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{{Short description|Canadian media company}}
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{{Other uses|Valnet (disambiguation)}}
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'''Valnet, Inc.''' is a Canadian media company established in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.valnet_inc.fc6e9f4b26ba8e39a5868f1c100cb1d0.html |title=Valnet Inc.|publisher=[[Dun & Bradstreet]]|access-date=August 13, 2024}}</ref> It operates primarily in the entertainment media industry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1236219D:CN|title=Valnet Inc - Company Profile and News |website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> It is the parent company of several internet media publications including ''TheGamer'', ''Collider'', ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'', ''MovieWeb'', ''[[Screen Rant]]'', ''Game Rant'', XDA Developers, and SimpleFlying.com.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acquisition of SimpleFlying.com by Valnet Inc. |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211222005090/en/Acquisition-of-SimpleFlying.com-by-Valnet-Inc. |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>
'''Valnet, Inc.''' is a Canadian media company established in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.valnet_inc.fc6e9f4b26ba8e39a5868f1c100cb1d0.html |title=Valnet Inc.|publisher=[[Dun & Bradstreet]]|access-date=August 13, 2024}}</ref> It operates primarily in the entertainment media industry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1236219D:CN|title=Valnet Inc – Company Profile and News |website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> It is the parent company of several internet media publications including ''TheGamer'', ''Collider'', ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'', ''MovieWeb'', ''[[Screen Rant]]'', ''Game Rant'', and XDA Developers.


== History ==
== History ==
The company started a [[YouTube]] channel in January 2016 called "Little Angel", which provides animated content aimed at toddlers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2016 |title=Valnet Launches Little Angel, an Animated YouTube Channel for Toddlers and Young Kids |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valnet-launches-little-angel-an-animated-youtube-channel-for-toddlers-and-young-kids-300210372.html |website=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> By April 6, 2016, the company acquired ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'', with Valnet CEO Hassan Youssef retaining the editorial team and taking over their offices.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rich Johnston |author-link=Rich Johnston |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/04/comic-book-resources-sold-to-valnet-and-i-get-a-funny-feeling/ |title=How Comic Book Resources Employees Learned Their Site Had Been Sold To Valnet |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2016 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611153801/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/04/comic-book-resources-sold-to-valnet-and-i-get-a-funny-feeling/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On November 17, 2020, Valnet announced that it had acquired ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]''.<ref name="parent">{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Collider Bought by Valnet, Parent Company of Game Rant and Screen Rant |url=https://www.thewrap.com/collider-purchased-by-valnet/ |url-access=limited |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> Valnet acquired XDA along with four other websites—Pocketnow, AppAdvice, BackyardBoss and Hook&Bullet—from Busy Pixel Media in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Valnet Inc. Acquires XDA and Digital Publishing Portfolio of Busy Pixel Media |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220208005052/en/Valnet-Inc.-Acquires-XDA-and-Digital-Publishing-Portfolio-of-Busy-Pixel-Media |work=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> Also that month, the company sold Little Angel to [[Moonbug]], the owner of [[Cocomelon]]. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Moonbug, Owner of CoComelon, Buys YouTube Kids' Network Little Angel |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/moonbug-cocomelon-acquires-little-angel-1235175796/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>
The company started a [[YouTube]] channel in January 2016 called "Little Angel", which provides animated content aimed at toddlers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2016 |title=Valnet Launches Little Angel, an Animated YouTube Channel for Toddlers and Young Kids |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valnet-launches-little-angel-an-animated-youtube-channel-for-toddlers-and-young-kids-300210372.html |website=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> By April 6, 2016, the company acquired ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'', with Valnet CEO Hassan Youssef retaining the editorial team and taking over their offices.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rich Johnston |author-link=Rich Johnston |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/04/comic-book-resources-sold-to-valnet-and-i-get-a-funny-feeling/ |title=How Comic Book Resources Employees Learned Their Site Had Been Sold To Valnet |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2016 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611153801/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/04/comic-book-resources-sold-to-valnet-and-i-get-a-funny-feeling/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On November 17, 2020, Valnet announced that it had acquired ''Collider''.<ref name="parent">{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Collider Bought by Valnet, Parent Company of Game Rant and Screen Rant |url=https://www.thewrap.com/collider-purchased-by-valnet/ |url-access=limited |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> Valnet acquired XDA along with four other websites—Pocketnow, AppAdvice, BackyardBoss and Hook&Bullet—from Busy Pixel Media in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Valnet Inc. Acquires XDA and Digital Publishing Portfolio of Busy Pixel Media |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220208005052/en/Valnet-Inc.-Acquires-XDA-and-Digital-Publishing-Portfolio-of-Busy-Pixel-Media |work=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> Also that month, the company sold Little Angel to [[Moonbug]], the owner of [[Cocomelon]]. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Moonbug, Owner of CoComelon, Buys YouTube Kids' Network Little Angel |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/moonbug-cocomelon-acquires-little-angel-1235175796/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>


