Digital Spy

Digital Spy
URL digitalspy.co.uk
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Entertainment, media, news
Available language(s) English
Owner Nat Mags
Created by Digital Spy Ltd
Alexa rank 2,042 (January 2012)[1]
Current status Online

Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom,[2] with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088.[1]

The site was established on 17 January 1999 as digiNEWS before the then member sites of the digiNEWS network were merged and Digital Spy Ltd. was formally incorporated in 2001.

On 9 April 2008 it was announced that the website was purchased earlier in the month by magazine publisher Hachette Filipacchi UK, a subsidiary of the Lagardère Group[3] for a "significant" sum.[4] On 1 August 2011, ownership of Hachette UK was sold to Hearst Magazines UK.[5] The site also features forums which went live in March 2000. Representatives of several major companies including Top Up TV, Joost, Sky, Goodmans and Amstrad CEO Sir Alan Sugar[4][6] are registered members that have posted on the forum.

The first annual Digital Spy Soap Awards, honoring soap opera performers and creators, were launched at the end of 2007.[7][8][9] The 2007 Awards were announced on 21 March 2008.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Digitalspy.co.uk Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-02. 
  2. ^ "Top Sites in United Kingdom". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;4/GB. Retrieved 28 June 2009. 
  3. ^ "Lagardere buys UK web portal Digitalspy.co.uk". Forbes. Thomson Financial News. 2008-04-09. http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/04/09/afx4871332.html. Retrieved 2008-04-09. 
  4. ^ a b Byrne, CIar (2008-04-28). "Hachette spies a good match with a digital duo". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/hachette-spies-a-good-match-with-a-digital-duo-816398.html. Retrieved 2008-04-29. 
  5. ^ Rusche, Dominic (28 March 2011). "Hearst buys Elle rights in $651m Lagardère deal". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/28/hearst-buys-elle-rights-in-lagardere-deal?INTCMP=SRCH. 
  6. ^ "Alan Sugar". http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=114932&page=5. Retrieved 16 Feb 2011. 
  7. ^ "Top soaps compete for Spy's awards". http://entertainment.aol.co.uk/top-soaps-compete-for-spys-awards/article/20071226023009990002. Retrieved 9 January 2008. 
  8. ^ "The Bill - DS Soap Awards". http://www.thebill.com/page.asp?partid=517. Retrieved 9 January 2008. 
  9. ^ "BBC - Eastenders - Digital Spy Soap Awards". http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/news/news_20071218_n2.shtml. Retrieved 9 January 2008. 
  10. ^ BBC News Article

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