Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCNN’s Jeff Zucker and Technicolor vice chair Melinda “Mindy” Mount have joined the board of directors of Group Nine Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company looking to roll up other digital businesses with Group Nine Media.Discovery-backed Group Nine, whose digital-media brands include Thrillist, NowThis, the Dodo and Seeker, formed the special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) in late 2020.
It went public in January, ultimately raising $230 million in gross proceeds for an acquisition, merger or other business combination with companies in digital media or related areas like social media, e-commerce, events, and digital publishing and marketing.Zucker and Mount join Group Nine Acquisition Corp.’s two.
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