In May 2023, it was reported that Valnet had laid off several key figures at subsidiary ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' (''CBR''), including editor-in-chief Adam Swiderski, senior new editor Stephen Gerding, and senior features editor Christopher Baggett.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=May 30, 2023 |title=CBR is going through a major overhaul due to "culture and performance" issues |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/cbr-is-going-through-a-major-overhaul-due-to-culture-and-performance-issues/ |website=[[PopVerse]] |access-date=September 17, 2024}}</ref> In June, it was reported that ''CBR''{{'}}s employees had been finding difficulty in keeping up with Valnet's content demand. The company was reportedly "seemingly firing those who try and stand up for writers" in its bid to attempt to improve its [[work culture]] and performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=June 4, 2023 |title=Firings, Quittings and Valnet Fallout at Comic Book Resources |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/firings-quittings-and-valnet-fallout-at-comic-book-resources/ |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> Many fired staff vocalized discontent for these firings on [[Twitter]], due to what was allegedly the full shutdown of the website news section, which the company refuted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=August 22, 2023 |title=A Deleted CBR Post Indicates Serious Internal Tensions |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/cbr-post-deleted-fast-amidst-more-redundancies/ |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>
In May 2023, it was reported that Valnet had laid off several key figures at subsidiary ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' (''CBR''), including editor-in-chief Adam Swiderski, senior new editor Stephen Gerding, and senior features editor Christopher Baggett.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=May 30, 2023 |title=CBR is going through a major overhaul due to "culture and performance" issues |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/cbr-is-going-through-a-major-overhaul-due-to-culture-and-performance-issues/ |website=[[PopVerse]] |access-date=September 17, 2024}}</ref> In June, it was reported that ''CBR''{{'}}s employees had been finding difficulty in keeping up with Valnet's content demand. The company was reportedly "seemingly firing those who try and stand up for writers" in its bid to attempt to improve its [[work culture]] and performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=June 4, 2023 |title=Firings, Quittings and Valnet Fallout at Comic Book Resources |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/firings-quittings-and-valnet-fallout-at-comic-book-resources/ |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> Many fired staff vocalized discontent for these firings on [[Twitter]], due to what was allegedly the full shutdown of the website news section, which the company refuted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=August 22, 2023 |title=A Deleted CBR Post Indicates Serious Internal Tensions |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/cbr-post-deleted-fast-amidst-more-redundancies/ |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>
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''Comic Book Resources'' (''CBR'') was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss [[DC Comics]]' then-new [[Kingdom Come (comic)|mini-series of the same name]].<ref name="Press Kit">{{cite web |title=Press Kit |url=https://www.cbr.com/press-kit/ |website=Comic Book Resources |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027231842/https://www.cbr.com/press-kit/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Arrant |first1=Chris |title=DC Hires Jonah Wiland as VP of Marketing & Creative Services |url=https://www.newsarama.com/46393-dc-hires-jonah-weiland.html |website=[[Newsarama]] |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 |language=en |date=August 6, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153202/https://www.newsarama.com/46393-dc-hires-jonah-weiland.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
''Comic Book Resources'' (''CBR'') was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss [[DC Comics]]' then-new [[Kingdom Come (comic)|mini-series of the same name]].<ref name="Press Kit">{{cite web |title=Press Kit |url=https://www.cbr.com/press-kit/ |website=Comic Book Resources |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027231842/https://www.cbr.com/press-kit/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Arrant |first1=Chris |title=DC Hires Jonah Wiland as VP of Marketing & Creative Services |url=https://www.newsarama.com/46393-dc-hires-jonah-weiland.html |website=[[Newsarama]] |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 |language=en |date=August 6, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153202/https://www.newsarama.com/46393-dc-hires-jonah-weiland.html |url-status=live}}</ref>


''CBR'' has featured columns by industry professionals such as [[Robert Kirkman]], [[Gail Simone]], and [[Mark Millar]].<ref name="Press Kit"/> Other columns were published by comic book historians and critics such as [[George Khoury (writer)|George Khoury]] and Timothy Callahan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jorge Khoury |url=https://www.cbr.com/author/jorge_khoury/ |website=Comic Book Resources |date=9 December 2011 |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153203/https://www.cbr.com/author/jorge_khoury/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Timothy Callahan |url=https://www.cbr.com/author/timothy_callahan/ |website=Comic Book Resources |date=21 November 2014 |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824122403/https://www.cbr.com/author/timothy_callahan/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
''CBR'' has featured columns by industry professionals such as [[Robert Kirkman]], [[Gail Simone]], and [[Mark Millar]].<ref name="Press Kit"/> Other columns were published by comic book historians and critics such as [[George Khoury (writer)|George Khoury]] and Timothy Callahan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jorge Khoury |url=https://www.cbr.com/author/jorge_khoury/ |website=Comic Book Resources |date=December 9, 2011 |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153203/https://www.cbr.com/author/jorge_khoury/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Timothy Callahan |url=https://www.cbr.com/author/timothy_callahan/ |website=Comic Book Resources |date=November 21, 2014 |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824122403/https://www.cbr.com/author/timothy_callahan/ |url-status=live}}</ref>


