DPReview saved from closure after acquisition by Gear Patrol

DPReview has introduced that it has been acquired by Gear Patrol. This comes virtually three months after it was initially introduced that Amazon meant to shut down the positioning after 25 years on-line.

Gear Patrol is a writer and content material studio that focuses on broader shopper merchandise. It has confirmed that the positioning will proceed to function because it did earlier than with all historic content material accessible and that present DPReview staff will proceed to work on the positioning.

DPReview’s basic supervisor Scott Everett introduced the information on DPReview, saying that ‘I wish to reassure you that we stay firmly dedicated to what makes DPReview nice: the most effective digicam evaluations within the enterprise, industry-leading pictures information and options, and some of the energetic pictures communities anyplace on the web.’

Initially, DPReview was set to shut down on April 10 and there have been efforts to archive the positioning’s content material. Nevertheless, the positioning continued to run previous this date, persevering with to put up information tales and articles.

‘DPReview is the web’s unique heart of gravity for pictures,’ mentioned Eric Yang, CEO and founding father of Gear Patrol. ‘As a pictures fanatic, I’ve been an avid reader since its earliest days. We’re honored to obtain the baton from Amazon and assist the unbelievable DPReview group craft the following part of their story. Editorial integrity and the passionate neighborhood are the center of DPReview and we plan to uphold that constitution.’

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