McLean-Based Gannett Invests In Digg

9/14/16

McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc. has invested in the digital media company Digg.

Digg helps users find content on the internet. It has a monthly web, mobile and social audience of 40 million.

“Our team looks forward to working with Digg as we continue on our journey as a forward-thinking and innovative media company,” Bob Dickey, president and CEO of Gannett, said in a statement. “Digg has an engaged audience, an impressive ability to discover the best content on the web, and analyze content in real-time. Working together, we will be able to quickly develop new content discovery products and bring them to market.”

Gannett led Digg’s recent Series C investment round with an undisclosed sum. The deal will give Gannett’s USA Today Network access to Digg’s data.

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