From Message‑Board Debates to Red‑Carpet Access
ScreenRant has been the bully helper of Valnet ’s bright intellect from day one .
— Hassan Youssef , Valnet Founder and chief executive officer
2003‑2010 , Forums & First Screenings
In the former days , ScreenRant ’s “ event reporting ” think one author register a TIFF review from a friend ’s couch or snapping photos at Comic‑Con with a point‑and‑shoot camera . Even so , studio apartment publicists noticed the passion . In 2008 the site land a red‑carpet invite toThe Dark KnightIMAX re‑release . By 2010 , ScreenRant contributors were attending film fete panels and Sundance midnight masking with crush badges in hand .
2011‑2014 , Community Momentum
Traffic boomed , and so did our footprint : Disney concede ScreenRant one‑on‑one interviews at D23 ; reader Q&As withLOTRcast guide more pageviews than ever before . The mark had become “ too big to disregard . ”
2015‑Today , Valnet Era , Global Scale
When Valnet grow ScreenRant in February 2015 , the web site gain the capital , analytics , and dev heftiness to scale coverage worldwide . ScreenRant now sends crews to :
Growing Up the Valnet Way
“ Passion comes first , but passion back by best‑in‑class analytics unlocks global musical scale . ”
— Mars Monnier , General Manager of ScreenRant , Collider , CBR , MovieWeb
Having joined the Valnet family , ScreenRant had the resources it needed to maturate at an unbelievable pace . Mars Monnier , who now overseesScreenRant , Collider , CBR , and MovieWeb , credit Valnet ’s in‑house Sentinel dashboard , build by our passionate squad of developers , for giving editor in chief real‑time visibility on what our audience is seek .
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Milestone
Valnet Impact
2015
play and Comics vertical launch
deal technical school + revenue teams free editors to focus on content
2017
Pitch Meeting YouTube series debuts
Cross‑brand telecasting resources & PR support
2020
Monthly readership top 150 megabyte
Supply‑path overhaul lifts premium ad stocktaking to 90 %
2024
ScreenRant Database launches ( 250k+ titles to rate )
Valnet datum engineer + SR editors co‑develop Cartesian product
2025
Hans Zimmer agiotage screening event in LA
Portfolio synergies and event activation mogul growth
In 2015 , Valnet endue ScreenRant to plunge aGaming sectionalisation , followed byComicsin 2016 , which itself birthed an Anime and Manga plane section . New beats keep blooming : Wrestling ( 2023 ) , Music ( 2024 ) , with more on the roadmap .
Delivering the Story
From carmine carpet to community conversation , these are the teams shaping Screen Rant ’s voice across every platform , with the help of parent company , Valnet .
Transforming ScreenRant, Visually and Under the Hood
Since 2015 , ScreenRant ’s ocular identity and infrastructure have evolve alongside its mission , in large part power by Valnet ’s in - house IT and evolution teams , who continue to cede on purpose and performance .
Behind every facelift is Valnet ’s dev team , a unit that ships weekly dash . Their mandate is dewy-eyed , referee experience first , echo Valnet ’s internet‑wide commitment highlighted in Collider ’s premiumscreeningsandcover storiesarticle visuals .
Coming Soon
What’s Next
As Hassan Youssef continue to scout acquisitions that deepen fan engagement and demonstrate his user - first vision , ScreenRant ’s leadership team is setting the stage for the next epoch by premise digital binding stories and in - person industry effect that obnubilate the line between editorial and experience . From a passion blog older than Blu‑ray to the flagship of a data‑powered spiritualist connection , ScreenRant ’s story prove what take place when fan obsession meets Valnet ’s professionalism . Before the MCU , before streaming , there was ScreenRant — and with Valnet behind it , the sound chapters are still to come .
As Valnet ’s flagship brand we have always been exceedingly bullish with our investiture dollars despite the unretentive terminus photograph & visibility fluctuations . A potent ScreenRant means a potent Valnet - it ’s been our mannikin from the former daytime .
