A $120 million deal will give BuzzFeed a new owner — and a new CEO
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It's hard to imagine what BuzzFeed looks like without Jonah Peretti at the helm, but we're about to find out. Peretti's tenure as the CEO of the Millennial-coded media company he co-founded has come to an end. Byron Allen, a comedian-turned-media mogul whose holdings include The Weather Channel and a multitude of local TV stations, will be the next exec to steer the BuzzFeed ship. Allen Family Digital, an arm of Allen's sprawling media empire, has acquired a controlling stake in BuzzFeed. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.
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