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FanSided company history timeline

2007

The idea of FanSided was born in 2007 when brothers Adam and Zach Best co-founded a Kansas City Chiefs blog called Arrowhead Addict.

2009

The FanSided network was officially launched in 2009.

2011

Matt Blake joined the company as a partner and chief product officer in 2011.

2015

FanSided was acquired by Time Inc. on May 26, 2015.

2017

On March 2, 2017, Adam Best announced his departure from the company.

2018

On January 31, 2018, Time Inc. was acquired by Meredith Corporation, which assumed ownership of all of Time Inc.’s media brands, including FanSided.

2020

In January of 2020, FanSided was sold to Minute Media from Meredith Corporation.

2022

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