Scout.com

Scout.com
Available inEnglish
Founded2001
Dissolved2017
Successor(s)247Sports
HeadquartersUnited States
IndustryDigital Media
ParentParamount Global
URLwww.scout.com

Scout Media was an integrated sports publishing company that produced Internet content covering hundreds of professional and college teams across America.[1] The company was founded in 2001 and was acquired by Fox Sports in 2005.[2] In 2013, Fox Sports sold Scout to North American Membership Group which later rebranded to Scout Media.[3] Scout filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2016 and was then acquired by CBS Corporation (now Paramount Global) in February 2017 for $9.5 million after submitting the only bid for the bankrupt company.[2] Paramount later folded Scout into 247Sports, with Scout.com redirecting to the site.[4]

  1. ^ "Company Overview". Scout.com. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Spangler, Todd (February 1, 2017). "CBS Buys Bankrupt Sports Video Site Scout Media for $9.5 Million". Variety. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "NAMG Confirms It Has Bought Scout From Fox Networks Group in Dude-Focused Content Roll-Up Bid".
  4. ^ "247Sports/Scout merger -- What Users Need to Know".