By April 4, 2016, ''CBR'' was sold to Valnet,<ref>{{cite web |author=Rich Johnston |author-link=Rich Johnston |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/04/comic-book-resources-sold-to-valnet-and-i-get-a-funny-feeling/ |title=How Comic Book Resources Employees Learned Their Site Had Been Sold To Valnet |website=Bleeding Cool |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2016 |archive-date=2016-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611153801/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/04/comic-book-resources-sold-to-valnet-and-i-get-a-funny-feeling/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2016 |title=Comic Book Resources Acquired |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/34130/comic-book-resources-acquired |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=[[ICv2]] |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823034913/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/34130/comic-book-resources-acquired |url-status=live }}</ref> after which the site was relaunched as CBR.com on August 23, 2016, with the blogs integrated into the site.<ref>{{cite web |first=Heidi |last=MacDonald |url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/cbr-com-has-new-design-rebrand-no-blogs/ |title=CBR.com has new design, rebrand, no blogs |website=[[Heidi MacDonald#Career|The Beat]] |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |date=2016-08-25 |access-date=2017-01-12 |archive-date=2016-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111170552/http://www.comicsbeat.com/cbr-com-has-new-design-rebrand-no-blogs/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=June 12, 2023 |title=CBR layoffs: What led to the firing of three-quarters of their editors (and what happens next) |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/cbr-layoffs-june-2023-comic-book-resources-layoffs-inside |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=[[Popverse]] |language=en |archive-date=June 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618053920/https://www.thepopverse.com/cbr-layoffs-june-2023-comic-book-resources-layoffs-inside |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Popverse]]'' reported that following the acquisition by Valnet "comics were increasingly sidelined for coverage [...], as were both reviews and columns as focuses for publishing; instead, the site refocused on shorter news pieces and reactions to news stories".<ref name=":2" /> Valnet Inc. is a subsidiary of '''Valsef Group''', which is also headquartered in Montreal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Valsef Group |url=https://www.valsefgroup.com/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=Valsel Group}}</ref>
By April 4, 2016, ''CBR'' was sold to Valnet,<ref>{{cite web |author=Rich Johnston |author-link=Rich Johnston |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/04/comic-book-resources-sold-to-valnet-and-i-get-a-funny-feeling/ |title=How Comic Book Resources Employees Learned Their Site Had Been Sold To Valnet |website=Bleeding Cool |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2016 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611153801/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/04/comic-book-resources-sold-to-valnet-and-i-get-a-funny-feeling/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2016 |title=Comic Book Resources Acquired |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/34130/comic-book-resources-acquired |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=[[ICv2]] |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823034913/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/34130/comic-book-resources-acquired |url-status=live }}</ref> after which the site was relaunched as CBR.com on August 23, 2016, with the blogs integrated into the site.<ref>{{cite web |first=Heidi |last=MacDonald |url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/cbr-com-has-new-design-rebrand-no-blogs/ |title=CBR.com has new design, rebrand, no blogs |website=[[Heidi MacDonald#Career|The Beat]] |via=[[The Wayback Machine]] |date=August 25, 2016 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-date=November 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111170552/http://www.comicsbeat.com/cbr-com-has-new-design-rebrand-no-blogs/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=June 12, 2023 |title=CBR layoffs: What led to the firing of three-quarters of their editors (and what happens next) |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/cbr-layoffs-june-2023-comic-book-resources-layoffs-inside |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=[[Popverse]] |language=en |archive-date=June 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618053920/https://www.thepopverse.com/cbr-layoffs-june-2023-comic-book-resources-layoffs-inside |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Popverse]]'' reported that following the acquisition by Valnet "comics were increasingly sidelined for coverage [...], as were both reviews and columns as focuses for publishing; instead, the site refocused on shorter news pieces and reactions to news stories".<ref name=":2" /> Valnet Inc. is a subsidiary of '''Valsef Group''', which is also headquartered in Montreal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home – Valsef Group |url=https://www.valsefgroup.com/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=Valsel Group}}</ref>


===''MovieWeb''===
===''MovieWeb''===
[[File:Movieweb Logo.png|thumb|right]]
[[File:Movieweb Logo.png|thumb|right]]


'''''MovieWeb''''' is an entertainment [[Online newspaper|news website]] and video brand that reports on [[entertainment news]] through its website. The site also maintains a searchable database of films.<ref>{{cite news|last=Huffstutter|first=P.J.|title=An Online Fix for Movie Fans|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-21-fi-56157-story.html|access-date=17 March 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=21 December 1998|archive-date=7 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307150300/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/21/business/fi-56157|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vice|first=Jeff|title=Movie review sites abound on the Web|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/623869/Movie-review-sites-abound-on-the-Web.html?pg=all|access-date=17 March 2013|date=11 April 1998|archive-date=2 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302113427/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/623869/Movie-review-sites-abound-on-the-Web.html?pg=all|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Dresner |first1=Denise |editor1-last=Bennett |editor1-first=Graham |title=Directory of Web Sites |date=1999 |publisher=[[Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers]] |isbn=9781579581794 |page=239 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X-36NoXdJMoC&dq=%22movieweb%22&pg=PA239}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Need more coverage than single sentences within these publications|date=August 2023}}
'''''MovieWeb''''' is an entertainment [[Online newspaper|news website]] and video brand that reports on [[entertainment news]] through its website. The site also maintains a searchable database of films.<ref>{{cite news|last=Huffstutter|first=P.J.|title=An Online Fix for Movie Fans|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-21-fi-56157-story.html|access-date=March 17, 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 21, 1998|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307150300/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/21/business/fi-56157|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vice|first=Jeff|title=Movie review sites abound on the Web|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/623869/Movie-review-sites-abound-on-the-Web.html?pg=all|access-date=March 17, 2013|date=April 11, 1998|archive-date=March 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302113427/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/623869/Movie-review-sites-abound-on-the-Web.html?pg=all|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Dresner |first1=Denise |editor1-last=Bennett |editor1-first=Graham |title=Directory of Web Sites |date=1999 |publisher=[[Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers]] |isbn=9781579581794 |page=239 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X-36NoXdJMoC&dq=%22movieweb%22&pg=PA239}}</ref>


