Ziff Davis agrees to sell its Connectivity division, including Ookla and Downdetector, to Accenture for $1.2B in cash, to focus on enthusiast websites like IGN Reuters 2026-03-03 Kritika Lamba Accenture, Downdetector, IGN, Ookla, Ziff Davis Related Coverage Ziff Davis Stock Explodes On $1.2 Billion Accenture Connectivity Deal Benzinga · Nabaparna Bhattacharya Accenture down to buy Downdetector as part of $1.2 billion deal The Register · O'Ryan Johnson Ziff Davis Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Connectivity Division to Accenture Ziff Davis Accenture to acquire Seattle network data company Ookla in $1.2B deal GeekWire · Taylor Soper This Media and Internet Stock Soars 73%. It's Offloading a Big Chunk of Business. Barron's Online · Nate Wolf MWC: Ookla to be acquired by Accenture as part of $1.2B Ziff Davis deal Fierce Network · Dan Jones Ziff Davis to Sell Connectivity Division to Accenture for $1.2 Billion Wall Street Journal · Colin Kellaher Ziff Davis to Sell Connectivity Division to Accenture for $1.2 Billion — Update Dow Jones Newswires · Colin Kellaher Downdetector and Speedtest have been sold for over $1 billion Engadget · Will Shanklin Accenture to Acquire Ookla to Strengthen Network Intelligence and Experience with Data and AI For Enterprises Accenture