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BuzzFeed (BZFD.O) said on Monday media entrepreneur Byron Allen will take over as the digital media company's next CEO after he entered into a deal to buy a stake of about 52% in the digital media company for $120 million.
Shares of BuzzFeed soared about 156% in extended trading.
The company has been grappling with a cash crunch as advertisers increasingly shift spending to social media platforms such as TikTok and Meta Platforms' (META.O) Instagram.