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GRV Media Ltd is a digital sports publisher and ad-tech provider located in the UK<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://grv.media/about/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=GRV Media |language=en-GB}}</ref>. The company was originally founded in 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=GRV Media appoints MatchFit to tell the story of the 'best-kept secret' in sports publishing – Soccerex |url=https://soccerex.com/grv-media-appoints-matchfit-to-tell-the-story-of-the-best-kept-secret-in-sports-publishing/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=soccerex.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://grv.media/about/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=GRV Media |language=en-GB}}</ref> by Vic Daniels,Graham Morris and Robi Buckley<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://grv.media/leadership/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=GRV Media |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=GRV Media - Founders and Board of Directors - Tracxn |url=https://tracxn.com/d/companies/grv-media/__VOdmR6uRL3CRyfhMEbO6mCURJe1jgOzVewUQiYvb94M/founders-and-board-of-directors#founders |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=tracxn.com |language=en}}</ref> under the name Entrepreneur Limited<ref name=":0"/> before rebranding to GRV Media Ltd in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=House |first=Companies |date=2019-03-19 |title=Resolution to change the name of the company |url=https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/-idvYe9q6BmXp1TcpGVVlpgD6g5IvHwuzkjQ125cII0/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3HDKKZ2M6%2F20241115%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20241115T141507Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEH4aCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQCeNL9MVxk03wNONy%2F7wMvDHk6ZZ5H0hd08NX2SMOBrjAIgQdY%2ByHgTq%2B04I%2BMyJnq5SMfE3iDxlXajQjeT4vyBxXcquwUIFhAFGgw0NDkyMjkwMzI4MjIiDCnqPyZNoxauBhhBFyqYBTgy3MauYgD8u%2BcwI6T1EehxnB2M9mTRIS8XFLm2QMtMyNgwPNRQM68YoCP2LH8bvdbOzHdj0DTDuFx4huuyjwdQu%2B1bsJj%2FVVQspRuOH1eVVf4b59uyA%2BZ3trjr4aYr9oVOXTg7BJH9Ip1%2FWRHchM3LF1ANPAVToHXiUplo8nSvdfgXVG2l03%2FoBZhK8AUvFaKTV6ZXBEH70cdko82jHxx6qqBPG9a9hWOlSb%2BxUBWW2wIfkkHnP%2B86pjGWeDH6lk%2F4%2FQbPSSsl5tx6hG8NhTZki0sIVcGwKsg8HR1HVoY%2FxV5hquGX2HDu9PxejL3uSVo%2Bkf8TS7Pw3gPvB5TueGrJKTsP%2BbimUfisqwbA3b0ZJLHxXPCbsngP0lVJeviDp73mMSFcrDHldZAnk%2BOC6v6e4m9%2BLQxVG33sTs8ILhP49P%2FF5%2BS8yo3sp5XMnJAkNdsclY0SIZQqXyGpHOfR4v%2BQaFeBY9WRKZr8J2UAd3L0HeocWptk67m5vWpSDSV7M4qz8eesBvC2OooC7FzroNcRU9Gx5IsUIKhwwFg%2FNE1S22ebqZXX3zm83osKn01mi8nUHCLiPZb%2BfBOg6kAYjRVZ2qeudWWOaIEMTBqTvRezFnmEVkL6gHMYuLTnDxLNJi3%2FOln%2B22WkjC3IeHP4lskbShwK07lPhbJPMXgqBrc4HaLEGzPQV924JXL6yaFR2O9UIafmwKmwB%2BDIy7n9hH%2B28jatTq0%2FWL%2FRzqCD1QEefeIGttLYDTKcbqKl8FG3TBn9iPjEt5J13gNwmX7qpEP79B7uLPY27Y7IeeEd5n3s%2FbKEElKKxQcYxYULU9o6wOBUbOvzU6HERgPtsNel2Y5GuMaM15o6P0K6W5M17ToV8%2FvhqhEV6UIwgZXduQY6sQE8aFBmx2VN9a4zerNcDOixyNJZoDcCsNZkBzMmMNegsM5RWKQYtSCFoKnl0wu6QwxGSPH4YcyO5GcD1eOeigdl5YqxTduXuxUJltPqTWtcoA5W9ef6%2FnsPC5dfx9zydHmK0l5iAT6kepTNTqjSnkbH1X7ViD6QIC3P8VOdmW9EOR83J7wCHh8XQvPErnphC5v%2F%2BdIO%2FjCiWJcVBpGXUE9jHN4uUSJF85II7Ql7BkZ57DI%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=b5bba6b218c5fc84980c1f9622cf4f6c54f408818157d11e149df95122a75718 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Gov.uk - Companies House}}</ref> GRV Media Ltd is a digital sports publisher and ad-tech provider located in the UK<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://grv.media/about/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=GRV Media |language=en-GB}}</ref>. The company was originally founded in 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=GRV Media appoints MatchFit to tell the story of the 'best-kept secret' in sports publishing – Soccerex |url=https://soccerex.com/grv-media-appoints-matchfit-to-tell-the-story-of-the-best-kept-secret-in-sports-publishing/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=soccerex.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://grv.media/about/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=GRV Media |language=en-GB}}</ref> by Vic Daniels,Graham Morris and Robi Buckley<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://grv.media/leadership/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=GRV Media |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=GRV Media - Founders and Board of Directors - Tracxn |url=https://tracxn.com/d/companies/grv-media/__VOdmR6uRL3CRyfhMEbO6mCURJe1jgOzVewUQiYvb94M/founders-and-board-of-directors#founders |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=tracxn.com |language=en}}</ref> under the name Entrepreneur Limited<ref name=":0"/> before rebranding to GRV Media Ltd in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=House |first=Companies |date=2019-03-19 |title=Resolution to change the name of the company |url=https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/-idvYe9q6BmXp1TcpGVVlpgD6g5IvHwuzkjQ125cII0/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3HDKKZ2M6%2F20241115%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20241115T141507Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEH4aCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQCeNL9MVxk03wNONy%2F7wMvDHk6ZZ5H0hd08NX2SMOBrjAIgQdY%2ByHgTq%2B04I%2BMyJnq5SMfE3iDxlXajQjeT4vyBxXcquwUIFhAFGgw0NDkyMjkwMzI4MjIiDCnqPyZNoxauBhhBFyqYBTgy3MauYgD8u%2BcwI6T1EehxnB2M9mTRIS8XFLm2QMtMyNgwPNRQM68YoCP2LH8bvdbOzHdj0DTDuFx4huuyjwdQu%2B1bsJj%2FVVQspRuOH1eVVf4b59uyA%2BZ3trjr4aYr9oVOXTg7BJH9Ip1%2FWRHchM3LF1ANPAVToHXiUplo8nSvdfgXVG2l03%2FoBZhK8AUvFaKTV6ZXBEH70cdko82jHxx6qqBPG9a9hWOlSb%2BxUBWW2wIfkkHnP%2B86pjGWeDH6lk%2F4%2FQbPSSsl5tx6hG8NhTZki0sIVcGwKsg8HR1HVoY%2FxV5hquGX2HDu9PxejL3uSVo%2Bkf8TS7Pw3gPvB5TueGrJKTsP%2BbimUfisqwbA3b0ZJLHxXPCbsngP0lVJeviDp73mMSFcrDHldZAnk%2BOC6v6e4m9%2BLQxVG33sTs8ILhP49P%2FF5%2BS8yo3sp5XMnJAkNdsclY0SIZQqXyGpHOfR4v%2BQaFeBY9WRKZr8J2UAd3L0HeocWptk67m5vWpSDSV7M4qz8eesBvC2OooC7FzroNcRU9Gx5IsUIKhwwFg%2FNE1S22ebqZXX3zm83osKn01mi8nUHCLiPZb%2BfBOg6kAYjRVZ2qeudWWOaIEMTBqTvRezFnmEVkL6gHMYuLTnDxLNJi3%2FOln%2B22WkjC3IeHP4lskbShwK07lPhbJPMXgqBrc4HaLEGzPQV924JXL6yaFR2O9UIafmwKmwB%2BDIy7n9hH%2B28jatTq0%2FWL%2FRzqCD1QEefeIGttLYDTKcbqKl8FG3TBn9iPjEt5J13gNwmX7qpEP79B7uLPY27Y7IeeEd5n3s%2FbKEElKKxQcYxYULU9o6wOBUbOvzU6HERgPtsNel2Y5GuMaM15o6P0K6W5M17ToV8%2FvhqhEV6UIwgZXduQY6sQE8aFBmx2VN9a4zerNcDOixyNJZoDcCsNZkBzMmMNegsM5RWKQYtSCFoKnl0wu6QwxGSPH4YcyO5GcD1eOeigdl5YqxTduXuxUJltPqTWtcoA5W9ef6%2FnsPC5dfx9zydHmK0l5iAT6kepTNTqjSnkbH1X7ViD6QIC3P8VOdmW9EOR83J7wCHh8XQvPErnphC5v%2F%2BdIO%2FjCiWJcVBpGXUE9jHN4uUSJF85II7Ql7BkZ57DI%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=b5bba6b218c5fc84980c1f9622cf4f6c54f408818157d11e149df95122a75718 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Gov.uk - Companies House}}</ref>


