Who owns Nerdist?
Nerdist Industries, LLC is part of the digital division of Legendary Entertainment. Nerdist News is the Nerdist branded pop culture newsletter, founded and originally operated by former Nerdist Industries CEO Peter Levin. Who owns Nerdist? Nerdist Industries was founded as a sole podcast created by Chris Hardwick but later spread to include a network of…
Nerdist Industries, LLC is part of the digital division of Legendary Entertainment. Nerdist News is the Nerdist branded pop culture newsletter, founded and originally operated by former Nerdist Industries CEO Peter Levin.
Who owns Nerdist?
Nerdist Industries was founded as a sole podcast created by Chris Hardwick but later spread to include a network of podcasts, a premium content YouTube channel, a news division, and a television version of the original podcast produced by and aired on BBC America.
The newly formed company began to produce additional podcasts under the Nerdist Industries banner as well as producing content and web shows for its Nerdist YouTube channel. In July 2012, Nerdist Industries was acquired by Legendary Entertainment. It was announced that Nerdist Industries would operate independently with Hardwick and Levin as its co-presidents.
The Nerdist Podcast, the flagship podcast of Nerdist Industries, is a weekly interview show launched on February 8, 2010 “about what it means to be a nerd” hosted by Web Soup and Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick, who is usually accompanied by Jonah Ray and Matt Mira. In late 2017, Hardwick’s future with Nerdist Industries and parent company Legendary Entertainment became unclear.
Although still technically CEO of Nerdist Industries, he considered his role to have become advisory, and no longer felt connected with the company. As his contract with Legendary approached its end with no discussion about renewing, Hardwick, who retains full rights to the podcast, including its catalog of back episodes – decided to move the podcast.
