What The Berkshire Eagle does

The Berkshire Eagle is a privately held community news publisher serving Berkshire County, Massachusetts, operating continuously since 1852. Its core product is the berkshireeagle.com news website covering local government, community events, schools, weather, sports, arts and culture (including Tanglewood), and obituaries across Pittsfield, North/South/Central Berkshire, and surrounding towns including Lenox, Great Barrington, North Adams, and Williamstown. The publication maintains traditional print delivery alongside a digital ecosystem that includes a Newsmemory-powered e-Edition, email newsletters, podcasts (Eagle Reels, Talking Tanglewood, Living Well Into The Future), photo galleries via SmugMug, classifieds marketplace, interactive games, and a merchandise store.

The publishing platform is built on the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, which powers the website and digital content delivery. Distribution extends across seven social platforms — Facebook, Twitter/X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram — plus SEO-optimized content and email newsletters. Commercial printing services are offered through the Berkshire Eagle Media sub-brand, and the Berkshire Business Journal sub-brand covers regional business news.

The business model rests on three revenue pillars: (1) annual subscriptions for digital, print, and e-Edition access, (2) display and classified advertising from local small and medium-sized businesses, and (3) reader donations. Primary customers are Berkshire County residents seeking local coverage and local businesses seeking regional advertising reach. No public ticker, parent company, or external funding is disclosed; the firm is independently operated with a single Pittsfield headquarters at 75 South Church Street.

Name

The Berkshire Eagle

Legal name

The Berkshire Eagle

Website

https://berkshireeagle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1852

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Berkshire Eagle is a privately held community newspaper and digital news publisher serving Berkshire County, Massachusetts since 1852, delivering local news, sports, arts, weather, and classifieds via website, print, e-Edition, newsletters, podcasts, and social media to residents and local advertisers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI)

Keywords

• Local news publishing
• Digital newspaper
• Community journalism
• News subscriptions
• Local advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Berkshire Eagle is a local news publisher serving Berkshire County, Massachusetts, delivering breaking news, sports, arts and culture coverage, weather updates, opinion content, obituaries, and classifieds across digital (website, e-Edition, newsletters, podcasts) and print formats. It monetizes primarily through consumer subscriptions and local business advertising, with supplementary commercial printing services offered via Berkshire Eagle Media.

Product overview

The Berkshire Eagle operates as a single, unified digital news platform offering comprehensive local journalism for Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The core product is the main news website (berkshireeagle.com), which is supplemented by a digital e-Edition replica of the print newspaper, an email newsletter service, podcast content (Eagle Reels, Talking Tanglewood), interactive games (Crossword, Sudoku), and a commercial printing division (Berkshire Eagle Media). The platform also includes a marketplace for classifieds, photo galleries, and real estate listings. Together, these offerings provide a complete local media ecosystem covering news, sports, arts, business, weather, and community information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Berkshire Eagle Media: Commercial printing and media services division
• Berkshire Business Journal
• Berkshires Week
• Berkshire Eagle Store

Products and services

• The Berkshire Eagle Digital + Print Subscription The primary news subscription product combining access to berkshireeagle.com and the physical print newspaper. Delivers comprehensive local journalism covering news, sports, arts, culture, business, weather, and obituaries for Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
• e-Edition Digital Newspaper Digital replica of the print edition accessible via the Newsmemory platform, allowing subscribers to read the full print newspaper online with interactive features and archival access.
• Email Newsletters Daily and weekly email newsletter service delivering curated news content, breaking news alerts, and specialized topic coverage directly to subscribers' inboxes.
• Berkshire Eagle Podcasts (Eagle Reels, Talking Tanglewood) Podcast series including 'Eagle Reels' and 'Talking Tanglewood' offering audio content on local topics, interviews, and cultural coverage of the Berkshires.
• Berkshire Eagle Media (Commercial Printing Services) Commercial printing and media services offered to businesses for marketing materials and promotional content, leveraging the Berkshire Eagle's printing infrastructure.
• Classifieds Online classified advertising service including job listings, real estate, obituaries, legal notices, tag sales, and local business services for Berkshire County consumers and businesses.
• Berkshires Week Weekly publication covering Berkshire County news and community information.
• Berkshire Business Journal Business-focused publication section providing specialized coverage of regional business news in the Berkshires.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TownNews (BLOX Digital)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Berkshire Eagle uses BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital for website management, digital content delivery, and publishing operations. The CMS powers the newspaper's website, mobile experience, and digital content infrastructure.
• NewsmemorycoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Berkshire Eagle uses Newsmemory platform for its e-Edition digital newspaper, providing subscribers with access to a digital replica of the print edition accessible online.
• Berkshire Business JournalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Berkshire Eagle hosts the Berkshire Business Journal as a business-focused section of its website, providing specialized coverage of regional business news.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Boston Herald: Regional daily covering Massachusetts with digital and print subscriptions; competes for the same in-state advertiser and reader base as The Berkshire Eagle.
• Boston Globe Media: Massachusetts-based media company owning the Boston Globe and reported acquirer of The Berkshire Eagle's regional cluster; directly comparable as a regional subscription news publisher serving overlapping New England audiences.
• The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Family-owned daily newspaper serving western Massachusetts (Northampton area); a close geographic and operational peer to The Berkshire Eagle in the same regional print/digital news ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Patch: Digital-native hyperlocal news network with thousands of community sites; competes with The Berkshire Eagle for local advertisers and reader attention in Berkshire County and beyond.
• Axios: Digital-first news outlet with growing local newsletter and Axios Local presence; targets the same affluent professional readers and local advertisers as community newspapers.

Broad incumbents

• Hearst Newspapers: Division of Hearst operating major metro and regional dailies with parallel digital subscriptions, newsletters, and local advertising products.
• MediaNews Group: Large newspaper chain (backed by Alden Global Capital) operating dailies across the U.S., including titles acquired alongside The Berkshire Eagle's regional peers in New England.
• New York Times Company: National digital subscription leader whose expanding local and regional coverage (including Boston) competes for Berkshire County subscribers and advertiser attention.

Direct peers

• Lee Enterprises: Mid-sized U.S. newspaper group operating daily and weekly publications across multiple states; comparable local-news subscription, digital, and advertising model.
• Gannett: Largest U.S. newspaper chain (USA Today Network) operating hundreds of local daily and weekly papers, sharing the same multi-platform digital/print subscription and local advertising model as The Berkshire Eagle.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BerkshireEagle
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvL92VdN1kAeX_769U407Nw
• Facebookfacebook.com/berkshire.eagle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-berkshire-eagle
• Instagraminstagram.com/berkshireeagle/?hl=en
• TikToktiktok.com/@berkshireeagle

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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