In October 2020, GRV Media reported it had had its most successful quarter (July to September 2020) in the companies history and had expanded with 11 new hires.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kunova |first=Marcela |date=2020-10-14 |title=UK publisher GRV Media just had its best quarter ever despite the pandemic |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/uk-publisher-grv-media-records-its-best-quarter-ever-despite-the-pandemic/s2/a762388/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Journalism.co.uk}}</ref> In October 2020, GRV Media reported it had had its most successful quarter (July to September 2020) in the companies history and had expanded with 11 new hires.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kunova |first=Marcela |date=2020-10-14 |title=UK publisher GRV Media just had its best quarter ever despite the pandemic |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/uk-publisher-grv-media-records-its-best-quarter-ever-despite-the-pandemic/s2/a762388/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Journalism.co.uk}}</ref>


As of November 2023, the GRV Media network consisted of over 70 sites and 185 million users and through a partnership with Primis, had almost one billion video views via the Primis’ Video Discovery engine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Primis |date=2023-11-16 |title=GRV Media X Primis Partnership |url=https://www.primis.tech/news/grv-media-partnership-agreement/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Primis |language=en-US}}</ref> As of November 2023, the GRV Media network consisted of over 70 sites and 185 million users and through a partnership with Primis, had almost one billion video views via the Primis’ Video Discovery engine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Primis |date=2023-11-16 |title=GRV Media X Primis Partnership |url=https://www.primis.tech/news/grv-media-partnership-agreement/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Primis |language=en-US}}</ref>


As of December 2024, the company had 140 employees and content creators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Vic |date=2024-12-06 |title=Online ecosystem is squeezing small publishers out of business |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/comment-online-ecosystem-is-squeezing-small-publishers-out-of-business/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Press Gazette}}</ref> As of December 2024, the company had 140 employees and content creators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Vic |date=2024-12-06 |title=Online ecosystem is squeezing small publishers out of business |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/comment-online-ecosystem-is-squeezing-small-publishers-out-of-business/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Press Gazette}}</ref>


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Online Sports Publisher
GRV Media Ltd
Formerly
  • Entrepreneur Limited (2002–2019)
  • GRV Media Ltd (2019–2024)
Company typePrivate
Founded7 February 2002; 22 years ago (2002-02-07)
HeadquartersCheshire, England
Key people
  • Vic Daniels (Co-founder & Executive Chairman)
  • Graham Morris (Co-founder & CEO)
  • Robi Buckley (Co-founder & CTO)
Number of employees140 (2024)
Websitegrv.media

GRV Media Ltd is a digital sports publisher and ad-tech provider located in the UK. The company was originally founded in 2002 by Vic Daniels,Graham Morris and Robi Buckley under the name Entrepreneur Limited before rebranding to GRV Media Ltd in March 2019.

