OZY was an innovative news and entertainment company focused on profiling “the new and the next” in politics, business, foreign and national affairs, technology, arts and culture.

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Over a decade, OZY hired nearly 1000 people (full-time and freelance).
Over 30 top tier advertisers including Pepsi, Moog, Jasport, Elektron and more
10 leading media partners including Hulu, Amazon, PBS and the BBC.
Emmy Award amongst other accolades.
May 2017
PBS Expands Relationship With Ozy Media, Orders Unscripted Series ‘The Third Rail’ and ‘Breaking Big’ (Exclusive)
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
July 2018
“TED Meets Coachella” OZY Fest is Back With A-List Lineup This Weekend
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
July 2017
New York’s answer to SXSW, OZY Fest
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
March 2020
Celebrating Young Genius
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
January 2020
iHeartMedia and OZY Media Announce New Multi-Year Deal To Co-Produce New iHeartRadio Original Podcasts
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
October 2016
The Thread with OZY (iTunes), an addictive podcast that takes a short and snappy journey through history
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
July 2020
‘The Carlos Watson Show’ Brings Emmy-Winning OZY Cofounder To YouTube Talker
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
January 2020
A+E Networks has set a development and production pact with Ozy Media, the content company headed by journalist Carlos Watson.
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
June 2019
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Ozy Media are teaming on OWN Spotlight: Black Women OWN the Conversation
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
July 2016
With 20 million monthly unique users and 1.5 million subscribers, OZY Media is trying to become the news, arts and culture source for what Watson has dubbed the “change generation.”
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
October 2020
How Ozy Media Built a Brand Driven by ‘The New and the Next’
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
OZY Media Setting the Standard of Diversity in Media Organizations
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
May 2021
OZY Media gave poet Amanda Gorman a Genius Award a few years ago. Her discovery is such a gift.
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
OZY Media is a futuristic news organization
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist"...
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