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THE ATLANTA EDITION 2026

Atlanta’s
media & entertainment industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping media & entertainment in Atlanta. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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Snapshot: Funding in USD
Illustrated cover for Media & Entertainment Industry Landscape of Atlanta
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Media & Entertainment illustration
Companies tracked 530Media & Entertainment ecosystem in Atlanta Disclosed funding $1.31B38 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 9With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 370 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Atlanta’s media & entertainment leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Media & Entertainment company highlights in Atlanta, snapshot 2 September 2026
Company
Shadowbox Studiosshadowboxstudios.com$500M—15—
Gray Mediagraymedia.com$250M———
HowStuffWorkshowstuffworks.com$131.27M—1,000—
PlayOn Sportsplayonsports.com$92.22M—246—
Yik Yakyikyak.com$75.02M—22—
YuppTVyupptv.com$67.5M—375—
Cove.toolcove.tools$36.7M—82—
Gem Shoppinggemshopping.com$27.5M—135—
Broadcast Solutions LLCbroadcastsolutions.tv—10 roles——
Georgia Lotterygalottery.com—9 roles359—
State Affairsstateaffairs.com—6 roles21—
Fetefete.la—4 roles5—
Live at the Battery Atlantaliveatthebatteryatlanta.com—4 roles11—
LoCo+golocoplus.com—1 roles7—
Mann Robinson Studiosmannrobinsonstudios.com—1 roles——
Westwood Onewestwoodonepodcasts.com—1 roles——
Atlanta Black Staratlantablackstar.com————
CNNcnn.com——6—
Cox Media Groupcoxmediagroup.com——1,798—
Crowncrownandcaliber.com——37—
Fanbasefanbase.app——14—
Trioscopetrioscope.co——35Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
cumulus mediacumulusmedia.com——3,330—
gray tvgray.tv——9,394—
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Media & Entertainment industry KPIs in Atlanta

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

2 September 2026
Hiring participation1.7%

9 of 530 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation9.1%

48 of 530 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share67.3%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$750K

Midpoint of 33 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 67.3% of disclosed capital, while 90.9% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Atlanta media & entertainment has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Atlanta media & entertainment
$0$142.93M$285.87M$428.8M$571.73M2016: $50M20162017: $20.03M20172018: $21.89M20182019: $25.27M20192020: $23.23M20202021: $53.97M20212022: $501.52M20222023: $25.88M20232024: $40K20242025: $265.27M2025
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Annual media & entertainment funding and company formation in Atlanta
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$50M271
2017$20.03M272
2018$21.89M185
2019$25.27M253
2020$23.23M293
2021$53.97M176
2022$501.52M124
2023$25.88M164
2024$40K52
2025$265.27M32
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Shadowbox Studios38.2%
  • Gray Media19.1%
  • HowStuffWorks10.0%
  • Other companies32.7%

Funding by stage

43 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel21 48.8%
Series A–B11 25.6%
Series C+ / PE6 14.0%
Grants, debt & other5 11.6%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series B02/2018
You42you42.com$21.05M

Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

Exact designated identities and reviewed filing records were checked, but this page has neither a qualifying preview account nor a target cohort meeting the ten-entity aggregate floor.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Atlanta companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

21 of the 530 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (4%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 601,278 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
The Weather Channelweather.com1,524,567,5389995.6%
CNNcnn.com272,835,97910067.4%
Georgia Lotterygalottery.com5,570,8546285.9%
HowStuffWorkshowstuffworks.com5,386,4658264.6%
YuppTVyupptv.com3,412,4516061.2%
Jezebeljezebel.com1,885,5375468.9%
NFHS Networknfhsnetwork.com1,308,1135152.8%
Allconnectallconnect.com823,6395450.4%
Social News Desksocialnewsdesk.com806,609310%
Rolling Outrollingout.com607,8386480.2%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

52 of these companies (9.8%) publish at least one Android app — 85 apps in all, carrying 284.3M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
The Weather Channel - RadarThe Weather Channel150.4M4.6Weather
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN65.7M4.3News & Magazines
YuppTV LiveTV, IPL 2026 LiveYuppTV23.8M2.9Entertainment
Cartoon Network AppCartoon Network15.7M3.5Video Players & Editors
YuppTV Android TV: Live TV IPLYuppTV6.4M2.8Entertainment
Watch TBSTBS4.4M2Entertainment
[adult swim]Adult Swim4.3M2.6Entertainment
Local Now: News, Movies & TVLocal now2.7M3.9News & Magazines
UP Faith & FamilyUP Faith & Family1.3M4.3Entertainment
Fit Radio: Train InspiredFIT Radio1.2M4.6Music & Audio