MovieWeb first launched in 1995; by 1997 it was reported to be in operation supported by a 4-person team publishing movie information that, while not 'slick', had a 'certain charm'.<ref name=companyinfo>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=431855|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730042350/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=431855|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2012|title=MovieWeb, Inc.:Private Company Information|publisher=Businessweek|access-date=March 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MovieWeb.com|url=http://www.linkedin.com/company/movieweb.com|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]|access-date=17 March 2013|archive-date=13 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213164859/http://www.linkedin.com/company/movieweb.com|url-status=live}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=August 2023}}{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Krissy |title=Discovery Channel Online |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-29-fi-17395-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=29 July 1997 |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210175337/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-29-fi-17395-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, MovieWeb produced a video which was an '80s-themed [[parody]] mashup of [[The Walking Dead (franchise)|''The Walking Dead'' series]] accompanied by music from ''[[Growing Pains]]'' that went [[Viral video|viral]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Matt |title='Walking Dead' Opening Sequence Going Through 'Growing Pains' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ihs8jm/walking-dead-opening-sequence-growing-pains-mashup |website=[[MTV]] |date=26 January 2012 |access-date=17 February 2023 |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217085440/https://www.mtv.com/news/ihs8jm/walking-dead-opening-sequence-growing-pains-mashup |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Scharf |first1=Courtney |title=The Movieweb 'Walking Dead' Parody is a Hilarious 80s Sitcom Edit |url=https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-walking-dead |website=Trendhunter |date=19 April 2012 |access-date=17 February 2023 |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217085444/https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-walking-dead |url-status=live }}</ref>
MovieWeb first launched in 1995; by 1997 it was reported to be in operation supported by a 4-person team publishing movie information that, while not 'slick', had a 'certain charm'.<ref name=companyinfo>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=431855|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730042350/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=431855|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2012|title=MovieWeb, Inc.:Private Company Information|publisher=Businessweek|access-date=March 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MovieWeb.com|url=http://www.linkedin.com/company/movieweb.com|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]|access-date=March 17, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213164859/http://www.linkedin.com/company/movieweb.com|url-status=live}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=August 2023}}{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Krissy |title=Discovery Channel Online |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-29-fi-17395-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 29, 1997 |access-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210175337/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-29-fi-17395-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, MovieWeb produced a video which was an '80s-themed [[parody]] mashup of [[The Walking Dead (franchise)|''The Walking Dead'' series]] accompanied by music from ''[[Growing Pains]]'' that went [[Viral video|viral]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Matt |title='Walking Dead' Opening Sequence Going Through 'Growing Pains' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ihs8jm/walking-dead-opening-sequence-growing-pains-mashup |website=[[MTV]] |date=January 26, 2012 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217085440/https://www.mtv.com/news/ihs8jm/walking-dead-opening-sequence-growing-pains-mashup |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Scharf |first1=Courtney |title=The Movieweb 'Walking Dead' Parody is a Hilarious 80s Sitcom Edit |url=https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-walking-dead |website=Trendhunter |date=April 19, 2012 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217085444/https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-walking-dead |url-status=live }}</ref>


Previously, MovieWeb was owned by WatchR Media, Inc., a privately held Las Vegas company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watchr Media|url=http://www.watchrmedia.com/|publisher=Watchr Media|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073420/http://www.watchrmedia.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=August 2023}}{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}} In 2021, it was estimated the MovieWeb website had 8 million unique visits for the month of July. MovieWeb has been owned and operated by online publisher Valnet Inc. since September 2021 upon completion of the acquisition from WatchR.<ref name="BW">{{cite web |title=Acquisition of MovieWeb.com and TvWeb.com by Valnet Inc. |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210910005360/en/Acquisition-of-MovieWeb.com-and-TvWeb.com-by-Valnet-Inc. |website=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=10 September 2021 |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210160849/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210910005360/en/Acquisition-of-MovieWeb.com-and-TvWeb.com-by-Valnet-Inc. |url-status=live }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}}
Previously, MovieWeb was owned by WatchR Media, Inc., a privately held Las Vegas company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watchr Media|url=http://www.watchrmedia.com/|publisher=Watchr Media|access-date=April 3, 2018|archive-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073420/http://www.watchrmedia.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=August 2023}}{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}} In 2021, it was estimated the MovieWeb website had 8 million unique visits for the month of July. MovieWeb has been owned and operated by online publisher Valnet Inc. since September 2021 upon completion of the acquisition from WatchR.<ref name="BW">{{cite web |title=Acquisition of MovieWeb.com and TvWeb.com by Valnet Inc. |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210910005360/en/Acquisition-of-MovieWeb.com-and-TvWeb.com-by-Valnet-Inc. |website=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=February 10, 2023 |date=September 10, 2021 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210160849/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210910005360/en/Acquisition-of-MovieWeb.com-and-TvWeb.com-by-Valnet-Inc. |url-status=live }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}}


In August 2000, MovieWeb announced a collaboration with video rental chain Video Update and video retail software provider Unique Business Systems Inc.<ref>{{cite news|title=MovieWeb.com, Video Update and Unique Business Systems Join to Launch the MovieWeb Video Retail Network.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MovieWeb.com,+Video+Update+and+Unique+Business+Systems+Join+to+Launch...-a064997985|access-date=17 March 2013|newspaper=Business Wire|date=29 August 2000|archive-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200459/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MovieWeb.com,+Video+Update+and+Unique+Business+Systems+Join+to+Launch...-a064997985|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}}
In August 2000, MovieWeb announced a collaboration with video rental chain Video Update and video retail software provider Unique Business Systems Inc.<ref>{{cite news|title=MovieWeb.com, Video Update and Unique Business Systems Join to Launch the MovieWeb Video Retail Network.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MovieWeb.com,+Video+Update+and+Unique+Business+Systems+Join+to+Launch...-a064997985|access-date=March 17, 2013|newspaper=Business Wire|date=August 29, 2000|archive-date=January 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200459/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MovieWeb.com,+Video+Update+and+Unique+Business+Systems+Join+to+Launch...-a064997985|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}}


MovieWeb acts as a distribution partner of [[Hulu]].{{clarify|date=August 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Distribution Partners|url=http://www.hulu.com/about/distropartners|publisher=[[Hulu]]|access-date=17 March 2013|archive-date=2 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302151008/http://www.hulu.com/about/distropartners|url-status=live}}</ref> MovieWeb also produces video content for [[IMDb|IMDb.com]].<ref>{{cite news|title=MovieWeb 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2018.|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778644/videoplayer/vi1640544281|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=3 April 2018}} {{dead link|date=August 2023}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}}
MovieWeb acts as a distribution partner of [[Hulu]].{{clarify|date=August 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Distribution Partners|url=http://www.hulu.com/about/distropartners|publisher=[[Hulu]]|access-date=March 17, 2013|archive-date=March 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302151008/http://www.hulu.com/about/distropartners|url-status=live}}</ref> MovieWeb also produces video content for [[IMDb]].com.<ref>{{cite news|title=MovieWeb 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2018.|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778644/videoplayer/vi1640544281|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=April 3, 2018}} {{dead link|date=August 2023}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|sure=y|date=August 2023}}


