Last updated May 13, 2026 by RSS Ingestion
It's hard to imagine what BuzzFeed looks like without Jonah Peretti at the helm, but we're about to find out. Peretti's tenure as the CEO of the Millennial-coded media company he co-founded has come to an end. Byron Allen, a comedian-turned-media mogul whose holdings include The Weather Channel and a multitude of local TV stations, will be the next exec to steer the BuzzFeed ship. Allen Family Digital, an arm of Allen's sprawling media empire, has acquired a controlling stake in BuzzFeed. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.