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2025Q3).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Tv Networks20245.6MThe Weather Channel - Radar 150.4M
Ott Video2334.3MYuppTV LiveTV, IPL 2026 Live 23.8M
Vernacular Platforms230.2MYuppTV Android TV: Live TV IPL 6.4M
Music Tech151.5MFit Radio: Train Inspired 1.2M
Radio Tech131.3M2HotRadio 10.6K
Social Platforms81.1MFanbase 1.1M
Gambling Tech2884.6KGeorgia Lottery Official App 884K
Sports Tech6728.6KNFHS Network 574.4K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2022Q4: 22022Q4: 62022Q42023Q1: 22023Q1: 02023Q12023Q3: 22023Q3: 02023Q32023Q4: 42023Q4: 12023Q42024Q1: 12024Q1: 02024Q12024Q2: 12024Q2: 62024Q22024Q3: 22024Q3: 22024Q32024Q4: 22024Q4: 02024Q42025Q1: 12025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 22025Q2: 12025Q22025Q3: 12025Q3: 22025Q3

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 83 of 85 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2025Q3, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Atlanta media & entertainment market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Consumer digital261
Enterprise tech95
B2c e-commerce93
Enterprise software45
Marketplaces32
Internet first news publishers28
Saas21
Video on demand19
Loneliness economy18
Sports tech17
Internet first sports media14
Real money gaming13

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Consumer digital

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

261companies
2.3%have hiring activity

6 companies hiring · $439.76M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Advertising238
Subscription214
Fee-for-service153
Commission on transaction116
E-commerce - service90
Sponsorship88
E-commerce - product41
Affiliate marketing23
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 7 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionscrownandcaliber.com ↗

Tenet acquires Crown Tenet has acquired Crown, a developer of air freight trucking and transportation management software.

Mergers & acquisitionsplayonsports.com ↗

KKR’s consumer division also has under its umbrella the cheerleading equipment behemoth Varsity Brands, acquiring it from Bain Capital and Charlesbank in 2024 for $4.75 billion. It has created a formidable offering by rolling up its existing livestream service with ticketing and statistics (via a merger with GoFan and the acquisition of MaxPreps).

Mergers & acquisitionstylerperry.com ↗

Par**(ty) acquiring media mogul and multihyphenate Tyler Perry‘s minority ownership stake in BET+.

Mergers & acquisitionscnn.com ↗

Billionaire tech and media investor Barry Diller reportedly expressed interest in buying CNN from Warner Bros. Discovery last year as the media conglomerate planned to split up, though the talks never went beyond preliminary inquiries.

Funding roundsfanbase.app ↗

FanBase, which builds digital infrastructure for sports clubs and leagues, raised $923,000 in a round led by Domo.VC and OutField.

Mergers & acquisitionsjezebel.com ↗

After briefly shutting down the feminist blog Jezebel late last year, the media holding company then sold the site to Atlanta-based music magazine Paste.

Earningscumulusmedia.com ↗

For the first three months of 2026, Cumulus net revenue dropped 12.2% from the same time period in 2025 for $164.4 million.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 93 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
27
Leadership moves
21
Funding rounds
8
Mergers & acquisitions
8
Contracts
7
Lawsuit
6
Company announcements
5
Regulatory
4
Layoffs
3
New products
2
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Leadership moves

6 tracked people moves

Trioscope ↗
Taylor Church

Appointment Vice President of Production

Trioscope ↗
John Evershed

Appointment Chief Strategy Officer

CNN ↗
Alex MacCallum

Promotion Chief Operating Officer

Piksel ↗
Alex Blum

Appointment Chief Operating Officer

Crown ↗
Tatiana Rezende

Appointment Chief Financial Officer

Gray TV ↗
Bob Kroeger

Promotion Chief Technology Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

CNN ↗
All Access tier

subscription service

Contract wins

2 recorded customer wins

CNN ↗

Customer: Meta PlatformsAI content licensing

CNN ↗

Customer: metaTechnology

Workforce actions

3 companies with reported reductions

CNN ↗

Scale not stated rolescost reduction

Crown ↗

10.0% rolesusual fluctuation

Scale not stated roles

Regulatory events

4 recorded events

rejected concerns from the U.S. TrusteeU.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

approved its previously disclosed Plan of ReorganizationUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

approved reorganization planU.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

approved restructuring removal of $660M debtUS Bankruptcy Judge Alfredo R. Pérez

Litigation

5 tracked suits

Company
nielsen v cumulus media

antitrust tying disputeAntitrust · Ongoing

Company
crown v mossman

directors and officers liability for environmental offencesCriminal · Verdict

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

4companies
28period observations
-10.3%median reported growth

Median across 19 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
tenet→Crown ↗2026-05-04Not stated in snapshot
PlayOn Sports→gofanAnnounced2026-04-20Not stated in snapshot
PlayOn Sports→maxprepsAnnounced2026-04-20Not stated in snapshot
PlayOn Sports→rschooltodayAnnounced2026-04-20Not stated in snapshot
paramount→Tyler Perry ↗Announced2026-03-13Not stated in snapshot
Barry Diller→CNN ↗Rumored2026-01-29Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