===''Screen Rant''===
===''Screen Rant''===
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{{main|Screen Rant}}
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'''''[[Screen Rant]]''''' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of [[Television show|television]], [[Film|films]], [[Video game|video games]], and film theories. It was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/about/|title=About Screen Rant|website=Screen Rant|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> and originally had its primary office in [[Ogden, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=283766912|title=Screen Rant, LLC: CEO and Executives|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809183910/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=283766912|archive-date=August 9, 2018|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Screen Rant| url=http://www.csmonitor.com/About/People/Culture-Partner-Bloggers/Screen-Rant| newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]| access-date=March 11, 2017|language=en}}</ref> ''Screen Rant'' has expanded its coverage with [[Red carpet|red-carpet]] events in Los Angeles, [[New York Film Festival|New York film festivals]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] panels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Vic Holtreman of SCREENRANT.COM |url=http://www.unleashthefanboy.com/news/vic-holtreman-screenrant/87899 |last=Dourian |first=Nick |website=Unleash The Fanboy |access-date=March 11, 2017 |date=January 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=ScreenRant.com Joins Relativity Media's Ad Network| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/screenrantcom-joins-relativity-medias-ad-165957|last=Powers|first=Lindsay|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 9, 2011|access-date=March 11, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The associated [[YouTube]] channel was created on August 19, 2008, and has 8.62M subscribers and 5.4K videos as of June 21, 2023.<ref name=YouTube-ScreenRant>{{Cite web|title=Screen Rant|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2iUwfYi_1FCGGqhOUNx-iA|access-date=October 12, 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
'''''[[Screen Rant]]''''' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of [[Television show|television]], [[film]]s, [[Video game]]s, and film theories. It was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/about/|title=About Screen Rant|website=Screen Rant|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> and originally had its primary office in [[Ogden, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=283766912|title=Screen Rant, LLC: CEO and Executives|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809183910/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=283766912|archive-date=August 9, 2018|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Screen Rant| url=http://www.csmonitor.com/About/People/Culture-Partner-Bloggers/Screen-Rant| newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]| access-date=March 11, 2017|language=en}}</ref> ''Screen Rant'' has expanded its coverage with [[Red carpet|red-carpet]] events in Los Angeles, [[New York Film Festival]]s and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] panels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Vic Holtreman of SCREENRANT.COM |url=http://www.unleashthefanboy.com/news/vic-holtreman-screenrant/87899 |last=Dourian |first=Nick |website=Unleash The Fanboy |access-date=March 11, 2017 |date=January 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=ScreenRant.com Joins Relativity Media's Ad Network| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/screenrantcom-joins-relativity-medias-ad-165957|last=Powers|first=Lindsay|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 9, 2011|access-date=March 11, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The associated [[YouTube]] channel was created on August 19, 2008, and has 8.62M subscribers and 5.4K videos as of June 21, 2023.<ref name=YouTube-ScreenRant>{{Cite web|title=Screen Rant|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2iUwfYi_1FCGGqhOUNx-iA|access-date=October 12, 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