In October 2020, GRV Media reported it had had its most successful quarter (July to September 2020) in the companies history and had expanded with 11 new hires.

As of November 2023, the GRV Media network consisted of over 70 sites and 185 million users and through a partnership with Primis, had almost one billion video views via the Primis’ Video Discovery engine.

As of December 2024, the company had 140 employees and content creators.

Campaigns

Since August 2020, GRV Media have been supporting the Street Child United charity by providing funding for a number of initiatives and programmes to help street children in Brazil.

During the Covid 19 pandemic, GRV Media launched a new website to help unemployed media professionals. The Focus was a non-profit news site, supported by Journalism.co.uk and other partners, that gave furloughed journalists a space to publish stories. In November 2024, The Focus was sold to Digitalbox.

Acquisitions

On February 1st 2021 GRV Media limited acquired the gaming website Dualshockers from the three co-founders. This was GRV's first site dedicated entirely to gaming and added to groups portfolio of sports, media and culture sites. 16 months later in June 2022, Dualshockers was sold to Valnet Inc and became part of Odyssey Group (Valnet Gaming) for an undisclosed fee.

On 5th March 2024 GRV Media acquired the Bloody Elbow website, social media accounts, trademarks and content from founder Nate Wilcox. Since becoming part of GRV Media, Bloody Elbow has grown in popularity with traffic through the website increasing 8-fold and the site achieving a all-time traffic high of 4.3m unique visitors.

On 7th November 2024 it was announced that Digitalbox had acquired three of GRV Media's entertainment websites. The deal included the transfer of eight GRV employees to Digitalbox.

See also

References

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  2. "About Us". GRV Media. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  3. "GRV Media appoints MatchFit to tell the story of the 'best-kept secret' in sports publishing – Soccerex". soccerex.com. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  4. "About Us". GRV Media. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  5. "GRV Media appoints MatchFit to tell the story of the 'best-kept secret' in sports publishing – Soccerex". soccerex.com. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  6. "About Us". GRV Media. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  7. "Leadership". GRV Media. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  8. "GRV Media - Founders and Board of Directors - Tracxn". tracxn.com. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  9. House, Companies (2019-03-19). "Resolution to change the name of the company". Gov.uk - Companies House. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  10. Kunova, Marcela (2020-10-14). "UK publisher GRV Media just had its best quarter ever despite the pandemic". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  11. Primis (2023-11-16). "GRV Media X Primis Partnership". Primis. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  12. Daniels, Vic (2024-12-06). "Online ecosystem is squeezing small publishers out of business". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  13. "GRV Media's four-year commitment: Empowering SCU's mission and transforming lives – Street Child United - Campaigning for Children's Rights through Global Sports Events". streetchildunited.org. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  14. Kunova, Marcela (2020-04-07). "New website to support furloughed journalists' mental well-being through writing". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  15. Tobitt, Charlotte (2024-11-07). "Digitalbox buys three GRV Media sites in 'entertainment powerhouse' bid". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  16. Staff, DualShockers (2021-01-26). "DualShockers Joins GRV Media: Our Exciting Future Ahead". DualShockers. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  17. Sinclair, Brendan (2021-01-26). "DualShockers acquired by GRV Media". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  18. "DualShockers - A Valnet Publication". www.valnetinc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  19. Arzoumanian, Rony (2022-06-08). "Valnet Inc. Completes the Acquisition of DualShockers.com". Business Wire. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  20. "How Bloody Elbow Lost Its Soul | Defector". defector.com. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  21. Wilcox, Nate. "No more Google business for us, no more Bloody Elbow for me". www.themmadraw.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  22. Past, Sophie (2024-11-01). "Bloody Elbow and Vamo Futebol Hit All-Time Record Highs". GRV Media. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  23. Tobitt, Charlotte (2024-11-07). "Digitalbox buys three GRV Media sites in 'entertainment powerhouse' bid". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  24. "Digitalbox to acquire three entertainment websites". Proactiveinvestors UK. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
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