1,184 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,824-posting snapshot covers 27 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Service Advisor205
Mechanic Auto / Diesel / Forklift Technician151
Account Executive93
Sales Development Rep40
Field Service Technician32
Sales Development Representative22
0 internship postings

8 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

250 postings specify a level.

unspecified
1,574
manager
174
senior
33
entry
16
intern
16
lead
11

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 1,824 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Python
29
Excel
14
React
11
Seo
11
Typescript
10
Word
9
Location Centric Ux
9
Docker
9
Kubernetes
9
Ci/Cd
8
ADVERTISED PAY$50.0K/ year

Median across 206 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

Salary by seniority

manager$95.0K/ year44 postings

Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

151 founders and chief executives across 122 companies.

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Education networks

14 profiles with education records.

Stanford University
5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2
The Wharton School
2
Yale University
1
IIT Delhi
1
Harvard Business School
1
Harvard University
1
Carnegie Mellon University
1

Prior employers

2 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

38,192 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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38,192articles in the measured year
5,280articles in 2026Q2
65.1%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Media & Entertainment coverage tagged Atlanta · articles per complete quarter

06,44712,89419,34225,7892021Q2: 8,9372021Q22021Q3: 8,7822021Q4: 7,6992022Q1: 8,2722022Q2: 8,4422022Q22022Q3: 8,1772022Q4: 8,9572023Q1: 8,2422023Q2: 8,8492023Q22023Q3: 10,5862023Q4: 9,1252024Q1: 22,4252024Q2: 11,3862024Q22024Q3: 18,2762024Q4: 14,6312025Q1: 16,1802025Q2: 10,7092025Q22025Q3: 14,5542025Q4: 8,3032026Q1: 10,0552026Q2: 5,2802026Q2
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QuarterArticles
2021Q28,937
2021Q38,782
2021Q47,699
2022Q18,272
2022Q28,442
2022Q38,177
2022Q48,957
2023Q18,242
2023Q28,849
2023Q310,586
2023Q49,125
2024Q122,425
2024Q211,386
2024Q318,276
2024Q414,631
2025Q116,180
2025Q210,709
2025Q314,554
2025Q48,303
2026Q110,055
2026Q25,280

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
17,500 positive · 263 neutral · 10,717 negative
2022
21,873 positive · 374 neutral · 11,522 negative
2023
23,377 positive · 405 neutral · 12,926 negative
2024
46,900 positive · 893 neutral · 18,787 negative
2025
32,306 positive · 809 neutral · 16,508 negative

Leading coverage topics

Media & Entertainment coverage tagged Atlanta · ranked by full-period article count.

Administrative And Political Subdivisions4,359,357 articles in the full recorded period
929,770 recent · 795,452 prior
Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas320,899 articles in the full recorded period
106,788 recent · 82,222 prior
International And Transnational Geographic Entities320,731 articles in the full recorded period
106,735 recent · 82,154 prior
International Political Relations217,657 articles in the full recorded period
56,680 recent · 55,072 prior
Security And Defense Policies158,276 articles in the full recorded period
46,291 recent · 38,668 prior
Celebrity Fashion And Style Updates106,866 articles in the full recorded period
19,955 recent · 21,892 prior
International Relations And Diplomacy96,818 articles in the full recorded period
22,544 recent · 25,036 prior
Professional League Updates90,547 articles in the full recorded period
18,881 recent · 24,058 prior
Political Satire And Commentary89,269 articles in the full recorded period
23,469 recent · 28,458 prior
Trade Policies And Agreements84,290 articles in the full recorded period
27,787 recent · 37,505 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

United States comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
conceptual rock albums6,8785301198%
countries3,9251,959100%
stablecoin fx impact3,8982,19378%
prog rock epics3,8733710368%
technical rock journeys3,733438581%
symphonic rock pieces3,733685390%
theatrical rock personas3,7201173079%
extended rock compositions3,2222115243%
vaccine decision-making3,1342,19243%
avant-garde rock3,0551671729%
tariff negotiations14,05723,447-40%
college playoffs5,14413,555-62%
nba team legends1,84712,204-85%
historic nba games70112,142-94%
ncaa updates4,82511,429-58%

Event and signal lenses

United States comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

2,604,815 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, tariff negotiations

37.9% critical · 26.3% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

496,947 classified articles

inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, investment deal

36.2% critical · 42.9% positive
Rising

Growth

587,035 classified articles

nba expansion teams, nba team legends, historic nba games

35.2% critical · 44.2% positive

Media & Entertainment coverage tagged Atlanta. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Media & Entertainment in Atlanta: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

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