The Channel Company
The Channel Company is an American provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. The channel includes high-tech suppliers and solution providers (technology resellers).[1]
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Type | Private |
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Headquarters | Westborough, Massachusetts |
Key people | Robert Faletra, Exec Chairman Blaine Raddon, CEO |
Website | www |
The Channel Company's portfolio includes: media (CRN magazine), events (XChange,[2] Women of The Channel, Best of Breed, Midsize Enterprise Summit,[3] and NexGen conferences), tele-recruiting, sales support, managed marketing services, research and consulting (Institute for Partner Education & Development[4])
The Channel Company was founded by CMP Media and the division did business under the name the CMP Channel Group. When CMP was acquired by United Business Media, the company was renamed UBM Channel. The company was bought by its managers in 2013.[5]
2007 proforma revenues for UBM Channel were $73 million.[6]
In April 2022, The Channel Company acquired CRN UK, Computing, and Channel Partner Insight from Incisive Media. This deal reunited the UK and US edition of CRN under common ownership.[7]
References
- Company Overview of The Channel Company, LLC Bloomberg
- Events The Channel Co.
- Events The Channel Co.
- Insights The Channel Co.
- UBM Channel Undergoes Management Buyout Folio Magazine
- UBM Channel UBM Reporting
- "EagleTree Backed Companies, Arc and The Channel Company, Acquire Incisive Media". Incisive Media (Press release). 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-03-27.