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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | New media |
| Founded | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (September 24, 2009) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Utah |
Key people |
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| Brands | KSL.com, Utah.com |
Number of employees | 150+ |
| Parent | Deseret Management Corporation |
| Website | www |
Deseret Digital Media, Inc. (DDM) is a subsidiary company of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), an American holding company owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). DDM owns digital assets, primarily focused on the Utah news and classifieds site KSL.com and tourism site Utah.com.
The company's first CEO, Clark Gilbert,[1] served from DDM's founding in 2009 until 2015 when he was named president of BYU-Idaho.[2] Gilbert later became an LDS Church general authority and as of 2024 continues to serve as the commissioner of the Church Educational System.[3] Greg Peterson was DDM's president from 2016 to 2021.[4] As of 2024, the president is Nate Hatch, a former Assistant Vice President of Technology at Brigham Young University.[5]
DDM was formed in 2009 to run the website operations of DMC. Since then, Deseret News has resumed operations of its website and DDM operates KSL.com aside from Bonneville International's digital assets.
- ^ Business & Technology | Deseret News in UT cutting newsroom by nearly half | Seattle Times Newspaper
- ^ "Clark Gilbert named new president of BYU-Idaho". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "New commissioner of church education to deliver first BYU devotional on Tuesday". Deseret News. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "About Deseret Digital Media". Deseret Digital. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Deseret Management Corporation". www.deseretmanagement.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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