In February 2015, ''Screen Rant'' was acquired by Valnet,<ref>{{cite web |title=Valnet Acquires Leading Movie and TV News Site ScreenRant.com |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valnet-acquires-leading-movie-and-tv-news-site-screenrantcom-290795101.html |website=[[PR Newswire]] |publisher=Valnet Inc. |access-date=March 11, 2017 |location=[[Montreal]] |language=en |date=February 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|title=Film Blogs Grow Up and Go Corporate|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/film-blogs-collider-screen-rant-latino-review-1201525341/|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=March 11, 2017|date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> and was reunited with its sister site, ''Game Rant'', in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=July 17, 2019 |title=GameRant.com Reunited with ScreenRant.com in Valnet Acquisition |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190717005050/en/GameRant.com-Reunited-with-ScreenRant.com-in-Valnet-Acquisition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228144530/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190717005050/en/GameRant.com-Reunited-with-ScreenRant.com-in-Valnet-Acquisition |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |access-date=November 6, 2023 |via=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref> ''Screen Rant'' features a video series called ''Pitch Meetings'' by YouTube comedian Ryan George. By September 2020, the series included over 200 videos, garnering a combined 250 million views. In the series, George plays both a [[screenwriter]] and a [[film producer]] in a [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitch]] for a film or television series, describing its plot in a way that highlights various inconsistencies.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/youtube-videos-ryan-george-pitch-meetings-6604282/ |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|title= 200 videos, 250 million views: Meet Ryan George, the man who rips apart Hollywood's big hits|last=Philipose|first=Rahel|language=en|url-status=live|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922022806/https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/youtube-videos-ryan-george-pitch-meetings-6604282/}}</ref>
In February 2015, ''Screen Rant'' was acquired by Valnet,<ref>{{cite web |title=Valnet Acquires Leading Movie and TV News Site ScreenRant.com |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valnet-acquires-leading-movie-and-tv-news-site-screenrantcom-290795101.html |website=[[PR Newswire]] |publisher=Valnet Inc. |access-date=March 11, 2017 |location=[[Montreal]] |language=en |date=February 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|title=Film Blogs Grow Up and Go Corporate|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/film-blogs-collider-screen-rant-latino-review-1201525341/|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=March 11, 2017|date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> and was reunited with its sister site, ''Game Rant'', in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=July 17, 2019 |title=GameRant.com Reunited with ScreenRant.com in Valnet Acquisition |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190717005050/en/GameRant.com-Reunited-with-ScreenRant.com-in-Valnet-Acquisition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228144530/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190717005050/en/GameRant.com-Reunited-with-ScreenRant.com-in-Valnet-Acquisition |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |access-date=November 6, 2023 |via=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref> ''Screen Rant'' features a video series called ''Pitch Meetings'' by YouTube comedian Ryan George. By September 2020, the series included over 200 videos, garnering a combined 250 million views. In the series, George plays both a [[screenwriter]] and a [[film producer]] in a [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitch]] for a film or television series, describing its plot in a way that highlights various inconsistencies.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/youtube-videos-ryan-george-pitch-meetings-6604282/ |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|title= 200 videos, 250 million views: Meet Ryan George, the man who rips apart Hollywood's big hits|last=Philipose|first=Rahel|language=en|url-status=live|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922022806/https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/youtube-videos-ryan-george-pitch-meetings-6604282/}}</ref>
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===XDA===
===XDA===
[[File:Xda logo.svg|thumb|right]]
[[File:Xda logo.svg|thumb|right]]
'''XDA''' (formerly known as '''XDA Developers''') is a mobile software development community launched on 20 December 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=The XDA Team |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/creativeknow-your-xda-admin-moderation-team/ |website=xda-developers |date=21 June 2011 |access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="hist1">{{cite web |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/changelog/ |title=xda-developers change log |website=XDA-Developers.com |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=2019-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510224506/https://www.xda-developers.com/changelog/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although discussion primarily revolves around the [[Android (operating system)|Android operating system]], members also talk about other operating systems and mobile software development topics.
'''XDA''' (formerly known as '''XDA Developers''') is a mobile software development community launched on December 20, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=The XDA Team |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/creativeknow-your-xda-admin-moderation-team/ |website=xda-developers |date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref><ref name="hist1">{{cite web |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/changelog/ |title=xda-developers change log |website=XDA-Developers.com |access-date=November 30, 2016 |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510224506/https://www.xda-developers.com/changelog/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although discussion primarily revolves around the [[Android (operating system)|Android operating system]], members also talk about other operating systems and mobile software development topics.


XDA-Developers.com was created by Dutch company NAH6 Crypto Products BV and launched on December 20, 2002. In January 2011, XDA Developers was bought by the US based company JB Online Media, LLC. and subsequently by Canada based Valnet Inc. in February 2022. The name ''XDA Developers'' is originally derived from the [[O2 XDA|O<sub>2</sub> XDA]], which was marketed as a [[personal digital assistant]] (PDA) with extra features.<ref name="hist1" /><ref>"XDA-Developers: The History" ([https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-developers-the-history-part-one/ part one]by XDA Administrator "MikeChannon" in October 2010</ref>
XDA-Developers.com was created by Dutch company NAH6 Crypto Products BV and launched on December 20, 2002. In January 2011, XDA Developers was bought by the US based company JB Online Media, LLC. and subsequently by Canada based Valnet Inc. in February 2022. The name ''XDA Developers'' is originally derived from the [[O2 XDA|O<sub>2</sub> XDA]], which was marketed as a [[personal digital assistant]] (PDA) with extra features.<ref name="hist1" /><ref>"XDA-Developers: The History" ([https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-developers-the-history-part-one/ part one]by XDA Administrator "MikeChannon" in October 2010</ref>


In 2013, XDA partnered with [[Swappa]] to become its official marketplace where users can buy or sell devices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-makes-swappa-its-official-marketplace/|title=XDA Makes Swappa Its Official Marketplace|author=svetius|date=February 26, 2013|website=XDA Developers|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>
In 2013, XDA partnered with [[Swappa]] to become its official marketplace where users can buy or sell devices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-makes-swappa-its-official-marketplace/|title=XDA Makes Swappa Its Official Marketplace|author=svetius|date=February 26, 2013|website=XDA Developers|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref>


Valnet acquired XDA along with four other websites—Pocketnow, AppAdvice, BackyardBoss and Hook&Bullet—from Busy Pixel Media in February 2022. In 2023, ''[[FeedSpot]]'' listed XDA (with 11 million members) as the largest mobile software development forum and among the top 70 technology forums to follow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=Top 70 Tech Forums, Discussions and Message Boards |url=https://forums.feedspot.com/technology_forums/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=FeedSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>
Valnet acquired XDA along with four other websites—Pocketnow, AppAdvice, BackyardBoss and Hook&Bullet—from Busy Pixel Media in February 2022. In 2023, ''[[FeedSpot]]'' listed XDA (with 11 million members) as the largest mobile software development forum and among the top 70 technology forums to follow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Top 70 Tech Forums, Discussions and Message Boards |url=https://forums.feedspot.com/technology_forums/ |access-date=September 29, 2023 |website=FeedSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>


==== Website layouts ====
==== XDA website layouts ====
Many software and hardware hacks, [[Android rooting]] methods, [[Android ROM|Android custom ROMs]] and other phone- and tablet-specific tweaks originate from the members of the XDA Forum. XDA also hosts the XDA Portal, a source for tech news, products, guides, and features which launched in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/new-portal-launches-today/ |title=XDA Launches Portal |date=February 16, 2010 |website=XDA-Developers.com |access-date=2012-12-20 |archive-date=2014-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501194620/http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/new-portal-launches-today/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Many software and hardware hacks, [[Android rooting]] methods, [[Android ROM|Android custom ROMs]] and other phone- and tablet-specific tweaks originate from the members of the XDA Forum. XDA also hosts the XDA Portal, a source for tech news, products, guides, and features which launched in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/new-portal-launches-today/ |title=XDA Launches Portal |date=February 16, 2010 |website=XDA-Developers.com |access-date=December 20, 2012 |archive-date=May 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501194620/http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/new-portal-launches-today/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Their forum site underwent major redesigns in 2010, 2013, late 2014 (named ''XDA 2015'') and late 2020 (named ''XDA 2021''). The 2013 layout distinctively indicated the number of active and total registered users at the top right, and the 2015 layout supported [[responsive web design]] and was available with a [[dark-on-light color scheme]] option.
Their forum site underwent major redesigns in 2010, 2013, late 2014 (named ''XDA 2015'') and late 2020 (named ''XDA 2021''). The 2013 layout distinctively indicated the number of active and total registered users at the top right, and the 2015 layout supported [[responsive web design]] and was available with a [[dark-on-light color scheme]] option.


