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Univision is making a U-turn in its digital media strategy, looking to sell most of the online properties that it has acquired. Details here...

Who's going to buy these websites? Numerous digital media properties are up for sale, some quietly, some loudly. Now add all of these to the list: Gizmodo, The Onion, Deadspin, The Root, Splinter, AV Club, Jezebel, Lifehacker... Univision's U-turn Univision is making a U-turn in its digital media strategy, trying to sell most of the sites that it acquired in the past few years. That includes all of the titles I listed above... Plus others... The potential sale was reported last week. Univision confirmed it on Tuesday, revealing it has enlisted Morgan Stanley to "explore the sale" of the assets. Univision's new CEO Vince Sadusky said it is "important for Univision to exit a business which does not enhance our core mission, and instead refocus on our strengths," i.e. Spanish-language TV and radio... Here's my full story... "No one" is in "a buying mode" So who will snap up the Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion? IAC? Penske? Ziff Davis? Two sources I asked... who have years of experience with the sites... think it's unlikely that a single buyer will pick up all of them. Vice, BuzzFeed and Vox all come to mind too... But "no one out there" is in "a buying mode," one of the sources said...