"In Marquee Brands, we have found the right partner to carry on ATK's iconic brand and its production of award-winning content, while bringing resources, capabilities, and an existing portfolio of incredible complementary culinary brands. "The founding shareholders of ATK are delighted to welcome Marquee Brands to herald a new chapter in the amazing history of America's Test Kitchen," said Kent Savagian, head of RBC Capital Markets' L.A.-based investment banking operation and lead banker representing the shareholders of ATK in the acquisition. and prior to that was CEO of This Old House Ventures, which was acquired by Roku in March 2021. Suratt is a seasoned media executive who most recently served at streaming media giant Roku, Inc. ATK is highly complementary to Marquee's existing portfolio of brands and its addition will create a powerful new combination with unparalleled brand reach in the home and culinary world, touching customers across all forms of media and commerce, both online and offline.Īdditionally, Marquee Brands is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Dan Suratt will join ATK as Chief Executive Officer. Marquee Brands was founded in 2014 and has become renowned for responsible brand stewardship and monetization, digital innovation and a customer centric approach to commerce. ATK's subscribers pay for digital access to its trusted content, and the company's expansive library of evergreen content includes more than 800 long-form TV episodes, more than 3,000 short-form videos, more than 300 podcast episodes, more than 100 cookbooks, and more than 275 issues of its flagship magazines, with new content created daily in its Boston test kitchen studios. ATK and its diverse portfolio of brands reaches millions of consumers with award-winning content across TV, over-the-top streaming, magazines, books, podcasts and social media platforms. Leveraging its industry-leading testing process for recipes and kitchen equipment, ATK has produced more than 15,000 top class recipes and more than 7,500 unbiased product reviews. Founded in 1992, ATK is a leading food and culinary media business with a mission to empower and inspire confidence, community and creativity in the kitchen.
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