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Why are media veterans investing in this startup news app?". Fast Company. Retrieved 30 September 2018.