Digital media publisher HowStuffWorks is spinning out from parent company System1 as an independent podcast network with a $15 million Series A investment from The Raine Group, the company said on ...

Discovery Communications is selling the assets and operations of explainer site HowStuffWorks — which it bought for $250 million seven years ago — for $45 million in cash to digital-media firm Blucora ...

Blucora continues to expand through acquisitions. The Bellevue company today announced that it’s buying HowStuffWorks from Discovery Communications, paying $45 million for the Internet’s how-to guide ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

A popular website best known for do-it-yourself videos is branching out into comedy. HowStuffWorks has lured Cracked.com founder Jack O’Brien to create a new division with the intent of extending the ...

Discovery Communications, the American TV company in which media mogul John Malone has a majority stake, has moved to revitalise its web presence with the acquisition of online knowledge repository ...

Atlanta-based podcast company HowStuffWorks has a few questions for you. In an effort to learn the stories and opinions of Atlanta residents, the company—which produces the “Stuff You Should Know,” ...

Bellevue-based Blucora has bought HowStuffWorks, a website that explains the science behind everything from magnets to Silly String. Discovery Communications, whose cable channels include TLC and ...

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - Aug 31, 2017) - HowStuffWorks, the largest for-profit podcasting company in the world in terms of streams and downloads, today announced it has raised a $15 million Series ...

Discovery has moved to bolster its online content portfolio by acquiring HowStuffWorks for a reported $250m. The site, which was set up by North Carolina State University Professor Marshall Brain in ...