As of 2020, the website features 3 themes, namely XDA, XDA Dark and XDA Classic. The older layout options for XDA 2013 and XDA 2015 were removed in XDA 2021. The website transitioned from [[vBulletin]] to [[XenForo]] on December 1, 2020, along with a major layout redesign, named ''XDA 2021''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to XDA 2021! |url=https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/welcome-to-xda-2021.4197018/ |website=xda-developers |date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
As of 2020, the website features 3 themes, namely XDA, XDA Dark and XDA Classic. The older layout options for XDA 2013 and XDA 2015 were removed in XDA 2021. The website transitioned from [[vBulletin]] to [[XenForo]] on December 1, 2020, along with a major layout redesign, named ''XDA 2021''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to XDA 2021! |url=https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/welcome-to-xda-2021.4197018/ |website=xda-developers |date=December 1, 2020}}</ref>


====Reception and controversies====
====XDA reception and controversies====
In February 2007, [[Microsoft]] asked XDA Developers to remove all ROMs created by [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1018935/microsoft-stomps-xda-developers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224190310/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1018935/microsoft-stomps-xda-developers |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-12-24 |title=Microsoft stomps on xda developers |last=Dennis |first=Tony |date=February 16, 2007 |work=[[The Inquirer]] |access-date=2011-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294142|title=xda-developers ROM image archive will be taken down - xda-developers|date=August 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823113944/http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294142 |archive-date=2008-08-23 }}</ref>
In February 2007, when the Microsoft Windows Mobile OS was widely used on mobile phones, [[Microsoft]] asked XDA Developers to remove all ROMs created by [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEMs]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1018935/microsoft-stomps-xda-developers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224190310/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1018935/microsoft-stomps-xda-developers |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2019 |title=Microsoft stomps on xda developers |last=Dennis |first=Tony |date=February 16, 2007 |work=[[The Inquirer]] |access-date=May 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294142|title=xda-developers ROM image archive will be taken down – xda-developers|date=August 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823113944/http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294142 |archive-date=August 23, 2008 }}</ref>


In 2008, [[CNET]] Asia suggested that XDA Developers offers potential solutions to problems with many Android-based mobile devices. In other [[mobile phone]] reviews, testers at CNET preferred using XDA Developers' ROMs when carrying out detailed reviews.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/handhelds/0,39001709,62036929,00.htm |title=HTC and the case of the missing drivers |last=Chan |first=John |date=January 23, 2008 |work=[[CNET]] Asia |access-date=2011-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106201913/http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/handhelds/0,39001709,62036929,00.htm |archive-date=November 6, 2008 }}</ref>
In 2008, [[CNET]] Asia suggested that XDA Developers offers potential solutions to problems with many Android-based mobile devices. In other [[mobile phone]] reviews, testers at CNET preferred using XDA Developers' ROMs when carrying out detailed reviews.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/handhelds/0,39001709,62036929,00.htm |title=HTC and the case of the missing drivers |last=Chan |first=John |date=January 23, 2008 |work=[[CNET]] Asia |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106201913/http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/handhelds/0,39001709,62036929,00.htm |archive-date=November 6, 2008 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* {{YouTube|user=ColliderVideos}}


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For other uses, see Valnet (disambiguation).

Valnet
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Subsidiaries
Websitevalnetinc.com

Valnet, Inc. is a Canadian media company established in Montreal, Quebec, in 2012.[1] It operates primarily in the entertainment media industry.[2] It is the parent company of several internet media publications including TheGamer, Collider, Comic Book Resources, MovieWeb, Screen Rant, Game Rant, and XDA Developers.

History

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The company started a YouTube channel in January 2016 called "Little Angel", which provides animated content aimed at toddlers.[3] By April 6, 2016, the company acquired Comic Book Resources, with Valnet CEO Hassan Youssef retaining the editorial team and taking over their offices.[4] On November 17, 2020, Valnet announced that it had acquired Collider.[5] Valnet acquired XDA along with four other websites—Pocketnow, AppAdvice, BackyardBoss and Hook&Bullet—from Busy Pixel Media in February 2022.[6] Also that month, the company sold Little Angel to Moonbug, the owner of Cocomelon. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.[7]

In May 2023, it was reported that Valnet had laid off several key figures at subsidiary Comic Book Resources (CBR), including editor-in-chief Adam Swiderski, senior new editor Stephen Gerding, and senior features editor Christopher Baggett.[8] In June, it was reported that CBR's employees had been finding difficulty in keeping up with Valnet's content demand. The company was reportedly "seemingly firing those who try and stand up for writers" in its bid to attempt to improve its work culture and performance.[9] Many fired staff vocalized discontent for these firings on Twitter, due to what was allegedly the full shutdown of the website news section, which the company refuted.[10]

Valnet acquired OpenCritic by August 2024 in an attempt to integrate the aggregator into its other businesses in the gaming sector. It announced plans to turn the site into a social media platform.[11][12]

Subsidiaries

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Collider

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Collider is an online entertainment publication, with a focus on the film industry and television series. Collider focuses on entertainment news, analysis, and commentary, along with original features, complementary film and television reviews, editorials, and interviews.

