SouthComm Communications was a media company that owned a number of alternative newspapers and other news sources in the United States such as the Nashville Scene[1] and the Washington City Paper.[2] It was based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2018 the trade magazines owned by SouthComm were sold to Endeavor Business Media.
| Industry | Mass media |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Fate | acquired by Endeavor Business Media |
| Headquarters | Nashville , |
| Owner | Solidus |
| Website | www |
History
editSouthComm was formed in late 2007 and spent much of its first two years acquiring media properties in Alpharetta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky.[3]
In 2011 and 2012, SouthComm bought a number of publications from Creative Loafing[2] including the Washington City Paper in Washington, DC, Creative Loafing (Atlanta), Creative Loafing Charlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina,[4] and Creative Loafing Tampa of Tampa, Florida.[4] Womack Newspapers bought Creative Loafing Charlotte in 2014.[5] Also in 2014, SouthComm acquired the trade publisher Cygnus Business Media.[6]
In 2017 and 2018, the company began to sell their alternative newspapers to focus on their business to business magazines.[7]
In 2017, Creative Loafing Atlanta was bought by Ben Eason, the son of Creative Loafing founders Debbie and Elton Eason.[8] On December 21, 2017, it was announced that D.C.-area venture capitalist Mark Ein would buy the Washington City Paper.[9] Also in December 2017, according to reports, The Pitch was sold to a local owner. In 2017 The Pitch was sold to Stephanie Carey and Adam Carey. [10][11] Creative Loafing Tampa was sold to Euclid Media Group in 2018. In May 2018, real estate company Freeman Webb acquired the Nashville Scene and Nashville Post.[12] In June 2018, the trade magazines owned by SouthComm were sold to Endeavor Business Media, which was started by SouthComm founder Chris Ferrell.[7]
References
edit- ^ "SouthComm buying Scene, Nfocus". NashvillePost.com. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ^ a b Celeste, Eric (July 3, 2012). "Nashville-based media company SouthComm acquires Creative Loafing Atlanta and Washington City Paper". Clatl.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ^ "Latest News". SouthComm Communications. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ^ a b "SouthComm Buys in Charlotte, Tampa". Nashville Post. October 10, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ "Creative Loafing Charlotte to be sold". Creative Loafing Charlotte. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ "SouthComm acquires remaining properties of Wisconsin media company". Nashville Post. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Endeavor Business Media Acquires SouthComm's B2B Assets". Folio. June 26, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Former CL Tampa owner Ben Eason regains ownership of Creative Loafing Atlanta". Creative Loafing Tampa. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Mills, Alexa (December 21, 2017). "Long Live City Paper". Washington City Paper. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "The Pitch gets new editor, new ownership". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ News, AAN-Industry; Releases, Press (January 5, 2018). "Carey Media Acquires The Pitch". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Freeman Webb Buys the Nashville Scene, the Nashville Post and Nfocus". Nashville Scene. Retrieved September 1, 2018.