Collider was founded in 2005 by editor-in-chief Steven Weintraub as a blog. In 2015, Weintraub sold Collider to Complex Media, who would manage the business and advertisements on the website and offer editing support.[13] On November 17, 2020, Valnet announced that it had acquired Collider.[5]

CBR

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Main article: Comic Book Resources
Relaunched logo used between 2016 and 2023

CBR, formerly Comic Book Resources, is a news website covering movies, television, anime, video games and comic book–related news and discussion.

Comic Book Resources (CBR) was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss DC Comics' then-new mini-series of the same name.[14][15]

CBR has featured columns by industry professionals such as Robert Kirkman, Gail Simone, and Mark Millar.[14] Other columns were published by comic book historians and critics such as George Khoury and Timothy Callahan.[16][17]

By April 4, 2016, CBR was sold to Valnet,[18][19] after which the site was relaunched as CBR.com on August 23, 2016, with the blogs integrated into the site.[20][21] Popverse reported that following the acquisition by Valnet "comics were increasingly sidelined for coverage [...], as were both reviews and columns as focuses for publishing; instead, the site refocused on shorter news pieces and reactions to news stories".[21] Valnet Inc. is a subsidiary of Valsef Group, which is also headquartered in Montreal.[22]

MovieWeb

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MovieWeb is an entertainment news website and video brand that reports on entertainment news through its website. The site also maintains a searchable database of films.[23][24][25]

MovieWeb first launched in 1995; by 1997 it was reported to be in operation supported by a 4-person team publishing movie information that, while not 'slick', had a 'certain charm'.[26][27][self-published source?][unreliable source][28] In 2012, MovieWeb produced a video which was an '80s-themed parody mashup of The Walking Dead series accompanied by music from Growing Pains that went viral.[29][30]

Previously, MovieWeb was owned by WatchR Media, Inc., a privately held Las Vegas company.[31][self-published source?][unreliable source] In 2021, it was estimated the MovieWeb website had 8 million unique visits for the month of July. MovieWeb has been owned and operated by online publisher Valnet Inc. since September 2021 upon completion of the acquisition from WatchR.[32][unreliable source]

In August 2000, MovieWeb announced a collaboration with video rental chain Video Update and video retail software provider Unique Business Systems Inc.[33][unreliable source]

MovieWeb acts as a distribution partner of Hulu.[clarification needed][34] MovieWeb also produces video content for IMDb.com.[35][unreliable source]

Screen Rant

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Main article: Screen Rant

Screen Rant is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, Video games, and film theories. It was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003,[36] and originally had its primary office in Ogden, Utah.[37][38] Screen Rant has expanded its coverage with red-carpet events in Los Angeles, New York Film Festivals and San Diego Comic-Con panels.[39][40] The associated YouTube channel was created on August 19, 2008, and has 8.62M subscribers and 5.4K videos as of June 21, 2023.[41]

In February 2015, Screen Rant was acquired by Valnet,[42][43] and was reunited with its sister site, Game Rant, in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication.[44] Screen Rant features a video series called Pitch Meetings by YouTube comedian Ryan George. By September 2020, the series included over 200 videos, garnering a combined 250 million views. In the series, George plays both a screenwriter and a film producer in a pitch for a film or television series, describing its plot in a way that highlights various inconsistencies.[45]

XDA

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XDA (formerly known as XDA Developers) is a mobile software development community launched on December 20, 2002.[46][47] Although discussion primarily revolves around the Android operating system, members also talk about other operating systems and mobile software development topics.

XDA-Developers.com was created by Dutch company NAH6 Crypto Products BV and launched on December 20, 2002. In January 2011, XDA Developers was bought by the US based company JB Online Media, LLC. and subsequently by Canada based Valnet Inc. in February 2022. The name XDA Developers is originally derived from the O2 XDA, which was marketed as a personal digital assistant (PDA) with extra features.[47][48]

In 2013, XDA partnered with Swappa to become its official marketplace where users can buy or sell devices.[49]

Valnet acquired XDA along with four other websites—Pocketnow, AppAdvice, BackyardBoss and Hook&Bullet—from Busy Pixel Media in February 2022. In 2023, FeedSpot listed XDA (with 11 million members) as the largest mobile software development forum and among the top 70 technology forums to follow.[50]

XDA website layouts

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Many software and hardware hacks, Android rooting methods, Android custom ROMs and other phone- and tablet-specific tweaks originate from the members of the XDA Forum. XDA also hosts the XDA Portal, a source for tech news, products, guides, and features which launched in 2010.[51]

Their forum site underwent major redesigns in 2010, 2013, late 2014 (named XDA 2015) and late 2020 (named XDA 2021). The 2013 layout distinctively indicated the number of active and total registered users at the top right, and the 2015 layout supported responsive web design and was available with a dark-on-light color scheme option.

As of 2020, the website features 3 themes, namely XDA, XDA Dark and XDA Classic. The older layout options for XDA 2013 and XDA 2015 were removed in XDA 2021. The website transitioned from vBulletin to XenForo on December 1, 2020, along with a major layout redesign, named XDA 2021.[52]

XDA reception and controversies

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In February 2007, when the Microsoft Windows Mobile OS was widely used on mobile phones, Microsoft asked XDA Developers to remove all ROMs created by OEMs.[53][54]

In 2008, CNET Asia suggested that XDA Developers offers potential solutions to problems with many Android-based mobile devices. In other mobile phone reviews, testers at CNET preferred using XDA Developers' ROMs when carrying out detailed reviews.[55]

See also

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